As the days get shorter and grayer, many people experience the blues. However, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) can make the symptoms even more extreme. In the majority of cases, individuals suffering from SAD feel hopeless, anxious, depressed, lethargic, and may gain weight or withdraw socially, in the fall and winter months. Reduced sunlight can throw […]
![needle-vs-hair[1]](https://tryacupuncture.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/needle-vs-hair1-100x100.jpg "3 Key Components To Understanding Acupuncture")
By Jennifer Dubowsky, LAc Acupuncture is one of the primary, and perhaps best known, treatments used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The practice of acupuncture involves inserting very fine needles into specific acupoints along your body’s meridians in order to balance and assist the free flow of qi. Although that was just one sentence of […]
![marathon-and-acupuncture[1]](https://tryacupuncture.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/marathon-and-acupuncture1-100x100.jpg "Lacing Up For the New York City Marathon? Acupuncture Helps Ward off Injuries and Improve Post-Marathon Recovery")
Runners are gearing up for the New York City Marathon in early November. If you’re one of them, perhaps your training schedule is starting to take a toll on your body. With 26.2 miles ahead of you, preventing and treating injuries is essential. When ice baths and stretching don’t cut it, consider acupuncture to ease […]
![child-acupuncture[1]](https://tryacupuncture.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/child-acupuncture1-100x100.jpg "Acupuncture & Kids: Your Questions About Safety & Treatment Answered")
By Robin Green Since 1996 the rates of chronic illness have more then doubled in children! In the United States 1 in 3 children suffers from asthma, allergies, autism or ADHD. That’s unbelievable isn’t it? All of these problems can be successfully treated or managed effectively with acupuncture. Parents are increasingly turning to alternative medicines […]
![56-tell-the-difference[1]](https://tryacupuncture.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/56-tell-the-difference1-100x100.jpg "Acupuncture Fail: Arizona Allows Physical Therapists to Practice Dry Needling with Only 16 Hours of Training!")
On October 22, 2013 the field of acupuncture took a major blow in Arizona. The state’s Board of Physical Therapy, which had been reviewing the use of dry needling, ruled unanimously that the practice falls within the “definition of physical therapy.” Physical therapists will be allowed to continue to administer the treatment with a mere […]
![post-partum-depression[1]](https://tryacupuncture.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/post-partum-depression1-100x100.jpg "An Old Tradition for a Growing Problem: Post Partum Depression")
By: Esther Hornstein, L.Ac., Dipl. Mommy is often the back bone of any family. I grew up with the adage:” If mom is happy everyone is happy”. If mom is upset, the spirit in the home is dimmed. If mom has a bad headache she must lie down and be away from her family and […]
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM) Day is observed on October 24 as part of an effort to increase public awareness about the benefits of acupuncture and oriental medicine. TryAcupuncture.org is ready to celebrate! Any individual who receives an acupuncture treatment during the month of October can obtain our complete Feng Shui Program for free! It’s […]