ACUMEDICINE HEALTH

Last year, a woman named Amanda (name changed) called me for an appointment. She had been diagnosed with GERD by her doctor several years ago and had been taking Prevacid for a while. She said she wanted to address her reflux with acupuncture and did not want to be taking medications. In 2010, the FDA warned that taking long term PPI’s (proton pump inhibitor) either as a prescription or over-the-counter, could cause calcium loss in bones and consequently fractures – especia

People are discussing the Mind-Body-Connection more frequently now – without laughing. In the past, such discussions might have included a few dismissals – “Oh, the mind-body-conection is such a woo-woo thing, “It’s kind of ‘out there.’ ” Most people thought that the connection between Mind and Body was not scientific, or tangible. In fact, the evidence is so strong that medical schools (approximately 60 in the US) and nursing schools are adding courses to their curricula

Some of my patients have reported to me that they have been offered “dry needling” by their physical therapists. And these same physical therapists told them that dry needling is not acupuncture!! I have even heard that chiropractors are “dry needling.” It’s my opinion that anyone who claims they are not doing acupuncture (using acupuncture needles for the therapy) because they don’t use traditional Chinese medicine methods is misleading the public. There are teachers who pro