US Military begins plans to officially use Battlefield Acupuncture

As mentioned in the article below about Battlefield Acupuncture, Dr. Richard Niemtzow has been honing and testing his technique for years at Andrews Airforce base. However, next year the US Military will officially begin using Battlefield acupuncture on a larger scale.

As a practitioner who has learned this technique, I have to tell you that it is pretty darn amazing. For some of my patients it can make all the difference in the results they're getting in my clinic.

To read more check out this link:

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/266173

Ishizaka Traditional Japanese Acupuncture

The traditional Japanese style of acupuncture originated from hands on methods of healing like Qi gong, Shiatsu and other styles of Japanese massage. Practitioners began using a quick in and out form of needling in the areas of the body that they had felt the most energetic impact while using their hands.

In the late 1700's Ishizaka Sotetsu created created his own system of needling based on this knowledge but also including western medicine from the Dutch. Incredibly, this was the first (but not last) time in history that Western medicine would be combined with a complementary form of healing.

The idea was to work the needle in Japanese style up and down the spinal cord along to correlate with the Western view that the nerves traveled from the brain and down the spine.

I like to think of this style of needling as being the closest thing my patients will get to an acupuncture massage.

Using my left hand to palpitate and massage the body, I go digging for what I like to call "rice crispies".

Rice crispies are those crunchy little knots and bumps that I know you all can feel in your neck and shoulders.

After rubbing the affected area, I do a quick and light in and out Japanese needling style to work out those rice crispies and detoxify the body.


How does it feel?

Well, I'd have to say it feels pretty good.

I had it done to me the other weekend and my back felt more open. In my neck where I was having a little bit of soreness from carrying around my 17 month old, I really felt it most intensely. And it made a difference.

So come on in and try it out. I think you're really going to enjoy it.

We are now armed to the teeth with our Battlefield Acupuncture Skills

Battlefield Acupuncture, or Niemtzow Acupuncture was developed by the military for the purpose of instantly relieving pain in the heat of a battle. According to the protocol, an acupuncturist should be able to alleviate pain within minutes so that a patient can have broader range of motion and be able to function painlessly.

Sounds too good to be true, right?

That's exactly what I thought.

Until I went to the HealthSouth Petersburg Rehabilitation Hospital in Petersburg, Va to learn the protocol.

What I found was amazing results.

Patients, accompanied by their physical therapists, nurses and family members all lined up to give Battlefield Acupuncture a try. There was a post stroke patient, a man sustaining a sever spinal cord injury with painful neuropathy and a nurse with plantar fasciitis waiting - to name a few - waiting to be healed.

Amazingly enough, all of the patients found major relief or increased range of motion. The therapists were amazed and so was the rest of the class.

After returning home from the clinic, I used the technique on 5 of my 11 patients today. All of them found relief and none of them could believe the immediate results.

The question of the day was: "Where did the pain go?"

Well folks, there's actually a good explanation for this. But what I recommend is coming in and trying it for yourself. You won't regret it for a minute. And I would love to treat you.

To read more about Battlefield Acupuncture, go to the link below.

http://www.battlefieldacupuncture.com/

Good News, Ladies

The medical community of Oncology and Radiology has been only one of the most recent groups to embrace the benefits of acupuncture. Last year the Journal of Radiology published a very positive study about the benefits of acupuncture in treating the side effects of radiation treatment.

This great article from Science Daily explains the benefits of acupuncture for reducing hot flashes and increasing sex drive for breast cancer patients.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091229105908.htm

7 Misconceptions of Acupuncture

Here's a great video about the 7 myths of acupuncture. Enjoy!

7 Myths About Acupuncture from Urban Remedy Community Acupunctu on Vimeo.

Scientific Breakthrough on How Acupuncture Works

And so it had gone for years that when I discuss the benefits of acupuncture with western medical doctors the inevitable question is raised: "How exactly does acupuncture work? Is there any quantifiable evidence that proves it's efficacy?"

Of course thousands of research studies have been conducted supporting acupuncture as a viable form of therapy, but the question of how it works never seems to get answered.

The idea that acupuncture needles work along the nervous system pathways is great, but too good to be true. There are really only a couple of acupuncture points that are on or near nerve endings.

However, what acupuncturists and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners recognize as "qi" or the general life force that flows through the body along pathways called meridians may actually be quantifiable in scientific terms.

Click on the link below to read more about this scientific breakthrough:

http://www.examiner.com/x-11705-NY-Holistic-Science--Spirit-Examiner~y2009m10d12-New-scientific-breakthrough-proves-why-acupuncture-works

Support Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act!

Please support HR646 - The Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act.

This bill will include acupuncture as a part of Medicare coverage.

What does that mean? Well, funny you should ask:

1. People who aren't able to afford healthcare will have access to acupuncture. This will enable people with problems that are not greatly effected by Western Medicine or physical therapy to get relief.

2. This is a big domino: once the entire nation has the opportunity to receive some sort of acupuncture coverage, your insurance companies will begin to pay out too. And that's a good thing if you want your affordable health care alternative to be even more affordable.

So please please please let your Congressmen know what you want.

Go to this link and in 30 seconds or so, you'll be able to e-mail a letter:

http://www.rallycongress.com/aaaom/

Thanks!!!