Headaches and migraines are super common and they can really affect your quality of life. Did your doctor tell you about ALL of the different causes of headaches? Unfortunately reaching for the Advil, Tylenol, rubbing your temples or even the stronger stuff like using neurologist-prescribed triptans, antihistamines, anti-seizure drugs, or antidepressants, to treat their pain.
Your knee arthritis pain is caused by degeneration of cartilage or a torn meniscus, right? Every doctor you’ve been to has told you that, so it has to be right. Well it’s WRONG! There’s big scientific body of evidence showing that arthritis itself doesn’t cause pain, and the pain of arthritis (and maybe even arthritis
At my Dry Needling Clinic & Orthopedic Acupuncture Clinic in Tampa, FL I see this story time and time again. A patient tells me that a few years ago they their back went out, sometimes they say they woke up with the pain but usually it’s after some routine activity. This was the first time that
How does the ring finger surgery alternative of Dry Needling and Electro-Acupuncture compare with ring finger surgery recovery? At my dry needling and orthopedic acupuncture clinic in Tampa, FL I treat ring finger pain with advanced procedures on a regular basis. For starters, the ring finger surgery alternative involves dry needling & electro-acupuncture which has no
NSAIDS are super dangerous despite their over the counter availability and despite the fact that doctors write prescriptions for them like candy. Here are the common ones to avoid: Motrin (Ibuprofen), Celebrex (Celecoxib), Voltaren (Dicofenac), Lodine (Etodolac), Feldene (Piroxicam), DayPro (Oxaprozin), Clinoril (Sulindac), and Alleve (Naproxen Sodium) I can’t get over the number of patients
Can dry needling & neurofunctional acupuncture help trigger finger without surgery? DM is a middle aged gentleman who developed trigger finger in his ring finger. Through the years he developed triggering and catching when he moved his ring finger. He became unable to flex that finger more than about half way and noticed his finger
At my dry needling clinic in Tampa, FL I help patients with finger pain every single day. Here’s a quick video showing what a treatment for pinky finger pain looks like. This patient has had pain in her pinky finger for 1+ year. It hurts in her knuckle when she opens/closes her hand and there
Does Dry Needling work for Plantar Fasciitis? The short answer, YES! At my Dry Needling Clinic in Tampa, FL I help people recover and prevent plantar fasciitis every single day. The types of patients I see with plantar fasciitis range from the 60+ year olds who wore the wrong shoes and took a walk and
FYI just because you have a herniated disc doesn’t mean you have to live in pain At my Dry Needling and Acupuncture clinic in Tampa, FL one of the most common problems I help people with is pain from disc herniations. Despite what your regular doctor or orthopedic surgeon tells you, not all back pain
How much can acupuncture help with your pain? If you want the short answer: A LOT. It is absolutely worth your time. Be mindful that acupuncture is not magic and will require a series of treatments to help your body function better and hurt less. So give it time, don’t expect to feel significant changes
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