Kun Liu is a licensed acupuncturist in the State of Arizona and in the State of California. She is an active licensed Traditional Chinese Doctor in China as well. Kun Liu was born in a traditional Chinese medical family and raised in China. She is the third generation in her family to practice acupuncture and herbal medicine. She has an ideal goal that she wants to treat all of her patients both physically and psychologically. After she finished her 5 years of training in acupuncture to receive her Bachelor's degree in China from Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, she came to the U.S. to get her Master's degree in Psychology from California State University. Kun Liu has experience in treating stroke and stroke sequela patients and was trained in Dr. Shi Xue-Min's University and Hospital, which is the Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and No.1 Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM. She is proficient at treating insomnia and depression patients and has had great success in treating pain problems, such as headache, shoulder pain, lower back pain.
One of the longest nerves in the body is known as the vagus nerve (VN). The VN is the 10th pair of cranial nerves that originates at the brain stem in the medulla oblongata. This nerve is part of the parasympathetic nervous system, which is a part of the ANS. Research suggests ear acupuncture can activate the VN.
In prior issues, Neil discussed the Gallbladder Official as a whole (March 20 including points 17 and 24); points 37-41 (June 2013); points 1, 16, and 20 (May 2021); and points 2-3, 8-9, and 12-13 (April 2024). This article focuses on GB points 7, 10, 14-15, 18-19, 21, and 23.
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of pain and disability, often managed with pharmacological and surgical interventions. However, acupuncture has long been used as a non-invasive treatment for knee pain, and recent research provides new insights into its underlying mechanisms.
