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Pain of Working From Home
Because of COVID19, a lot of people have been working from home since March. Most of them don’t have a nice workstation setup at home...
Andre Shih
Aug 18, 20201 min read


Have You Tried Cupping Therapy Yet?
I just found out that a lot of people still haven’t tried cupping therapy and also don’t know what it’s for.
Andre Shih
Jul 13, 20202 min read
Shoulder and Neck Pain with a Twist
Female patient in her early 50s, who works at a supermarket. She carries item in and out of the freezer all the time. She complained of...
Andre Shih
Jun 21, 20171 min read
This is getting boring: Neck and Shoulder Pain Again!
Female, late 30s, complained of neck and shoulder pain along gallbladder meridian for 3 days. I took her pulse and found imbalance in the...
Andre Shih
Jun 15, 20171 min read
Hip Pain: Early Treatment Will Save You Money In The Long Run
Female patient, in mid 40s, came with acute hip pain on her right side between thigh and butt on the gallbladder meridian. The pain...
Andre Shih
Jun 14, 20172 min read


Knee Pain Reduced by Acupuncture
On and off knee pain for 3-4 months. When it was hurting very badly, the patient was limping. It was hurting on the lateral side of the...
Andre Shih
Jun 13, 20171 min read
Months of Battling With Back Pain And Leg Weakness Ended by Acupuncture.
Male patient in his 70s, battling with lower back pain and weakness in the leg, had visited the family doctor and specialist numerous...
Andre Shih
Apr 26, 20172 min read
Carpel Tunnel Syndrome & Sensitive Bowel
Male Patient, early 50s, works as a mechanic. For two months, he had been experiencing numbness in the left thumb, index, and middle...
Andre Shih
Apr 18, 20172 min read


Severe Headache After An Acupuncture Treatment
A patient came in a month ago for her constant headache/migrain on her left side. Pain scale was at 4 out of 10 but became 6 out of 10...
Andre Shih
Jan 30, 20171 min read


Acupuncture Cleared Up My Own Whiplash Right Away
I was in a car accident on my way to meet my wife for lunch on new year's eve. Snow started just shortly before noon in Burnaby, and it...
Andre Shih
Jan 8, 20172 min read


Acupuncture Treatment Got Rid of Foot Odor by Surprise
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is such a wonderful medicine. Sometimes when I focus on treating one thing, another issue just...
Andre Shih
Dec 18, 20162 min read


One More Case of Acupuncture For Severe Back Pain
A female patient, 50 years old, has been dealing with severe back pain her whole life. From time to time her back would freeze up. Only...
Andre Shih
Dec 10, 20161 min read


Another Instant Pain Relief Acupuncture For Back Pain
Male patient, early 40s, works as a carpenter. His job is mostly installing wood floor. So he is always bending over or on his four...
Andre Shih
Dec 3, 20162 min read


Instant Pain Relief Acupuncture For Back Pain
Female patient, 40 year old, has been taking care of her two young boys while working a full time job. The stress has been causing her...
Andre Shih
Nov 26, 20162 min read


Instant Result Acupuncture - Knee Pain
Recently, I've been watching acupuncture videos on YouTube and found videos of Dr. Richard Tan demonstrating his acupuncture technique...
Andre Shih
Nov 5, 20162 min read


How Effective Is Acupuncture For Plantar Fasciitis?
This happened a while back when I just started acupuncture school. There was a lady in her 40s in my office. She had been limping around...
Andre Shih
Jun 11, 20162 min read
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