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Dry Needling For Deep Gluteal Syndrome

January 10, 2024

The journey to diagnosing Deep Gluteal Syndrome (DGS) can be a long and frustrating one filled with unanswered questions and a multitude of tests. As a patient, you may have spent months or even years visiting multiple healthcare providers, undergoing numerous invasive investigations with no clear diagnosis or relief from the persistent, debilitating pain in your buttock region. This convoluted process can leave you feeling exasperated, misunderstood, and desperate for a solution.

Dry Needling for the Deep Longitudinal Subsystem Dysfunction – A Common Pattern in Lowback, SI Joint, Piriformis, Gluteus Medius and Hamstring Pain

January 8, 2024

The deep longitudinal subsystem is group of muscles that have the ability to act as a powerful tensional element that helps absorb and disperse reaction forces coming from the ground, in a multi-joint coordination of the ankle, knee and hip and lumbo-sacral motions. Dry Needling for the deep longitudinal subsystem is one of the most

Is your SI joint causing your pain?

November 21, 2023

The SI joint, the ligaments that stabilize it and the cutaneous nerves near it and even low back and glute muscles can commonly cause pain in your low back that can be confused with SI joint pain.

Does your muscle need to twitch for dry needling to work?

November 21, 2023

The short answer is, no it doesn’t. When it comes to dry needling, the second we insert a needle a whole cascade of changes happen both at the tissue and neuromuscular level that help you feel better. We get an almost instant change in blood flow and a whole bunch of neuro-peptides that help you feel better.

Acupuncture for Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy

November 20, 2023

Cervical spondylotic radiculopathy is a serious and common degenerative disease of the cervical spine due to irritation and compression of the nerve roots of the cervical spine, resulting in a series of clinical symptoms based on sensory, motor and reflex disorders, such as numbness and pain in the neck, shoulders, upper limbs and fingers.

Using Acupuncture For IVF Support

October 2, 2023

Acupuncture has gained global recognition due to its proven effect on improving IVF outcomes significantly. This ancient healing technique can be a powerful adjunct to modern fertility treatments, such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF). This article will shed light on five key benefits of integrating acupuncture into your IVF journey, that can enhance your chances of

How Do Ozone (Prolozone) Injections Work?

October 2, 2023

Ozone injection therapy, involving the injection of ozone gas into the affected area, has been explored as a treatment for various chronic pain conditions. Here are several mechanisms through which ozone therapy may exert its effects: What conditions are prolozone injections good for? Prolozone therapy, a form of regenerative injection therapy that incorporates ozone, has

Prolozone for Tennis Elbow

October 2, 2023

Elbow pain (mainly caused by tennis elbow) can be a real nag. If you do nothing, it can take 12-18 months for tennis elbow to heal on it’s own. The usual course of treatment for tennis elbow is rest, anti-inflammatories, ice, exercises, and even cortisone injections (which don’t work well). The good news is that

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