by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Sep 29, 2021 | Acupuncture, Dry Needling
Is there a difference between Dry Needling and Acupuncture? Dry Needling: The fundamental difference between Dry Needling and Acupuncture is that Dry Needling uses needles to deactivate painful trigger points. Trigger points are painful areas of specialized...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Feb 12, 2014 | Acupuncture Articles, Ayurveda, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Conditions Treated, Mindfulness, Wellness
Liver Qi, Pitta Dosha, and The Effect of Hot Weather on Anger and Aggression Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda both describe how hot weather increases anger and aggression in humans. It describes in detail how and why hot weather increases levels of aggression by...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Apr 21, 2013 | Acupuncture in the Seasons and for Prevention, Conditions Treated, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Practice, Wellness
A patient came in recently for acupuncture with terrible upper and mid back trigger point pain that began one day recently after taking a nap. In fact, he had woken from this nap with such bad chest and back pain that he rushed to the ER, fearful of a heart attack....
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Feb 17, 2013 | Acupuncture Articles, Conditions Treated, Green Living
Acupuncture for Trigger Point Pain Trigger points are a significant factor in a huge percentage of acute and chronic pain conditions, but its critical when first meeting a patient to differentiate between the possible causes of your pain. Is your pain due to...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jun 12, 2012 | Acupuncture Articles, Green Living, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Practice, Wellness
Mindfulness Practice Lesson 1: Non Judging My favorite book that I recommend to my Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine patients for learning Mindfulness Meditation, which I think is invaluable as a tool for stress management and to address the underlying nervous system...