Next to the expert acupuncture treatment itself, documentation is one of the most important aspects of our treatment process. It all begins with our intake questionnaire with which we establish the patients baseline status so that we can measure their progress against it. These are known as SOAP notes which are a way for healthcare…

Acupuncture has gained recognition as a valuable treatment for chronic pain in workers’ compensation cases, especially when conventional therapies have not yielded sufficient results. In California, Labor Code Section 4600 acknowledges acupuncture as a legitimate medical treatment for work-related injuries, obligating employers to provide such care when necessary. Research indicates that acupuncture can effectively alleviate…

Acupuncture involves the insertion of very thin needles through your skin at strategic points on your body. A key component of traditional medicine, acupuncture is most commonly used to treat pain. Increasingly, it is being used for overall wellness, including stress management. Most often people use acupuncture to relieve chronic pain, such as: Arthritis Back…

Acupuncture might be the answer for nagging pinched nerves in the neck! It probably helps to start out this journey by defining a few terms, the first of which is “cervical radiculopathy,” a condition that results in neurological dysfunction caused by compression and inflammation of any of the nerve roots of your cervical spine (neck).…