Bruising, small amounts of bleeding typically one drop, soreness, numbness, naseua. Compare this to the posting on the risks of surgery and you may come to agree with me that trying acupuncture first is a worthy alternative attempt to surgery for movement related problems.
Risks of surgery avoided by acupuncture
Infection, hemorrhage, inflammation, scarring, loss of function, changes in local blood flow. The risk of death from general anesthesia in healthy people is 1 in 200,000, and that’s separate from the risk of the surgery.
The needle or the knife
Sometimes I’m amazed when people with whom I consult, seem to be more willing to have surgery than to try trigger point acupuncture. I’m not quite sure of the logic, (I’m sure it’s more emotional than logical) Here’s my argument: You should always do as little manipulation of the body as possible to reduce your overall […]
Acupuncture Case study: Tennis player with tennis elbow
This patient is a 45 year old male from Somerville NJ. His complaint was classic symptoms of tennis elbow and other repetative stress injuries. An aching in the joint. The pain had exosted for more than 6 months. In my experience, this type of elbow pain is caused by unnaturally tight muscles pulling on the […]
Try Acupuncture first, before surgery
I’m not a “acpuncture cures everything” person. Surgery is often the only and best thing that sould be done for a given condition, whether cancer, to repair a broken bone, and hundreds more. However, in my view of health, you should always try to use the least amount of intervention in order to solve a […]
Acupuncture Case study – Weightlifter with forearm pain
This patient is a 35 year old Man from Piscataway NJ. He is a decade-long wieghtlifter but not over the top with seriousness. He lifts to keep his form and for fitness. He came to me with pain in the muscles of his right forearm. This pain was affecting his lifting routine. I did a […]
Acupuncture Case Study: Young Man with low back pain that was affecting his life
C. A is a 25 year old man who came to me with very serious lower back pain. It had existed for a few years and had developed to the point where he was able to stand for 30 minutes at a time. He also indicated that it was affecting his relationships in that he […]
Acupuncture Case Study: Young Athlete with Plantar Fasciitis
This patient was a 16 year old male basketball player. He had developed significant heel pain that was hindering his game and causing him to lose his mojo for the game. I treated him 3 times, using trigger point acupuncture on extremely tight muscles in the calf. He experienced significant twitching during the procedure and […]
Acupuncture Case Study – Chemotherapy Patient with Foot Numbness
A case study on a Somerville NJ patient for neuropathy in his feet with him experiencing an 80% improvement
Acupuncture Case Study: Runner with Nerve pain in thigh
This patient is a 49 year old male from Somerset, NJ who regularly runs about 15 miles per week. He had developed some unusual pain on his right inner thigh. He had recently began increasing his distance and speed and indicated that he often experiences minor injuries when becoming more aggressive with his running. He […]