Are you a high user of a computer? Do you have pain in your neck and shoulders? You need to fix the underlying problem. You need to work on your posture, maybe your need new glasses or perhaps change your screen resolution. Maybe it’s your chair or screen height. It’s probably your posture habits. In […]
Update on Acupuncture and Insurance in Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act has people in an uproar for may reasons. On the up side, if you seek acupuncture treatment the Affordable Care Act may benefit you. According to Sec 2706, Non-Discrimination in Health Care, insurers can not discriminate against any health provider acting within the scope of their state license or certificate. As acupuncturists are licensed by […]
Acupuncture and insurance
As an added convenience for our current patients and to help more people, AbsoluteQi is now accepting insurance. What does this mean for you? We accept insurance. If you have coverage, we will submit the bills for you. In the past we gave our patients bills to submit themselves. Now we will do the filing […]
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 […]
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 […]
TMJ and Chinese Medicine
Most TMJ sufferers probably don’t know those three initials stand for Temporomandibular joint. They may also not be aware that Traditional Chinese Medicine may successfully treat TMJ pain. TMJ is a broad term that centers on inflammation to the joint that connects the jaw with the skull. There are many causes, but they all have […]
Insomnia and Acupuncture
There’s nothing more frustrating than lying awake, night after night, not getting enough sleep. Insomnia is the problem; acupuncture can help solve it. Over time, sleepless nights destroy productivity during the day. Stress and anxiety often cause insomnia, which then leads to even more stress and anxiety. Acupuncture treatments are a great way to relieve […]
Acupuncture for Arthritis
The older you get, the more likely it is you’ll be faced with arthritis. For many people, the pain of the disease can be managed with acupuncture. There are many types of arthritis, including the most common: Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid. While the causes may vary in each type, they usually share the symptom of joint […]