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Close up of woman holding her knee that's in pain speaking to cortisone shots
AcupuncturePain Management

3 Things to Consider Before Getting a Cortisone Shot

We often get asked: “Should I get a cortisone shot for this pain?” It’s a reasonable question—especially when you’re dealing with stubborn conditions like arthritis, ...
Woman touching her shoulder, alluding to frozen shoulder in perimenopause
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Frozen Shoulder and Perimenopause: Why It Happens and How Acupuncture Can Help

At Five Seasons Healing, we see a lot of women come through our doors with a condition that is both surprisingly common and often deeply ...
Close-up moody photo of woman's head from side, alluding to neck pain
AcupunctureGeneral Wellness

Why You Have Neck Pain (and What Chinese Medicine Can Do About It)

Understanding the Modern, Emotional, and Energetic Roots of Chronic Neck Pain in Women If you’re a woman who spends hours hunched over a screen, powering ...
Chinese medicine can treat body pain and other symptoms caused by different weather patterns like the storm clouds pictured here.
AcupunctureChinese Medicine

Curious if Your Body Can Predict the Weather? Chinese Medicine Gives Us 4 Reasons Why

We see a lot of patients who turn to Chinese medicine to help with body pain and other symptoms that vary with the weather, from ...
Bone fracture x-ray and how to treat with chinese medicine
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Treating Bone Fractures with Chinese Medicine

Treating Bone Fractures with Chinese Medicine As I’ve recently been reminded by my own broken big toe, acupuncture and herbal medicine are powerful complementary therapies ...
a picture of a woman touching her neck indicating neck pain
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The Hidden Connection Between Neck Pain and Emotional Stress

Struggling with neck pain? All of us have suffered from some type of neck pain, or more formally referred to as cervicalgia, whether it be ...
Acupuncture and Low Back Pain
AcupunctureBack pain

Acupuncture and Low Back Pain

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 ...

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