Study: Acupuncture May Change the Way the Brain Perceives Pain
Tweet Check out this Time Magazine article on recent research showing how acupuncture works: The idea of pricking your body with needles in order to relieve pain seems nothing if not counterintuitive, but thousands of acupuncture patients swear the treatments are effective in addressing pain of all kinds. But how does it work? How much of the relief is due to the placebo effect — the mere perception that the needles are actually dulling pain... Read More
Acupuncture and Low Back Pain
Tweet The Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective of Low Back Pain Low back pain is an extremely common concern, affecting anywhere from 75 to 90 percent of people at some point in their lives. Low back pain is second only to the common cold as a cause of lost days at work and is one of the most common reasons to seek medical care, including acupuncture. In fact, one of the top reasons that people get acupuncture treatments is for low back pain. In... Read More
Acupuncture and Pain
TweetThere was a blurb in the Wall Street Journal about Acupuncture that I found share-worthy: The compound adenosine is key to acupuncture’s effectiveness, according to a study in Nature Neuroscience. Despite acupuncture’s 4,000-year history, little is known about the biological pathways that enable carefully placed needles to relieve pain in many patients. Researchers mimicked acupuncture in mice by placing and gradually rotating a needle at... Read More
Women and Foot Pain
Tweet Many people, especially women, suffer from foot pain and believe it is normal. Living in a walking city, such as New York, we need to take special care! A recently published study featured in the New York Times, determined that many women make poor shoe choices early in life and suffer with foot pain in later years. The issue is not only confined to the feet, but has also been seen to cause alignment issues in knees, hip, back and even the neck.... Read More
Acupuncture on NPR
TweetThis morning, a story about acupuncture for chronic back pain appeared on NPR. The piece details one woman’s first-time experience with acupuncture and examines a study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, which found that a seven-week course of acupuncture helped many patients ease the pain of chronic lower back pain. One interesting finding was that when points are stimulated on the body’s surface it produces the same... Read More
Pregnancy Sciatica
TweetDuring the last few months of pregnancy, as the baby grows more rapidly and the pelvic joints begin to relax to accommodate birth, expectant mothers may experience back pain and sciatica that can range from a minor discomfort to an exhausting, crippling condition. Sciatica may be causes by the weight of the pregnant uterus, altered posture to compensate for altered shape, fatigue leading to poor posture or other factors such as softened, relaxed... Read More
How to Survive Holiday Travel
TweetFor many of us, the holiday season involves traveling to visit family and friends. Though this is a joyous, celebratory time of year, the hustle and bustle can be taxing on our minds and bodies, putting us at risk for illness and injury. Sitting in one position for a long time on planes, in buses, and cars can wear on the body, causing discomfort in the back, shoulders, and neck. Lugging heavy bags weighs us down. The stress of rushing to make... Read More
