That acupuncture benefits patients with pain would have come as no surprise to the father of modern medicine, Sir William Osler, who practiced acupuncture over half a century before Chairman Mao and the “new” Traditional Chinese Medicine. Near the end of the 19th century, Osler wrote in his most famous work, “The Principles and Practice of . . . → Read More: Acupuncture Reduces Pain
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Back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical attention. It is one of the most frequent causes of missed workdays and one of the most expensive conditions in the United States; according to a recent government report nearly one million people in the U.S. took time away from work to treat and . . . → Read More: Can Acupuncture Help Your Back Pain? Did you know that not all acupuncturists are not the same? Yes, it’s true. Selecting the right acupuncturist to treat your health problems is an important decision that can either make your acupuncture a success or turn it into a disaster. The sad fact is that there are people who go out and take a few . . . → Read More: How To Choose An Acupuncturist Tai Chi/ Qigong Class Stiff Back and Shoulders? Low Energy and Fatigue? No Problem! Do you suffer from fatigue, stress, and a stiff back? Then you might be excited to learn about a NEW introductory one hour class coming up very quickly. On Saturday, March 7th you will discover how to rejuvenate yourself easily on a daily basis . . . → Read More: Announcing Introduction to Tai Chi for Back and Neck Pain When you think of exercise you might think of lifting weights or running. However Chinese exercise is different. It builds up your vital life energy naturally. Let’s look at some of the origins of Chinese exercise. Hua Tuo (110-207 CE), a famous highly-skilled doctor of the Eastern Han Dynasty in China is credited with devising Chinese exercise . . . → Read More: Can Chinese Exercise Improve Your Health? After a tense day at the office you may not feel particularly motivated to exercise. But researchers are discovering that exercise is one of the most powerful stress and anxiety busters. “Any exercise that gets your heart rate up helps lower levels of the stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol,” quoted from Dr. Mark Liponis, corporate medical . . . → Read More: Your Best Defense Against Stress – Qigong At the University of York in England, Hugh MacPherson and scientists said the benefits of a short course of acupuncture was effective in treating patients with low back pain and that the benefits seem to improve with time. This was evident in their study of 241 back pain sufferers. . . . → Read More: Low Back Pain Study You might remember when you were younger and much suppler. As we age the necessity for stretching increases. Chinese medicine teaches us that as we age we start to lose our yin and yang energies. Yin corresponds to . . . → Read More: “Stretching” a Book Review |
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Steven Sonmore, LAc is a licensed acupuncturist in Minneapolis, Minnesota with over 20 years experience of health care and pain management.
