Is there scientific evidence that acupuncture works?

The answer to this question is an emphatic “YES!” there is strong scientific evidence that acupuncture works. If this is a topic that interests you, I encourage you to take ten minutes to watch this easy to understand video from my colleague Mel Hopper Koppelman, where she discusses the three types of scientific evidence that support acupuncture.    Read More →

Shockingly grotesque yet amazing wonderful: the benefits of Gua Sha massage

 A busy schedule, cold weather, recent stressful events, and a pillow desperately in need of replacement caused a crick in my neck that has been nagging at me for weeks. This morning I had a moment to finally take care of the problem and, in less than five minutes, I regained full range of motion and was completely free of pain using gua sha massage, which is a simple, hands-on technique that has been used in traditional Asian medicine for centuries. . The technique is painless, but it is definitely not pretty. This is what I looked... [Read more...]