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If you’ve ever sprained your ankle, you’re no stranger to the misery associated with that one brief moment of klutziness. Some people say that a sprain is worse than breaking the bone, and there’s some truth to that, as a sprain can lead to years of weakness and instability in the injured joint. Sprains and [...]
If you’ve never had acupuncture before, finding an acupuncturist can feel a little like playing the slots in Vegas—a real gamble. You’ve decided to try a different kind of medicine, and you have no clue how to find the right person for you. You don’t know what to expect—will there be beaded curtains, tie dyed [...]
Many years ago I worked for a non-profit agency whose mission was to promote women’s health and physical activity. Our mission tended to attract many women with eating disorders, either as interns, volunteers, clients, and employees. Some were very much in denial about their eating disorder, and others were in recovery and willing to share [...]
Pain in the lower back is one of the most common problems acupuncturists see in the clinic. It can be severe enough to lay some people out flat on the floor or it can show up as a general achiness that never seems to quit. Either way, lower back pain has the ability to ruin [...]
In the last few years, I have treated a number of teens in my clinic who are suffering from depression. I have found that many parents don’t know where to turn when their adolescent is struggling with anger or depression. Understandably, they are hesitant to medicate their teen, but they also know that their child [...]
Arthritis is considered a chronic inflammation of the joints that affects the lives of an estimated 70 million Americans. Symptoms include pain, swelling, limited range of motion, redness, and warmth around the joints. There are several different kinds of arthritis, but generally, osteoarthritis is caused by the breakdown of cartilage from the wear and tear [...]
When you talk about Chinese medicine, most people think about acupuncture. What they may not know is that Chinese medicine involves many forms of healing, of which acupuncture is perhaps the best-known. However, acupuncture is only one way in which Chinese medical practitioners help people to heal. The following are descriptions of some of the [...]
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