Acupuncture is the art and science of using very thin needles to heal the body . . .
Benefits and risks: Benefits of acupuncture include, natural healing. Risks are low compared to any invasive procedures such as surgery. Some of the risks are bleeding, pain (occasional), fainting (very rare), infection, nerve damage. There are number of measure acupuncturists take to minimize the risks.
Herbs are very important in the treatment of patients using Eastern medicine, just as pharmaceuticals are essential to western medicine. There are over 400 herbs we can use to heal the patient.
Benefits and Risks:
Benefits of herbs include:
can treat a very wide variety of conditions,
relatively few side effects, if any.
Disadvantages of herbs include:
Slower acting than some pharmaceuticals.
May need to consume a larger number of pills to achieve the desired effect when compared to pharmaceuticals, due to the fact that it is not as concentrated and less processed.
I am a middle-aged surgeon in Jacksonville. My practice involves using an operating microscope almost daily. This makes my profession at higher risk for neck pain and or disability from repetitive unnatural neck movements required at times in using this equipment. I recently suffered an injury in an auto accident that has significantly affected my ability to do my job. Dr. Wang has helped me with pain relief from my injury. His treatment has been both with acute management as well as chronic control of pain during my recovery. I can say categorically that Dr. Wang's expert management of my problem has kept me on the job without my using mind numbing painkillers.
