Another patient with Plantar Fasciitis walked out of my office happy today. He came in for his 4th treatment proclaiming this would be his last because he was on his feet for 6 hours straight with no pain and felt the problem was gone.
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 […]
Why choose acupuncture for pain and not medications?
I have seen so many people that have tried everything for all sorts of pain such as lower back pain, neck pain, knee pain, and carpal tunnel syndrome. They finally come around to acupuncture as a last resort. After one acupuncture treatment, there is often enough relief that the response is, “why didn’t I try this […]
Acupuncture as a first line of defense for pain
Many people experience pain at some point in their lives, we hope the pain will come and go, but there are times when pain drives people to see their doctor. Most often pain is not of a serious nature and does not need surgical intervention but pain can be intolerable enough that a treatment is desired to speed recovery. Doctors […]
Acupuncture Eases Back Pain
If you have never suffered from lower back pain, consider yourself one of the lucky ones. If you do suffer from it, however, and haven’t tried acupuncture, you may be in for a very pleasant surprise. Lower back pain makes it difficult to sleep and hard to get around while you’re awake. It interferes with […]