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The New Science of Stretch & Alternative Medicine
What is the science of stretch? And is it related to the science of Acupuncture? It just so turns out there was some majorly eye-opening research done recently on just what happens when we stretch and how that is similar … Continue reading
Posted in Acupuncture, Exercise & Lifestyle, Pain Management, Research
Tagged Acupuncture, Acupuncture & athletes, Acupuncture & Stretch, alternative medicine, chronic pain, Sports Medicine, Yoga and Acupuncture
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How Does it Work?
I get asked this question all the time. After all, the practice of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine is somewhat of an enigma, a vague medicine that people either swear by or disregard as snake oil. In fact there is a … Continue reading
Posted in Acupuncture, Pain Management, Research
Tagged Acupuncture, Acupuncture & athletes, Arthritis, chronic pain, Erin Resko Acupuncture, Sports Medicine
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Be a Better Athlete with Acupuncture
If you are an athlete, you rely on your body. Your livelihood depends on your physical prowess, your conditioning, your strength (both mental and physical), your focus and probably most importantly, your ability to recover. So how good is your … Continue reading
Posted in Acupuncture, Exercise, Exercise & Lifestyle, Nutrition, Pain Management, Research, Stress Relief, Topics in Health
Tagged Acupuncture, Acupuncture & athletes, Acupuncture for pain, alternative medicine, Alternative Medicine & athletes, Alternative medicine for recovery, exercise, Exercise & Health, Improve Focus, Improve performance, Nutrition, Sports Medicine
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A Dream Job
While I do believe I will be happy working just about anywhere I end up, deep down I secretly think Lisa Ripi (see New York Times article below) has created something of a dream job… Before I started acupuncture school … Continue reading
Posted in Acupuncture, Exercise & Lifestyle
Tagged Acupuncture & athletes, Acupuncture & NFL, Acupuncture & sports, football & acupuncture, NFL & alternative medicine, Sports Medicine
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It’s a BIG weekend!
So, here I sit, just spent another 10 hours in school knocking down midterms fighting off an inevitable headache, but I’m still at it! In case you didn’t already know, this weekend is kind of a big deal! For one … Continue reading
Posted in Acupuncture, Exercise & Lifestyle, Fun Facts, Reflections
Tagged acl injury, Acupuncture, Acupuncture Treatments, alternative medicine, athletic injury, chinese herbs, Chinese New Year, complementary medicine, Cupping, Freestyle Skiing, functional strength training, graham watanabe, gua sha, Health, injury prevention, jeret peterson, knee injury, mens moguls, post surgery treatment, ski, skiing, snowboarder cross, speedy peterson, Sports Medicine, TCM, traditional chinese medicine, Valentine's Day, Winter Olympic Games, Womens moguls, Year of the Tiger
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