Rowan Hansen Acupuncture

Rowan Hansen Acupuncture Acupuncture and herbal medicine, home visits available!

Heading back to the office in a few weeks. Time to order more needles!
08/24/2025

Heading back to the office in a few weeks. Time to order more needles!

Today's rain brought a rainbow! Guess acupuncture is the treasure at the end today. ..
03/18/2025

Today's rain brought a rainbow! Guess acupuncture is the treasure at the end today. ..

The cats of instagram know, January is one of the coldest months, and a time for frugality too. January, anyone? tradi...
01/10/2025

The cats of instagram know, January is one of the coldest months, and a time for frugality too. January, anyone?

traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the importance of keeping warm as part of maintaining health.

Scroll down for how to turn those unused bags of dry beans into a heating pad for your back, belly, shoulders or feet! Also some backstory.

Recently, I had a patient come in with really bad menstrual cramps. I asked if she ever found it helpful to use a heating pad. She adamantly told me she does not like spending money all the time on disposable things, like heating patches. Ah-ha, she needed a reusable option, for cheap! I told her:

Certainly, you can buy a bean bag like this at many shops, but you can make your own no-buy, reusable heating pad, using unwanted socks for small ones, or a pillowcase for larger ones--just fill partway with dry beans, rice, corn, or seeds and tie off the open end! Of course, if handy with sewingprojects, any lovely heat resistant fabric will do, and you can make compartments in it to keep the filling more localized. I like cotton myself, but feel free to check out other fabric options ;)

Once you have made (or bought) your bag-o-beans, microwave for a minute or two and enjoy the warmth. Or, if, like my patient explained was her case, you dont have/use a microwave, put your beanbag in a dry and covered soup pot on the stove. Either way, keep a close eye on it during heating, checking frequently so it does not scorch.

Voila!

This is my kittycat Curio looking dubiously at the bean bag options at home.

Strep throat : the Masked Menace.School is starting, and many of the kids will get strep throat. Many grownups ignore it...
08/18/2024

Strep throat : the Masked Menace.
School is starting, and many of the kids will get strep throat. Many grownups ignore it, send their kids to play with the others saying "toughen up, its just a sore throat". And it is, albeit an awful one, until it sneaks up and sends someone to the hospital. 15% of certain strains develop acute kidney inflamation (glomerulonephritis ). 3% develop rheumaticfever, which effects the heart, nerves, and more. Some develop PANDAS (not the cute kind, the twitchy kind). So, if your little one comes up with strep throat, keep an eye on them at home, and don't spread it to other folks, thanks.
(If you want to know more and check sources, go to https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious-diseases/gram-positive-cocci/streptococcal-infections)

Sometimes you need to *Bug* your friends,Go for a hike, Remember old friends. You can bring a friend to acupuncture too!...
07/28/2024

Sometimes you need to *Bug* your friends,
Go for a hike, Remember old friends. You can bring a friend to acupuncture too! Its a nice way to bracket a hangout session. So *Fly* by my office today!
Go to https://fluxacupuncture.com/

I found this butterfly and this bug yesterday in Nicene Marks, CA.

Every week I do acupuncture, often outside. Sometimes a cat joins us.
04/02/2024

Every week I do acupuncture, often outside. Sometimes a cat joins us.

In Today's "Did You Know":California acupuncturists are regulated by the state thru the Department of Consumer Affairs. ...
03/21/2024

In Today's "Did You Know":
California acupuncturists are regulated by the state thru the Department of Consumer Affairs.

We have to pass a background check, and complete close to 3,000 hours worth of specialized education before taking a lengthy exam of competence.

What do we learn?
350 hours of General Sciences including Anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, chemistry, physics, and nutrition;

240 hours of a diagnosis, exam/ history taking, patient relations, and pharmacology;

8 hours of CPR and first aid , 32 hours of prevention of communicable diseases, etc.;

45 hours of professional ethics, including HIPAA/OSHA record-keeping;

And of course, 1255 academic and 950 clinical hours in Asian Medicine like acupuncture, herbs, and so on.

For a full list of competencies, see this link https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/IF11218F34C8111EC89E5000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)&bhcp=1

Tea time in the storm...
02/02/2024

Tea time in the storm...

Come find me 3 days a week. (If you have any trouble scheduling, contact me direct and Ill see about booking you :)http...
01/31/2024

Come find me 3 days a week. (If you have any trouble scheduling, contact me direct and Ill see about booking you :)
https://fluxacupuncture.com.

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