Acupuncture News and Research
Curious to know the latest oriental medicine trends and findings? Keep up to date with my blog postings focused on relevant acupuncture news and research.
Acupuncture For Sciatic Pain and Low Back Pain
What Is Sciatica or Sciatic Nerve Pain? Sciatica, which starts in the buttock or gluteal region of the body, is a kind of nerve pain brought on by irritation or damage to the sciatic nerve. Did you know that the sciatic nerve is the body's longest and thickest nerve and Read more ...
Pain: The Cost of Living with it Long-term
We all experience pain at some point in our lives. It can originate from various sources, and it can also manifest in very different ways! Typically, we think of pain as short-term, acute, and stemming from an obvious injury. But pain can also become a long-term condition, either constant in Read more ...
Deep Tissue Massage vs Cupping for Pain in Edmonton
Both deep tissue massage and cupping are effective therapies for healing the body and alleviating pain. They can either be utilized separately on their own or be combined together to achieve the desired results. Deep Tissue Massage For Pain Deep tissue massage involves using slow, deep Read more ...
Acupuncture For Pre and Post Surgery Care in Edmonton
As so many of us have experienced, often the pain that comes after surgery can linger for long periods of time and become unbearable. Medications are then usually encouraged through Western medicine to help with the pain. However, they are taxing on the body. And on top of that, Read more ...
Healing Injuries with Acupuncture in Edmonton
Acupuncture is a branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine – a system of internal medicine that has been successfully treating many different aliments for thousands of years. It is recognized by the National Institute of Health and the World Health Organization as an effective and safe therapy for healing injuries. Read more ...
Acupuncture for Back and Neck Pain
Back, neck and muscular pain can be difficult and debilitating to experience. In fact, this type of pain often reduces a person’s quality of life and makes day-to-day activities harder due to immobility. Overall, 18.9% of adults over the age of 18 suffer from chronic pain (CP) with a number Read more ...
Acupuncture for Hormonal Imbalance
Did you know that nearly 80% of women suffer from symptoms due to a hormonal imbalance and that men can also suffer from gradual hormonal imbalances as they age? The truth is, hormonal imbalances are often very difficult to deal with and are hard to detect. They tend to manifest Read more ...
Acupuncture and Premenstrual Syndrome
Premenstrual syndrome, known colloquially as PMS, is characterized by a set of symptoms that appear a week to 10 days before a menstrual cycle and usually fades within a few hours of menstrual flow. PMS can range from mild to severe: some women may only experience short-lived or minor symptoms Read more ...
Acupuncture and Cancer Care
In modern Western medicine, a variety of cancer treatments are generally administered to remove cancer masses, shrink tumors and rid the body of cancer cells. However, while these treatments can be effective, it is difficult to detect any free cancer cells that could still exist in the body post-treatment. These Read more ...
Edmonton Acupuncture for Management of Chronic Fatigue
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (or CFS) is characterized by the feeling of excessive fatigue that weighs a person down in their day-to-day life – regardless of how much sleep or rest they may get. It presents fatigue in various forms from physical pain to psychiatric conditions like depression, and this can Read more ...