Acupuncture has a unique effect to help individuals who have stubborn injuries and chronic pain which have not improved despite treatment. A recent report at the Experimental Biology 2012 meeting suggests that acupuncture helps to stimulate muscle tissue regrowth. The research group showed that acupuncture reversed the decrease in muscle mass in mice and in [...] read more..
Friday, 25 May 2012
Experimental Biology-Muscle Tissue-Chronic Pain-Acupuncture-Muscle Mass
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Curious Phenomenon-Sensation
Itching is an annoying and curious phenomenon. Your body feels an annoying sensation so you irritate the skin by scratching. It makes you feel extremely uncomfortable. This causes pain. The pain trumps the itching sensation and you no longer feel the annoyance. But the scratching causes inflammation and irritation in the area. The scratch causes [...] read more..
Friday, 30 March 2012
Electric Stimulation-Proper Selection-Acupuncture-Art
The art of electro-acupuncture is in the details of how one uses the therapy. An effective electro-acupuncture treatment comes from what electric stimulation machine is used, proper selection of acupuncture points, how long you use the stimulation, and the proper frequency. Acupuncture Microstim In our New York City Acupuncture clinic, we use the Pantheon Research [...] read more..
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Medical Practitioner-Personal Experience-Acupuncture Clinic-Merry Christmas-Acupuncturists
Greetings all! I know it’s been a while since I’ve blogged, so here we go – merry christmas, happy hanukah, happy new year, happy chinese new year happy valentine’s day yada yada been there done that. What I wish to write about to day is a sharing of a personal experience with some research I’m [...] read more..
How to Choose Acupuncture Points?
Patients in my New York Acupuncture clinic are always curious how acupuncturists choose the correct acupuncture points. There are a number of ways to choose the acupuncture points. The basic idea with acupuncture is to correct the underlying imbalance in the body. This can help to stimulate the body to heal itself. We acupuncturists will [...] read more..
Dry needling is acupuncture. ALWAYS ask about your medical practitioner's training.