by Jennifer Dubowsky | Mar 7, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Sinus Infections, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Guest Bloggers
By Sue Shekut, Licensed Massage Therapist, Owner Working Well Massage, ACSM Personal Trainer, Certified Wellness Coach.I admit, I was skeptical of Acupuncture at first. I grew up in a very Western medical household and wasn’t sure if it was a legitimate...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 28, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and Celebrities, Celebrities and Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes
Well readers, this story is as much about listening to your wife as it is about the benefits of acupuncture for sports stars. As a side effect of cholesterol lowering medication, Rockies’ pitcher Jason Hammel’s arm was feeling dead and he was...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 24, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Breast Cancer, Acupuncture and Cancer, Acupuncture and Chemotherapy, Acupuncture and Nausea, Acupuncture and pain, Breast Cancer Awareness, Hot Flashes, Videos
Until we find a cure for cancer, we have to continue to find ways to make the existing treatments more bearable and effective. Studies have shown that acupuncture cuts post-chemotherapy fatigue by 31 percent, cuts hot flashes by 50 percent and cuts overall cancer pain...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 21, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and The Military, Acupuncture and Traumatic Brain Injury, Chinese Medicine, Veterans
The Military seems to be becoming a big fan of acupuncture and it’s many benefits. I just read another article today on the use of acupuncture to treat injured soldiers. This time it is on a Marine Corps base in Afghanistan. Here are some excerpts from The Miami...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 16, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and PTSD, Acupuncturists Without Borders, Haiti Relief, Healthcare, Mental Health, Pain Relief, PTSD
Last year I wrote about the volunteer acupuncturists who went to Haiti after the catastrophic earthquake hit. They provided more than 4,500 treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder and pain management. This happened through the combined efforts of Acupuncturists...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 10, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Addiction, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and PTSD, Acupuncture and The Military, Acupuncture and The U.S. Air Force, Chinese Medicine, Mental Health, Pain Relief, Veterans
In the military magazine, Stars and Stripes, I read a report about doctors treating injured soldiers with acupuncture while they are being transported from Ramstein to the States. The doctors hope to control the soldiers’ pain during the air evacuation. This...
