acupuncture and phytotherapy |

I’ll start to give acupuncture consultations in a massage school, 4NTEP, located in central Lisbon, more specifically on the Republic Avenue (Avenida da República).

The school 4NTEP is located at Avenida da República, n º 45 2 º floor.

Have easy access to get there by train (station Entrecampos) or metro (station Campo Pequeno and Saldanha).

You may contact the school by the numbers: 914447444 or 210986955. If you want you can also contact me directly for the number 918288958.
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In the state of Victoria, Australia, there was one case at least unusual. A member of CMRB (Chinese Medicine Registration Board the ViCtoria), Dr. Grant Woo, was forbidden to exercise and requalified as acupuncturist and herbalist for two years after it was proved that he made sexual unnecessary tests to their female patients.

In one patient, Dr Grant Woo, said it needed to touch on one acupuncture point located inside the vagina to treat the hormonal imbalance of the patient. In another patient with hormonal problems, Dr. Woo rubbed nipples as a form of therapy.

According to the Herald Sun, Dr. Woo would have spoken to another patient who suffered from digestive problems that needed to insert a set of medicinal plants in powder inside her vagina to treat these same imbalances.
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«After 3,000 years, the secrets of acupuncture have been unlocked by researchers.
Morry Silberstein, professor at Australia’s Curtin University of Technology (CUT), has developed a new theory that explains, for the first time, the scientific reasons why acupuncture works .
“We have never really had a scientific explanation for how acupuncture actually works,” he said. “If we can explain the process scientifically, we can open it to full scientific scrutiny and develop ways to use it as a part of medical treatments.”
His research suggests that the insertion of an acupuncture needle into the skin disrupts the branching point of nerves called C-fibres, which transmit low-grade sensory information over very long distances.

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«After 3000 years of mystery, the secrets of acupuncture have been unlocked by Curtin University of Technology researchers.

Curtin Adjunct Professor, Dr Morry Silberstein, has developed a new theory that explains — for the first time — the scientific reasons why acupuncture works.

“We have never really had a scientific explanation for how acupuncture actually works,” he said.

“In the absence of a scientific rationale, acupuncture has not been widely used in the mainstream medical community.

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