A patient that I treated for lower back pain and still comes for maintenance treatments, came in two weeks ago with sinus pain and pressure. Today I saw her again and she said her sinus issues resolved during the treatment and has not come back. Did you know that acupuncture is not for just pain […]
Acupuncture Case Study – Burning sensation on Spine
I recently treated a middle aged woman who had a burning sensation running down her upper spine, from about the bottom of her neck until about 1/3 the way down her back. Due to a small logistical problem I could not give her a proper treatment on her first visit, so we did a full […]
Acupuncture Case Study – Patient with Severe Shoulder Pain – Part 4
I have given this patient one treatment for the past 2 weeks. She is responding well and reports a 60% improvement. I’m still getting significant twitching and alternatively treating her back and front. Because the patient is improving, the rate of her improvement and I have treated many people for similar condition, I’m fairly certain […]
Acupuncture Case Study – Patient with Severe Shoulder Pain – Part 3
I treated the patient today. I found a really tight muscle in her trapezoidal area and got a large twitch from it. This type of twitching is usually sore for 1-2 days after the treatment so we wonk know if there was any effect until then. I expect to need to do this 4-5 times […]
Lower back pain
I am currently treating a 74 year old man for lower back pain. He came to me for acupuncture because he was experiencing acute pain in his hip and lower back. He actually has 2 problems, the acute pain in his hip and buttock region and chronic pain in the lumbar area due to arthritis. What I […]
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