I have always liked to know how things work. That is why I studied engineering first. When I became an acupuncturist, I brought that curiosity with me. Being an electrical engineer I was particularly interested in the electrical properties of acupuncture points. And electro diagnostic methods developed in Germany. Those interests brought me to know about the work of Dr. Nordenstrom and the French researchers Dr. Darras and Dr. DeVernajoul. I also read about Dr. Beckers work. And after practicing for 26 years I finally had a comprehensive and sensible understanding of how acupuncture really works scientifically. It took another 4 years to put that knowledge into book form. I then decided to make the how it works available to anyone interested by creating this website. The usual description of how it works tells only part of the story. And even that part is not described adequately. My understanding is not only theoretical, but is backed up by clinical experience. In particular I have developed several treatments based on this knowledge that have proven to work. You can doubt me all you want, but you will find my explanations easy to understand and sensible. And you will find my treatments do work when applied correctly. Sure, you can stick to what you learned in school. But the information contained in these pages will make you a better acupuncturist. You will learn how to make your treatments work better and more consistently. You will learn how to treat more conditions and some better/faster. You will learn how to treat things without using needles at all. And you will know why things work the way they do. That is true scientific acupuncture.
And there will be more to come as I figure out how to answer other questions I have. Like what pumps the extra cellular fluid in the meridians? Currently my thinking it is related to either the movement of the heart pumping or the lungs, diaphragm or rib cage during breathing. I have ideas on the kind of research that might answer those question. It uurns out that the flow is created by bio-electrical phenomena associated with structured water. Another question is how are the organs connected to the meridians too influence the flow in them when the organ is inflamed or degenerating like the French researchers say? hat will probably take CT scans to figure out. And what will breathing deeply do besides increasing you blood oxygen level? Will it increase the flow in the meridians?
At any rate, I hope you will learn something useful in these pages. I know there is much here you were not taught in school. If there is something you are having difficulty understanding, please let me know so I can clear it up. Namaste.