Tag: back pain
Sciatica Pain Shouldn’t Rule Your Life. Acupuncture Can Help.
I can’t see a better solution to long-term chronic pain. There is no question in my mind that acupuncture is safer than surgery or drugs. -Dr. Bruce Pomeranz, Neurosurgeon, University of Toronto Do you have Sciatica? You are not alone… Sciatica is a common ailment I see in my clinic, I know how frustrating it can…
Read MoreFind Relief from Chronic Back Pain through Acupuncture
Do you have Back Pain? You are not alone… This from the U.S. National Institutes of Health: Americans spend at least $50 billion each year on low back pain, the most common cause of job-related disability and a leading contributor to missed work. Back pain is the second most common neurological ailment in the United…
Read MoreChronic Low Back Pain Characterized by Emotional Circuits in the Brain
This post is for background purposes. There has been interesting work done in the Acupuncture Research community looking at which regions of the brain light up during acupuncture. I don’t claim to be an expert in any way on this topic, but I think it might be key to understanding acupuncture’s mechanisms and, perhaps, ways…
Read MoreExercise, Not Surgery, for Back Pain
Perhaps surgery is not the greatest idea for back pain??? Those of us who provide alternatives would heartily agree, since we end up seeing many of the post operative patients who are still in pain. From npr. Groopman, a Harvard cancer specialist who writes about medicine for The New Yorker, wanted the problem fixed…
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