Posted in acupuncture, exercise, pain, posture on December 5th, 2007 4 Comments »
Some of these facts most doctors don’t even know!
One fact every surgeon should tell you is that research shows that surgery does not have a better success rate on back pain than other treatment modalities, such as physical therapy or acupuncture.
Here is another juicy one. Usually they don’t even know what is wrong with you. [...]
Posted in Mind/Body, exercise, meditation, pain, qi gong, relaxation, stress on May 14th, 2007 7 Comments »
Many people get aches and pains or a feeling of fullness in the lower rib cage. Often they have no obvious organic cause and Western Medicine does not treat them. Even more often the symptoms are so vague that people don’t bother to tell their doctors about it.
Traditional Chinese Medicine recognizes several conditions that could [...]
Posted in acupressure, pain on April 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Yesterday, I was digging a trench. It was deep enough that I had to go below the hard pan, which is very hard on our property. So I was also using a mattock, to break up the earth. I am very healthy, but I have never been particularly strong, and I don’t do a lot [...]
Posted in acupuncture, arthritis, chronic pain, pain on April 19th, 2007 No Comments »
Drug companies and other companies that have something to gain, are good at twisting research to make you believe what they want you to believe. If they can do it, so can I!
First a study on acupuncture from 2004. It was a very large and rigorous study that showed acupuncture is effective in treating osteoarthritis [...]
Posted in Mind/Body, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, headache, pain, relaxation on February 19th, 2007 1 Comment »
One thing I have learned, especially with pain, but also other symptoms, is to not fight the symptom. If you are experiencing pain, tensing up against it, does not help, it only makes it worse. If you can completely allow the pain, accept it with your whole being, not only will you feel better, but [...]