July 2026

Please check out my new substack feed, subscribe and share if you would…. Here is a post on Substack that features a few paragraphs from the introduction of my upcoming book Neurophilosophy, Qi, and the Science of Consciousness. Substack Article

Acupuncture for inflammation (1)·biomechanics of pain (1)·Chinese herbal medicine (1)·cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway (1)·chronic inflammation (1)·Qi and Blood stagnation (1)·TDP heat therapy (1)·tendinitis treatment (1)

Inflammation is one of the most fundamental defensive mechanisms in human biology. Long before modern immunology identified the cytokines and cellular cascades that govern immune responses, classical observers recognized its outward physical manifestations. In the first century AD, Roman physician Aulus Cornelius Celsus codified the cardinal signs of acute inflammation: Rubor (redness), Calor (heat), Dolor… Continue reading Inflammation: From Classical Signs to Modern Neuro-Immunology

Bi syndrome (1)·cupping therapy (1)·disc herniation (1)·Low back pain (1)·sciatica relief (1)·spinal inflammation (1)·spondylosis (1)·TCM back pain (1)

Low back pain is arguably the most ubiquitous biomechanical failure of the modern human form. Whether it manifests as acute lumbago following a sudden postural error, the radiating neuropathy of sciatica, or the chronic, insidious ache of structural degeneration, spinal pathology severely limits our functional degrees of freedom. Patients arriving at our Nyon clinic frequently… Continue reading Treating Low Back Pain Through Acupuncture

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In clinical practice, patients experiencing a sudden onset of severe pain or profound exhaustion frequently express bewilderment. They describe an innocuous trigger—bending to pick up a pen, a minor disagreement at work, a slightly disrupted night of sleep—that seemingly caused a catastrophic systemic failure. We often contextualize this using familiar idioms: “the straw that broke… Continue reading Error Stacking and the Somatic Tipping Point: A Predictive Model of Chronic Pain

In the landscape of “alternative medicine,” a common and persistent trend exists to misconstrue what Qi (气) actually is. Rather than utilizing Qi as a refined language system highlighting dynamic interrelationships within physiology—or between ourselves and our environment—it is often miscategorized as a supernatural force. This is sometimes referred to as the “reification” of Qi,… Continue reading Navigating Medical Qigong: Skepticism, Somatic Focus, and Clinical Reality