I came across a great study from last year about the use of acupuncture in chronic pain including nonspecific musculoskeletal pain, osteoarthritis, chronic headache, and… Read More »Acupuncture for Chronic Pain & How to Look at Research, Part 1
In part 1 of this blog post, I discussed the criteria I personally use to determine the strength of a study. To summarize, there were… Read More »Acupuncture for Chronic Pain & How to Look at Research, Part 2
We can treat many conditions. Acupuncture is known for treating pain, both acute and chronic. Dr. Greg had an emphasis on mental health in his… Read More »Acupuncture and Chinese medicine can treat lots of conditions.
Update: Since originally publishing this article, my loved one did actually start taking herbs. She received a personalized formula that I mix together and encapsulate… Read More »Fibromyalgia
I get a Google daily automated alert for several topics and last night I received one for my “Chinese Medicine” alert. One of the article… Read More »How Acupuncture Went from ‘Alternative’ to Accepted
A very interesting study in the journal Stem Cells looked at the affect of acupuncture to mobilize mesenchymal stem cells. In both humans and rats it showed… Read More »Does acupuncture affect stem cells?
I was first introduced in 2005 or so to a very different acupuncture technique: Pachi Pachi. My classmate, Dr. Don Snow, was the first to… Read More »Disk Herniations
Tension headaches, also known as stress headaches, occur in up to 80% of the population at some point. Causes can vary from stress, poor rest,… Read More »Tension Headaches
Vertigo, which includes dizziness and nausea, is very disconcerting and can prevent many normal activities. Acupuncture can help many causes. Acupuncturists are trained to assess… Read More »Vertigo
A very interesting Taiwanese study was just published. It is a large retrospective, epidemiological study looking at the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in fibromyalgia patients.… Read More »Acupuncture may reduce coronary heart disease in fibromyalgia patients
What an absolutely amazing blog post by an acupuncture researcher, Vitaly Napadow. In it, he talks about some recent research, published in the journal Brain, he participated in. What… Read More »Does acupuncture rewire the brain?
Neck pain is very common and can cause lots of other conditions such as headaches. Evidence shows that acupuncture can help many neck conditions including… Read More »Neck Pain
I have suffered from low back pain most of my life. I was diagnosed at age 18 with several healed compression fractures. My first experience… Read More »Low Back Pain
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