Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) What does the evidence say, and how does acupuncture support pain relief? NSAIDs are cheep (yay) and accessible (yes)… But do we understand what we’re choosing? Our bodies most powerful signal to prompt us to protect injured tissue is PAIN! It is inconvenient for busy schedules because real healing is generally a …
What are shin splints? Shin splints are a chronic strain injury to the muscles of the shin and clinically known as either medial tibialis stress syndrome (MTSS) or anterior tibialis stress syndrome (ATSS) depending on which area the shin is strained. It is a painful condition and often associated with running, sports, or rigorous activity …
We’ve had a few sore, swollen wrists and thumbs come into the clinic last month so we thought we’d spotlight on how acupuncture is a definite thumbs up for helping to relieve this painful condition. What is De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis? De Quervain’s syndrome is an inflammatory, overuse injury primarily of the tendons of the thumb, …
Acupuncture in its traditional form has been used by people for their pain over thousands of years. Recently its mechanism of action and efficacy have been assessed through modern evidence-based standards. The current state of evidence is emerging to support the use of acupuncture in some chronic conditions. It is now not possible to say …
Exercise is well evidenced for its benefit to many different women’s health conditions and for promoting fertility, but are you choosing the correct type and timing? Understanding the different types of exercise that suit different women and when to use them comes from Chinese medicine understanding that there is no one-size-fits-all for anything in health …
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