Research Shows Acupuncture Can Provide Headache Relief
Headaches can both frustrating and debilitating. Tension headaches are the most common headache and can range from mild to moderate in intensity. Symptoms of tension headaches often include dull, aching head pain or tightness that is generally felt across the forehead, sides and back of the head. Pain from tension headaches can also radiate to the neck and shoulder muscles. Tension headaches can range from a single episode to chronic, in which headaches may last for hours and continue for more than 15 days in a month’s time. Migraines and tension headaches can sometimes be confused for one...
Read MoreAcupuncture Safety and other Common Misunderstandings
There are many misconceptions about acupuncture — misunderstandings and misinformation that unfortunately make some people hesitate to seek treatment that could really help them. Acupuncture can be a safe, effective treatment for many conditions and the World Health Organization along with the National Institutes for Health recognize acupuncture as being effective for pain, anxiety, depression, digestive disorders, respiratory problems and more. Many of my patients initially come to me with questions or concerns about acupuncture so I’d like to take the opportunity to answer the most...
Read MoreAcupuncture Can Relieve Stress
A new study published in the Journal of Endocrinology indicates that acupuncture can help to relieve stress and points to the reasons why. The new study explores the biological reasons behind acupuncture’s stress-relieving abilities. The researchers discovered that stress hormones were lower in subjects that received electronic acupuncture. Using rats for their study, they designed a series of tests with electronic acupuncture to ensure that each rat received the exact same dose of pressure. The targeted point was below the knee, or the “Zusanli” point. This is the area — which...
Read MoreAllergy Treatment with Acupuncture
This spring’s allergy season has been a severe one and here in Florida it can be a a problem all year round as various tropical trees and shrubs bloom and thrive in any season. Acupuncture has already been seen to help relieve pain in patients and a new study indicates that it might relieve allergies as well. Many patients plagued with allergy symptoms like sneezing, watery eyes and a scratchy throat use over-the-counter antihistamines for relief, but now more and more are turning to acupuncture and herbal treatments when they find that the medications don’t alleviate the...
Read MoreNew Research Shows Acupuncture Effective for Pain
It’s not often that the mainstream media highlights the effectiveness of acupuncture as a treatment for medical conditions including chronic pain, but this article on ABC New’s website shows how effective acupuncture can be where all other treatments have failed. The article highlights the case of a 60 year-old woman who suffered from devastating and debilitating neck and shoulder pain. She had tried physical therapy, chiropractic medicine and the usual pain management, including multiple shots of steroids into her spine – all to no relief. After her back surgery was cancelled...
Read MoreThe Facts on Chinese Herbal Formulas
Chinese Herbology has been around for many years. It goes back to the Qin andHan Dynasty (3rd century B.C. to 3rd Century A.D. ) in China where the earliest Chinese herbal prescription was found. Of course, herbal remedies were probably used in as part of Chinese natural medicine many years before then. In Traditonal Chinese Medicine (TCM) we use formulas instead of single herbs. Chineseformulas are complicated because herbs are combined to affect each others actionand must be carefully balanced. It’s not a simple process as one herb is added to another.to achieve the proper blend for...
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My name is Stefanie Woods and I am a Board Certified and Licensed Acupuncture Physician. I received a Master in Oriental Medicine from the Acupuncture and Massage College in Miami, FL.
-- Stefanie Woods, AP, LMT
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