To understand how acupuncture can help relieve headaches and migraines, you must have a general understanding of how acupuncture works. Overall, acupuncture helps to relieve symptoms and signs of many health problems. It can also uncover the underlying root cause or causes of those symptoms. The Basics: Understanding Qi Qi energy flows through your [...]
Did you know that at least two-thirds of people will encounter neck pain at some point. It seems like a high number doesn’t it? If you think about it, we often take our bodies for granted, putting it through rigorous trials. We often do not realize the stress that we put on our bodies. Think [...]
Acupuncture and Breast Cancer - How Can It Help? October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is the time of year where we do our best to increase awareness of a disease that has infiltrated so many lives of those we know and love. We concentrate on raising funds to help with research, insight into [...]
You’ve felt it; that severe or even aching pain in your lower back right after you played your favorite sport, or when you have moved suddenly or the most common scenario - lifting a heavy object. More than likely you have noticed one or all of the following when you have hurt your back: • [...]
The first line of defense for your immune system is a strong wei qi or defensive qi. As we have discussed in the past, qi is the energy that is in our body. Wei qi is a form of qi energy that circulates just below your skin’s surface. This form of qi energy is responsible [...]
Summer is in full swing and that means we are on vacation, outdoors enjoying ourselves and playing LOTS of sports. We all know that with sports, we can experience injury. Injury can come at any time and for any reason, especially due to improper training, incorrect equipment, shoes and player contact. The two major types [...]
Did you know, 86% of patients experience moderate, severe or even extreme pain after surgery? Especially those who have had recent surgery to joints, knees, rotator cuffs and the meniscus. Western medicine approaches pain management with medications causing severe and undesirable side effects. Side effects from analgesics or more commonly known as pain killers can [...]