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Acupuncture for Sciatica
Sciatica was the first health condition for which I sought treatment with acupuncture. I suffered sciatica related to piriformis syndrome, which manifested as glute and hamstring pain and stiffness. It would alternate sides from time to time, and I still experience bouts of it occasionally. I was...
Increasing Access to Another Safe and Effective Treatment for Addiction in Massachusetts
By Justine Myers, Lic. Ac. UPDATE: THIS BLOG POST WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN 2019 WITH DIFFERENT HOUSE AND SENATE BILL NUMBERS THAN THE ONES LISTED BELOW. THE BILLS DID PASS FAVORABLY OUT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, BUT UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE...
Acupuncture for Plantar Fasciitis, Plantar Fasciosis and Bunions
Patients frequently come to us with diagnoses of plantar fasciitis and, less commonly, plantar fasciosis, while many other patients come in simply complaining of pain in their heels and/or arches of their feet without any medical diagnosis or with pain related to bunions. However, plantar...
How Acupuncture Works
People are often curious to know how acupuncture works. Many scientific studies have been done to understand the mechanisms behind acupuncture. Here we'd like to share with you links to several articles that explain the way acupuncture works in detail: What Is Acupuncture? (and how acupuncture is...
Acupuncture for Migraines and Headaches
June is National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. In honor of this occasion and in order to help more people who suffer from migraines and headaches, we'd like to share weight-loss-easy.com with you about how acupuncture can help these conditions. You probably know about the popular...
The Cooperative Acupuncture Clinics Popping Up in Middle America
This excellent article highlighting the impact of POCA (People's Organization of Community Acupuncture) community acupuncture clinics throughout the country was recently published. Community acupuncture patients are "taking part in one of the quietest revolutions growing across the country:...