Posts From May, 2017

Breathing and Back Pain

Natural abdominal breathing is an indispensable part of restoring injured areas to normal function. When you are experiencing back pain even simple movements can be excruciatingly painful. It is an involuntary response to protect your body from further pain. You may find that you are holding the body stiffly and breathing shallowly to avoid moving


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CONCUSSION: TREATMENT & RETURN TO ACTIVITY

Last I spoke upon the topic of concussions, I covered how to recognize and properly diagnose a concussion. To recap, concussions occur when an external force results in excessive contact between the brain and the skull. Loss of consciousness may occur, but it is not the determining factor. Signs to look for when attempting to


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Digestion

Jim had it all. A growing business he started from his garage 10 years before, a beautiful and healthy family, and good health. Then one day he started having digestive pains that would not go away. He sought the expertise of GI’s and had every test under the sun. The tests revealed nothing substantial and


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Protecting your Heart with Acupuncture: Cardiac Health Benefits

According to the National Institutes of Health, heart disease is the #1 cause of death in both men and women in the United States.  Acupuncture can help protect the heart! A study from Peking University’s Department of Nuclear Medicine showed that patients who received Acupuncture significantly benefited in heart health. Patients with severe atherosclerosis (plaque build


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Trigger Point Release

What is a Trigger Point? According to Saleet Jafri, M. who wrote Mechanisms of Myofascial Pain, a trigger point is a focal area in muscle that appears stiff and hypercontracted and is particularly painful when palpated. It is also ”a focus of hyperirritability in a tissue that, when compressed, is locally tender and, if sufficiently


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Post-Surgical Healing With Acupuncture

While mankind is fortunate to have surgical capabilities, surgery can be a harrowing experience for both the mind and the body. Once a patient finds out he or she needs surgery, they are faced with a lot of stressors. Acupuncture can help the patient every step along the way. Step 1- Finding out that you


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