

XNKQ Therapy and stroke patient
So the previous post introduced a brief history of Xing Nao Kai Qiao (XNKQ) therapy, a technique that I mastered during my time in China. Lately, I administered XNKQ therapy on a stroke patient. Her post-stroke presenting symptoms included dizziness, blurry vision, and inability to coordinate balance, gait, eye movements, and weakness of the left hand. CT scans and MRI revealed lesions on the right cerebellum. Neurologic exam findings corresponded to the clinical report. For


“Xing Nao Kai Qiao” and Tianjin style acupuncture
“Xing Nao Kai Qiao” (XNKQ), literally translates to “awaken the mind and open orifices”, refers to a set of acupuncture point combination and technique developed by Dr. Shi Xue Min and associates in 1972 for treating patients with stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurological disorders. Dr. Shi is one of founding fathers of the First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. For this reason, Tianjin style acupuncture is closely associate


What starts here changes the world
What starts here changes the world. It was not until after finding my career path that I am able to put this famous slogan of The University of Texas at Austin into practice, marking a milestone today when someone explicitly confirmed it. So I was helping a client who was also a family friend with his college admission essay. I casually asked him what the most significant life-changing event was since coming to America. His instant response was NAET (and acupuncture). To me,