It’s a bit unnerving that nearly a quarter of all Americans are overweight. According to the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, those in the U.S. spend over $33 billion annually on weight loss programs. Yet a mind-boggling 95 percent fail in their goal to lose the weight necessary to maintain good health. It’s why more folks are using...

In our previous blog post, we looked at how acupuncture can help alleviate back pain. But the benefits of this holistic treatment don’t end there. According to the...

A whopping eight out of 10 people will experience some sort of back pain in their lifetime. Unfortunately, many folks choose to simply mask the problem with habit-forming over-the-counter pain medications. Acupuncture, on the other hand, takes a different approach. Through natural, more holistic techniques, patients can enjoy long-lasting relief. In this blog post, we’ll explain how acupuncture has become a proven method for treating lower...

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America is the most overweight country in the world. If you ever travel abroad the only overweight people you see are...

Arthritis Pain Relief concerns a lot of people. An estimated 43 million people in the United States have Arthritis or other Rheumatic conditions. By the year 2020, this number is expected to jump to 60 million. (NIH Pub. No. 02-4999). There’s few viable options in our drug based Western Medicine model in the United States. Acupuncture and Biopuncture are an alternative way to surgery and drugs that is catching on in the U.S.

It has...

Acupuncture (Eastern Medicine) is the one of the oldest and most proven forms of medicine. Acupuncture is over 3000 years old and is now one of the fastest growing fields of medicine in the United States. There are a lot of unanswered questions people have about this medicine. I will try to put it in “layman’s terms” so that it will be easier to understand. The biggest difference between Western and Eastern (Acupuncture) Medicine is that :...

Having neck pain is a more common occurrence as more and more people are sitting at desks with their bodies bent over desks and computers for the ever evolving technology sphere that we are working in. Chiropractors, physicians and even emergency clinic in case of major trauma, can all help you with your neck pains, but will they actually treat the underlying condition so that it does not effect you further? This is the question that so...

We understand that many of our patients have different conditions that need assessment and treatment. Some are worse than others, and other may seem like they are insignificant until they aren’t. One of the things that we help all of our patients with is understanding the value of preventative treatment. While this may seem like a no-brainer, there is a remarkably large percentage of lower back pain sufferers that don’t do it.

For one...

Many people have experienced the effects of fibromyalgia, from construction workers and athletes to women who have carried babies and those in the military. Fibromyalgia is generally caused by some form of extreme stress to the back, and if you have it, you can probably help your doctors pinpoint exactly what caused this condition because of your personal preference for activity or career choice. This is a common problem in women as pregnancy...

Many people have experienced the effects of fibromyalgia, from construction workers and athletes to women who have carried babies and those in the military. Fibromyalgia is generally caused by some form of extreme stress to the back, and if you have it, you can probably help your doctors pinpoint exactly what caused this condition because of your personal preference for activity or career choice. This is a common problem in women as pregnancy...

Arthritis is a very common condition that effects people of all ages and activity types. You can be a teenage athlete and develop arthritis in your knees, or be an office worker and develop arthritis in your hands after spending all those months at a computer. Or, you can develop arthritis as you age and your joints stop operating as well as they used to. Once you have it, you will know as your joints stop working so well and the pain becomes...

If you have sciatica, then you know exactly what severe pain feels like. This is not a condition that is easy to treat in many cases, and it is a highly disabling condition too. Modern medicine can provide some treatments that will allow you to cope with the pain and many hide it somewhat, but the problem with it, is that it does not offer a tangible treatment to handle the condition of sciatica for those who are suffering with it.

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One of the most common complaints that many physicians see for treatment are those concerning lower back pain. Back pain and especially lower back pain can be caused by multiple conditions. It is our goal at the Natural Healing Medical Center to help our patients discover what is actually at the root of the pain and treat it in the most effective manner. This will require different treatments depending on the condition.

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Shoulder pain is common in athletes because they are the ones who normally use these joints to such an extent that it wears them out and creates tears from over use. The average person does not, for example, twist their shoulder muscles as fast or as hard as a baseball player does. Tennis players and golfers also suffer a variety of different shoulder pains that stem from their various sports. Those individuals who work out in the gym also...

Prolopuncture is one of the newest evolutions in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine with over a 100 years of a successful track record in China. The benefit of Prolopuncture is used to help the body heal joints properly and the best fastest way. I am sure you can immediately grasp the immense rewards that such a treatment will have, especially for those in athletics or who make their income off intense physical activity.

Prolopuncture is...