Did you know that medical doctors, who practice what they call “Medical Acupuncture” may become certified in little over a weekend of training? I don’t know about you, but I would not go to a a doctor or a dentist with a only few days of training. Get the facts about Medical Acupuncture here.
Entries Tagged as 'Acupuncture'
Would you go to an Acupuncturist with only 4 days of training?
January 9th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Acupuncture · Safety
Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture
December 27th, 2009 · No Comments
We are now offering facial rejuvenation acupuncture treatments at our San Diego office. My associate Heidi Brockmyre L.Ac. is a Chinese herbalist and acupuncturist specializing in facial rejuvenation. She is a co-founder of Forever Young Aculift Skin Care System™. With the help of two experienced estheticians, she developed products that combine a wonderful blend of deep skin [...]
Tags: Acupuncture · Chinese Herbs · Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture
Acupuncture at the Olympics
August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
There has been a number of stories about acupuncture being used by Olympic athletes. Indeed for the first time acupuncture is being offered at Olympic Village.
Tony Smith, the Canadian Gymnastics Team coast decided to try it for chronic lower back pain, after nothing else she had tried helped, and was “amazed” at the results. She is [...]
Tags: Acupuncture · Athletic Performance · Back Pain Solutions · Pain
What’s in an Acupuncture Needle?
August 16th, 2008 · No Comments
So what exactly is in those little needles that I stick into people? This is actually a really common question patients ask me. People want to know what can be making them feel so relaxed, or be making their pain go away.
Well there is no medicine, or even herbs in, or on an acupuncture needle. [...]
Tags: Acupuncture · Pain · Safety · Treatment Results
Did you “try” acupuncture?
July 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments
A long time ago, before I became an acupuncturist, a co-worker’s husband related an amazing story to me about his experience with acupuncture. After being plagued for years with low back pain, he had amazing results after just one treatment from an acupuncturist back on Long Island. He said was playing tennis later that week without [...]
Tags: Acupuncture · Back Pain Solutions · Pain · Spa Acupuncture · Treatment Results
Can Acupuncture help Golfer’s Elbow and Tennis Elbow?
June 14th, 2008 · No Comments
With all the buzz about the US Open in San Diego right now, I thought I’d write a short post on how acupuncture can help Golfers get out of pain and play better. Pretty much everything I say for golfers applies to tennis players too.
Golfer’s Elbow is an acute, or chronic inflammation of the tendons [...]
Tags: Acupuncture · Golfer's Elbow · Pain · Tennis Elbow · Uncategorized
The Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Migraine Solution
March 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Headaches are one of the top pain complaint seen in our office, right up there with low back and neck pain. Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine can provide a powerful natural solution for many types of headaches, including chronic migraines.
There are three main types of headaches for which people seek out alternative medicine. All [...]
Tags: Acupuncture · Migraine Headaches · Pain
Studies: Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs Relieve Menstrual Pain
March 20th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Australian researchers, conducting a study with nearly 3,500 women in several countries compared the effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine to other therapies, and a placebo in relieving menstrual cramps. Menstrual pain effects half of all women, and an even larger percentage of teenage girls.
The lead author Xiaoshu Zhu from the Centre for Complementary Medicine Research [...]
Tags: Acupuncture · Chinese Herbs · Menstrual Problems · Pain

At our Acupuncture clinic we specialize in fertility enhancement and pain
relief, our acupuncturist is also skilled in the treatment of a wide range
of conditions.