A trigger point is an extremely irritable band of muscle that sends pain to another area of your body, known as referral pain. In Chinese medicine, we call these ashi or “Oh Yes!” points because when a therapist presses on

Shorten time in labor and decrease pain during delivery There is a lot of media coverage about how acupuncture treatment can assist couples looking to conceive. I will cover that in another article, but want to focus this one on

The people who shot this video are in no way associated with me or Acupuncture Pain and Stress Center, but it is interesting to see how people on the street respond to the question “what is acupuncture?” A few of

When someone comes to me for the treatment of emotional disturbances. No matter if it is acupuncture for anxiety, PTSD, depression, panic attacks or mania I look at more than just this diagnosis.  I talk to the patient about the exact

New research shows that acupuncture therapy increases the chance of having a successful pregnancy. For this study acupuncturist at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine teamed up with the Northwest Center for Reproductive Sciences and University of Washington in a study