What you must know before you try dry needling

What you must know before you try dry needling

EDITED 05/13/2015: A previous version of this article included a section titled “A few key facts about dry needling”. This section has been removed and I now encourage interested readers to consult a detailed and authoritative discussion of the same...
Choose your acupuncturist carefully

Choose your acupuncturist carefully

As I wrote about here, I have serious concerns about the lack of clear minimum standards for health care providers practicing dry needling. What is dry needling? Dry needling is another name for acupuncture performed by physical therapists, occupational...
How to make stress your friend

How to make stress your friend

I highly recommend taking the 15 minutes needed to watch this TED talk by health psychologist Kelly McGonigal. The gist of the talk is this: Stress, in and of itself, is not harmful to your health. What is harmful is the belief that stress is harmful to your health....
How many acupuncture treatments will I need?

How many acupuncture treatments will I need?

HOW MANY ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENTS WILL I NEED? This is one of the first questions that most people considering acupuncture have We are all busy and money doesn’t grow on trees. It is natural to feel impatient and to hope for a dramatic and rapid results from a new...