Many studies have been done that show how good acupuncture is for low back pain. But there are many different reasons for low back pain, and often people don’t know the SI joint can be the cause of their problems. If only the back is treated, and pain doesn’t subside, perhaps the sacro-iliac joint needs…
Acupuncture for Knee Pain, Even an Old Injury
Right off the bat…yes. Yes, acupuncture can treat an old knee injury. Ordinarily the newer the injury, the better acupuncture can treat it. But sometimes (often times) the wonder of Chinese Medicine will surprise me. Acupuncture for a 27 Year Old Knee Injury Let me tell you about one of my patients, Sally. Sally had…
Is Acupuncture Good for Shoulder Pain?
To answer this question, I’m going to tell you the story of “Ted”. (Correct, not his real name. And spoiler alert, yes, acupuncture works very well for shoulder pain.) Ted came to me because he had injured his shoulder in a skiing accident three months prior. An MRI revealed he had rotator cuff tendinitis, and…
Autumn Health and Chinese Medicine
In Chinese Medicine, every season has it’s correspondences with organs and functions in the body, and Autumn is associated with the Lungs and Large Intestine. It is the season of letting go. The time to clear all you don’t need, so as not to waste winter energy when we need to work deeply to build…
Understanding Dry Needling: An Alternative for Pain Relief
Dry Needling is a pain management therapy that is gaining traction in the orthopedic medicine world. Treatment of pain is a real challenge for Western Medicine, but the opioid epidemic in this country has made finding alternatives a priority. This is where trigger point acupuncture, also called dry needling, comes into play. The term “dry…
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