By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 4/11/2014. There is a concept in Chinese Herbal Medicine theory called “Food Stagnation” – you can probably guess…
Journey: The Stepping Stone Acupuncture and Wellness Blog
Moxibustion and breech presentation babies
By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 8/8/2014. A breech presentation refers to the situation when the baby is lying in a position other than head-down inside…
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…
Adaptogens: Herbs that help you process stress
By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 5/5/2017. Adaptogens are a category of herbs that exert a normalizing effect on body processes and help the body…
Gan Mao Ling: The Magic Cold-Buster
By Marcie Bower, Lic.AC. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 5/6/2014. I woke up yesterday with a scratchy and slightly sore throat. While my previous self would have…
Some Random Things That You Didn’t Know Acupuncture Can Treat!
By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 4/5/2016. A feeling of something stuck in your throat Lack of taste or smell Routinely waking up…
The Power of Observation and Palpation: Pulse and Tongue Diagnosis
By Michael Dell’Orfano, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 8/14/2015. One interesting, somewhat enigmatic part of the treatment experience for patients is when the practitioner takes the pulse…
Acupuncture for Traumatic Brain Injury
By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. This post is copied from our older, original blog. Original post date 3/11/2014. This blog is part of our ongoing series of posts this month as part of Traumatic Brain Injury…
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…
Manage your stress with acupuncture
By Marcie Bower, Lic.Ac. If you have had acupuncture before, you can probably attest to the relaxation response that can be elicited by an acupuncture treatment. But acupuncture does more than make your body feel…