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     Common Conditions Treated with Acupuncture

              •  Back Pain

              •  Bell's Palsy

              •  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

              •  Chronic Pain


Colds / Flu

Cold and flu season is nothing to get excited about. Americans catch an estimated 1 billion colds each year. In fact, the common cold is among the leading reasons for visiting a doctor and for missing...

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Cystitis

Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder, typically caused by a bacterial infection of the lower urinary tract. Most cases occur in women; approximately 5% see a doctor due to symptoms of cystitis (...

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Dentistry

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 25% of adults 60 years and older, do not have natural teeth. Dental pain is also an issue that most people have dealt with at ...

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Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a chronic condition that entails tissue growth in sites other than the uterus. The condition is typically found in the pelvic cavity but can also occur in other body parts (RCOG 2006)...

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Female Fertility

Infertility is the inability of a couple to get pregnant despite having regular unprotected sex. A couple is regarded as infertile if, after regular sexual intercourse, they have not conceived in two ...

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Fibromyalgia

Approximately 3.7 million people suffer from fibromyalgia in the US. It is a condition that persists throughout one’s life and entails extensive musculoskeletal pain and tenderness, fatigue, sle...

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Frozen Shoulder

Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) is a painful and often disabling condition. Its course can linger for months to years. Approximately 2% of adults have experienced this condition (Lundberg 1969)....

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Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders

Gastrointestinal tract disorders (e.g., Crohn’s disease) are often chronic, relapsing, inflammatory disorders with shared clinical features. They differ in response to therapy and have largely d...

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is no laughing matter. It pertains to a group of potential symptoms that can include chronic abdominal pain, bloating, flatulence and altered bowel habits. The disorder,...

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Male Infertility

Male infertility relates to the presence of abnormal semen parameters (e.g., abnormalities in the semen analysis, the presence of inadequate sexual or ejaculatory function), resulting in problems in c...

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Menopausal Symptoms

Menopause begins with the end of the last menstrual period. The median age is 53 years (Hardy 2005). Hormone level changes (i.e., estrogen declines), can cause acute menopausal symptoms. To illustrate...

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Migraines

If you have ever experienced a migraine, you know that they are terribly painful. It is a primary headache disorder that is recurrent, with attacks lasting from 4-72 hours. The Pain associated is mode...

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Post-Operative Pain

Surgery and pain go hand-in-hand. It can be severe, but largely unnecessary. Effective pain relief is imperative. Pain prolongs hospital stays, as all organ systems can be affected, increased myocardi...

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Sciatica

Sciatica (i.e., lumbar radiculopathy) involves nerve root impingement and/or inflammation that causes neurological symptoms (e.g., pain, numbness, paraesthesia) in the areas that are supplied by the a...

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Tinnitus

Approximately 18% of industrialised country populations are mildly impacted by chronic tinnitus; in its severe form, it affects 0.5% (Coles 1984). Tinnitus is the perception of sound that does not ari...

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Urinary Incontinence

Urinary incontinence affects all ages of people in the US—around 13 million (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1996). The results of this disorder are activity restriction and d...

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From Our Blog

How Supplements Work Hand In Hand with Acupuncture

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:59:16 +0000

Many in the Sarasota and Bradenton areas are aware of acupuncture and its benefits, but traditional Chinese medicine (“TCM”) also includes another component: supplements. Using both acupuncture and supplements together constitutes the longest recorded medical system in history. Ancient Chinese literature records about 13,000 medicinals and more than 100,000 medicinal recipes. Ingredients are typically plants [...]
 

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