Qi Clinic

Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic in Amsterdam, Netherlands Treating people with knowledge, precision, and kindness

06/03/2025

Hay fever is one condition where acupuncture can produce amazing results, offering relief from the constant sneezing and tiredness.

Unfortunately, it is not well known. It is definitely worth trying as it is side-effect free.

I personally was suffering from hay fever, and now I can say that my symptoms are minimal. It is how I got to know Chinese medicine (you can read more about this story at qi-clinic.nl/about)

Keep this in mind now with the spring approaching.

Make nature your friend again

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03/03/2025

When we are sick or going through difficulties, we may feel like we are going to be stuck forever in the winter cold.

But the sunshine will always come in the end.

Achter de wolken schijnt de zon.

However, in case my poetry does not work for you, just remember that Chinese medicine will. 😉😄

24/02/2025

70% of us will experience a headache at least once in their lives.

For many it is a frequent, painful, and costly problem.

Additionally, in cases of prolonged pain, our system gets out of tune and we often affect our mood. The connection between chronic headaches, anxiety, depression, and trouble sleeping is well documented.

Acupuncture and Tuina offer a substantial, diverse, and effective solution for your headache problems, as evidence suggests.

They can reduce headache intensity, and frequency making them ideal for both acute relief and long-term headaches.

Together they can address both the musculoskeletal aspect of your pain and the imbalance of your system as a whole.

There is always something you can do.

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SOURCES

McDonald, J., & Janz, S. (2017). The acupuncture evidence project. A comparative literature review: Australian acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Ltd.

Hempel, S., Taylor, S. L., Solloway, M. R., Miake-Lye, I. M., Beroes, J. M., Shanman, R., ... & Shekelle, P. G. (2014). Evidence map of acupuncture.

Fan, Z., Di, A., Huang, F., Zhao, S., Qiu, M., Wu, C., Huang, C., Guo, R., Tian, Q., & Wu, S. (2021). The effectiveness and safety of Tuina for tension-type headache: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. Complementary therapies in clinical practice, 43, 101293

Freedom, T. (2015). Headaches and sleep disorders. Disease-a-Month, 61(6), 240-248.

Baskin, S. M., Lipchik, G. L., & Smitherman, T. A. (2006). Mood and anxiety disorders in chronic headache. Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 46, S76-S87.

20/02/2025

A 2023 overview of 535 systematic reviews on the adverse effects of acupuncture found that adverse effects happen in between 1-12% of cases, with most of them being mild.

The most common ones were pain (12%), bruising or local bleeding (9.8%).

Fainting related to someone being afraid of needles was observed at a rate of 7%

Most of the other effects were ranging from 1-2% of the available evidence and have to do with adjustments of your system after the treatment.

That doesn’t mean that serious side-effects don’t happen.

It is just that they are very rare (0.001%)

What do these results mean for you? Here are three takeaways

1. Acupuncture has less serious side-effects than many medications. Although that does not mean it is a universal substitute, it can provide a serious alternative or complement to your medication treatment. Consult your physician about your options.

2. Just because serious adverse effects are very rare, it doesn’t mean they don’t happen. Don’t let them happen to you. Always choose a trained acupuncturist, with clear credentials that knows how to address your safety concerns properly.

3. You may experience things like tiredness, gastrointestinal discomfort, being overly emotional, and bruising. All of these, resolve soon. Your acupuncturist should be informed about them and is responsible to help you through all of that. Keep them informed.

Summary:

Choose your therapist well, don’t play with needles unsupervised.

Stay healthy, stay safe

Get in touch for a complimentary consultation and find out how you can feel better through acupuncture and Tuina massage.

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Reference: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13020-023-00743-7

17/02/2025

Do you have a health concern that would benefit from a fresh approach?

Are you looking to upgrade your wellness arsenal?

Get in touch for a complimentary consultation and find out how Chinese Medicine can help you reach your health goals.

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10/02/2025

The amount of time we spend in front of a screen and the growing use of computers in more aspects of our daily lives create a never-before experienced pressure on our brains.

This constant state of activity, especially when limited only to certain areas of our brain, does not aid proper functioning or recovery. To put it in Chinese Medicine terms, there is an imbalance between Yin and Yang, in favor of Yang, which carries costs in the long term.

The default mode network (DMN) is a network of different brain areas that are simultaneously active when we are not focused on a specific task, and it is one of the first areas whose activity is dysregulated in cases of cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease.

An imaging (fMRI) study performed on Alzheimer’s disease patients aged 55-75 years old
found that performing acupuncture for 10 min regulated the abnormal activity of the DMN compared to before acupuncture. That effect was also similar to the healthy control patients.

Although a long-term effect was not established through this study, it does point to the potential of acupuncture for the safe-keeping of our cognitive function, as well as a potential role in the
early-stage treatment of cognitive disorders.

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Reference:

doi:10.1177/1533317514536600

02/02/2025

Tuina combines a different set of techniques, like deep tissue, acupressure, and chiropractic, achieving a deeper and all-around effect for you.

Much like all the whole of Traditional Chinese Medicine, it offers personalized care that looks at the root of a health concern as much as the symptoms.

Whether you're looking to manage a long-standing complaint or maintain your overall wellbeing, Traditional Chinese Medicine may very well be an option for you.

At Qi Clinic, it is practiced with knowledge, precision, and kindness.

Enjoy your Sunday!

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30/01/2025

📜 Tuina (pronounced twee-na) is one of the oldest healing arts still alive.

🌌 Based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, it uses the body's energy dynamics to achieve healing, besides focusing on the muscles, tendons, and bones.

⚕️ This makes it capable of addressing a number of health complaints that conventional massage therapy does not.

☎️ Get in touch for your free consultation call and find out how Traditional Chinese medicine can help you on the path to a better health.

Take the chance to feel better

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28/01/2025

This Yin wood snake year, intuition will play a more prominent role in our relationships with the world, and ourselves.

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Intuition involves less thinking and more listening to our true voice, and to do that we must be able to discern between that and the noise of thinking.

Wishes for the new year are for all of us to make space to listen to this deeper guiding force within us, and let it lead us to a greater sense of personal fulfilment, and deeper connections with others.

Happy new year! 🎆

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