A Passion for Healing: Dr. Kihyon Sohn in His Element

I practice in Beaverton, Oregon. I dreamt of being an itinerant acupuncturist, traveling the world with a simple bag of needles and golden moxibustion tools. This dream was sparked by my experiences offering free acupuncture and moxibustion treatments to those in need. Witnessing their recovery brought me immense joy. Learn more.

I translated portions of Korean acupuncture and moxibustion texts into English. While not an ornate work, it remains a resource for those interested. Please feel free to use the search box below to explore it further.

Blog Posts about Traditional Asian Medicine

  • Talking and laughing like a crazy person

    Talking and laughing like a crazy person

    Craze When someone talks and laughs like a crazy person, Huh Im recommended using the following acupuncture points: LI5 ST36 HT7 SI5 DU26 LU7 PC7 SJ6 DU24 PC5 Baekro: two cun superior to DU14, one cun lateral to the median line.

  • How to treat epilepsy

    How to treat epilepsy

    Epilepsy (Huh Im) * guian: have the patient raise the shoulder and turn the body backwards. This makes two depressions at the waist. * dokeum: on the bottom of the foot, on the second toe, in the middle of the crease between distal phalanx and middle phalanx.

  • Unable to speak with eyeball raised upwards

    Unable to speak with eyeball raised upwards

    When you cannot speak with the eyeball raised upwards due to wind strike, apply 7 moxa cones size of half a date each at the prominence of the second and fifth thoracic vertebrae. (Huh Im)

  • Body bending backwards like a bow

    Body bending backwards like a bow

    Wind When you feel your upper body bending backwards like a bow, Huh Im recommended applying acupuncture at acupuncture point RN22 (??) first, and then RN17 (??), LV3 (??), BL18 (??), BL40 (??), BL60 (??), DU14 (??) and DU20 (??).

  • Unable to open mouth and noisy breathing

    Unable to open mouth and noisy breathing

    When you cannot open mouth due to wind strike and you breathe noisy breath due to phlegm like sawing, apply 3 moxa cones at acupuncture points RN4 and RN6. The other way is to run a string around the neck and measure it. Put the center of the measured string on the xiphoid process and…

  • Swollen and painful joints

    Swollen and painful joints

    Joint pain When you suffer from swelling and pain in every part of the joints, Huh Im recommended using acupuncture points GB20 (??), GB39 (??) and BL19. (??)

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