by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 17, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Injury Rehabilitation, Acupuncture and pain, Aetna, Chinese Medicine, Health, Healthcare, Insurance, Pain Relief, Yoga
Did you know that Aetna’s Chairman & CEO, Mark Bertolini, is a fan of acupuncture? That’s right! After a terrible ski accident, in which he broke his neck and spent a year taking numerous painkillers, the CEO of this huge insurance company turned to a...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Sep 3, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and Basketball, Acupuncture and Celebrities, Acupuncture and pain, Chicago Blackhawks, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, DeeDee Trotter, Health
1) Kobe Bryant – On January 4th the NBA superstar took to twitter and posted this picture of his leg with acupuncture needles in it. I am not a big fan of Kobe but I am always happy to see Chinese Medicine getting good press. 2) Mickael Pietrus – This...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 22, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and pain, Chinese Medicine, Health, Pain Relief, Vulvodynia, Women
Vulvodynia (vul-vo-DIN-ee-uh) is a chronic pain condition of the external female genitalia. Many people do not know about this condition unless they, or a loved one, have experienced it themselves. Even when women know about this condition, they don’t like to talk...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 31, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Neck Pain, Acupuncture and pain, Chinese Medicine, Cupping, Cupping For Pain Relief, Pain Relief
At the best of times, necks are particularly vulnerable to injury and, to make things worse, many people sit at computers all day, have bad posture, or regularly place their bodies in awkward positions, such as leaning over a laptop or hauling heavy...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jun 17, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine, Pain Relief
Last year JAMA (Formerly the Archives of Internal Medicine) reported on a huge meta-analysis of acupuncture studies. This review was led by Andrew Vickers. Ph.D., a researcher at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. The researchers looked at data from...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | May 14, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Animals, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and Pets, Acupuncture for Animals, Animal Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Pain Relief
Acupuncture for animals continues to gain popularity. This weekend CBS reported (see the video here) a story about three sea turtles who are suffering from joint infections. Their joints have limited range of motion which causes them to have difficulty swimming,...
