Trigger Point Acupuncture and Dry Needling
Trigger Point Acupuncture and Dry Needling I am reprinting this article on Trigger Point Acupuncture and Dry Needling that I wrote back in 2009, for my friend Anthony Carey, the owner of Function First here in San Diego. Function First is a system of corrective...Can Western Medicine Explain How Acupuncture Works?
I was recently responding to this question on Quora: “How does Western medicine explain acupuncture.” and wanted to share my response and to expand upon it. Can Western Medicine Explain How Acupunture Works? Western Medicine, or more exactly, Western...Cupping Therapy for Myofascial Pain
Cupping Therapy for Myofascial Pain is an integral part of Classical Chinese acupuncture and is very useful for myofascial pain and sports medicine b/c it breaks up adhesions in the fascia and brings new blood to the area when capillaries are deliberately ruptured.....Acupuncture for Neck Pain
Acupuncture for Neck Pain: A recent article in Time magazine has this byline: Acupuncture Actually Works for Neck Pain I love the qualifier “actually”. As if after 40 years of acupuncture in the USA, anyone would be surprised. When I began my...Dry Needling for Shoulder Pain
Dry Needling for Shoulder Pain Dry Needling for Shoulder Pain What is Dry Needling? Dry Needling is a needle therapy used to relieve trigger points . Dry needling was pioneered by Janet Travell, M.D., author of “Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: Trigger...