San Diego Acupuncture Blog

Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years for orthopedic, sports and martial arts injuries. It is no wonder that in this modern age, Acupuncture has been very effective for sports injuries.

As an athlete who has recovered from serious injuries using Acupuncture for sports injuries, I understand the desire of the athlete to return to training as soon as possible. I also understand the benefits of Acupuncture on enhancing performance naturally.

Your practitioner should understand the psychology and mind-set of the athlete.  

Back pain is one of the most common medical problems, affecting 8 out of 10 people at some point during their lives. Back pain can range from a dull, constant ache to a sudden, sharp pain that can be debilitating.

Many people think of Acupuncture only as a form of pain management, or for illness. Although Acupuncture can be very effective with pain and illness, it also can have a profound influence on emotional and spiritual health.

For thousands of years, Acupuncture has been used as a method to assist the patient toward spiritual integration.

Are you or someone you love living life with pain? Either acute of chronic pain can be treated with great success with Acupuncture. Throughout the world, Acupuncture with a mild electric current is used as anesthesaia for surgery. This gives you an idea of how effective Acupuncture can be for pain control. 

Chronic pain can affect every aspect of your life. Physical pain can have emotional consequences. Other pain can come from emotional conflicts which find expression in physical form.

Finding the right Acupuncturist in San Diego can be a difficult endeavor. Like any service, many practitioners claim to be world reknown, or specialists in a certain field. Anyone can claim to be an expert, so look beyond tag lines and see who they are and how they practice the medicine.

There are many styles of Acupuncture, both modern and Classical and understandings of theory and techniques go hand and hand with the practitioners chosen style.

For some practitioners, community acupuncture is simply a attractive way of saying group acupuncture. This is a style and method of practice often used in settings in China and India where large groups of people can be treated at once.

During the Cultural Revolution in China (1949-58), a new method of acupuncture emerged based upon the barefoot doctor protocals of unskilled village doctors. These doctors knew only how to alleviate symptoms. Due to China's lack of healthcare, a modern style of acupuncture emerged to treat large numbers of people. This is known as TCM or CAM.

Through and Through techniques are very effective in clinical practice. Because the needle passes through more tissue and muscle, it can be a strong sensation. This creates intense qi that is very effective in moving stagnation, blood and qi. Care should be taken with weak, elderly, or clients that are very needle sensitive. An understanding and knowledge of human anatomy is essential.

Warming an acupuncture point, typically by Jiu or moxibustion (the burning of a combination of herbs, primarily Ai Ye or

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