Attilio D'Alberto graduated from a jointly run program Beijing and Middlesex Universities with a BSc (Hons) in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Middlesex University) and an MD (Beijing University). During this time, he set up the world's largest and most active forum for Chinese medicine on the Internet. After graduating, his dissertation, titled "Auricular Acupuncture in the Treatment of Cocaine/Crack Abuse: A Review of Efficacy, the Use of the NADA Protocol and the Selection of Sham Points," was published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (volume 6, number 10).
He has a number of articles ranging from Chinese medical theory, to case studies, to new theoretical theories published on several websites and in other Chinese medicine journals. Now practicing in various busy clinics in London, Attilio specializes in addiction, asthma and infertility.
To learn more, visit https://www.attiliodalberto.com.
Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) affects more than 15% of the U.S. population but evades most practitioners’ radar. Just five years ago, it wasn’t even on my radar, despite already having 20 years of experience as a clinician at that time. The more I dug (similar to leaky gut and post-COVID syndrome), the more I found my patients were suffering from this disorder.
Research supports the effectiveness of selecting the distal acupuncture points for the treatment of microtrauma and for relieving pain, particularly in cases of chronic shoulder pain. But to make the treatment results long-lasting, clinical experience and research suggest that instead of treating the most painful structure first, we identify the inhibited driver, restore reliable recruitment, confirm it with immediate re-testing, and only then address the painful area as a branch of a deeper pattern.
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The motivation behind our practice of medicine is important, impacting not just our experience but also the experiences of those we treat. It is perhaps for this reason that the aspiration to help not just some, but all beings heal, has historically been an important part of the medical tradition. To explain this, we need to consider how medicine is interwoven with other social domains.