Acupuncturist and Admin Xi Yang recently departed for an internship at a hospital in China. Read on to learn more about what she is doing there! By Xi Yang, Lic.Ac. Guangzhou Guanxi Hospital of Traditional…
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Pain in the Butt? How to treat Piriformis Syndrome with acupuncture and massage.
By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 10/25/2014. The piriformis muscle is a flat, band-like muscle that runs across the buttock and laterally rotates the hip.…
Treating Frozen Shoulder
By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 10/1/2014. Frozen Shoulder, or “adhesive capsulitis” refers to a painful musculoskeletal condition characterized by pain and stiffness of the…
Craniosacral Therapy for Tension Headaches
By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 5/3/2016. Tension headaches are a very common problem, and when they start happening frequently enough to interfere with one’s…
Spotlight on: Tensor Fasciae Latae
By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 7/31/2015. The Tensor Fasciae Latae is a small but powerful muscle of the lateral hip. It originates from the…
The History and Clinical Application of Cupping
By Michael Dell’Orfano, Lic.Ac. Cupping is a treatment modality of Chinese medicine that has been part of the medicine for over 1500 years. In China, the earliest use of cupping is attributed to the famous…
What is a dermatome?
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 2/19/14. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. If a patient comes in to my clinic experiencing a rash in a line across his ribcage, or…
Top 10 Reasons to Try Craniosacral Therapy
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 09/25/2013. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. CST is a gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and rebalancing a physiological system called the craniosacral system. It…
Xiao Yao San–“Free and Easy Wanderer”
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 06/17/2013. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. Xiao Yao San – or, “Free and Easy Wanderer” is probably the most commonly prescribed Chinese Herbal Remedy…
Women’s Health
This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 05/16/2013. By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. Acupuncture can be a great therapy for numerous women’s health issues. Below are the most common women’s health…