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Sometimes doing what‘s best for the patient will go against dogma and tradition. And sometimes leaning more on science than on dogma will ruffle feathers and contradict the gurus and scholars of Traditional Acupuncture. That‘s OK! There‘s room for many styles and there are enough patients for all of us! I graduated at the top of my class with a Master‘s and a Doctorate in Traditional Chinese Acupuncture. I know the benefits of Traditional Acupuncture for many many conditions. But if you want fast and excellent results treating chronic pain, sports injury, over-use injury, flexibility and mobility, that is what I‘m passionate about and I‘m not going to apologize for great results or for sharing what I‘ve learned from Western Medicine using Acupuncture. The topics here will not be controversial unless you insist on holding onto dogma instead of being open to something new to you and that is based in science. If you are interested in my online courses, you can find them at: https://richardhazel.podia.com
Episodes
Saturday Aug 31, 2024
Saturday Aug 31, 2024
It's not easy to treat a pain that the patient only feels at times when they are not in the clinic with you.
You have to go on their memory of where it hurts and what they are doing at that time.
On palpation there was no pain to reproduce. Length testing and muscle testing showed nothing.
I had to rely on Dr. Travell to figure it out.
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Sunday Aug 25, 2024
Sunday Aug 25, 2024
Just a review of how I usually treat a leg length discrepancy and some of my tough cases. Foot neuropathies, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Migraines
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Saturday Aug 17, 2024
Saturday Aug 17, 2024
If you're sticking needles into the site of pain you're waving the flag of surrender.
If you know the cause of the pain, you should be getting good/great results in your first treatment and have it resolved or greatly improved very quickly soon after, in most cases.
If you are sticking needles into things where they hurt, you're likely missing the real cause of the problem.
Yes, I'm going to piss people off. But Janda and Lewit were right. "He who treats the site of pain is often lost"!
Online courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com
Sunday Aug 04, 2024
Sunday Aug 04, 2024
I recently saw a discussion about treating the psoas with acupuncture techniques like fascial pecking on the abdomen, treating the segment, addressing other issues like the abdominals and core, distal points.
What should we do and why?
All of the above are good, but there are times when the motor point is essential. Here's my take.
Hint: it's a matter of muscle tone vs muscle shortening.
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Saturday Jul 27, 2024
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
More gold from Dr. Trescot's book.
There are many ways to entrap the radial nerve. The ones we can address with acupuncture can respond very quickly.
Here's Dr. Trescot's Book on Amazon. (The Springer site has it for about $100 more than Amazon)
My online courses are here: https://richardhazel.podia.com
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Something I was teaching in Amsterdam recently.
Easy to miss, but easy to treat.
As I mentioned, you can learn more about Dr. Jenny Nieters' Courses here:
https://alamedaacupuncture.com/learn-sports-acupuncture-with-jenny-nieters/
My courses are here: https://richardhazel.podia.com
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
This is my favorite way to find hip dysfunction for people who have hip pain or for athletes who want to avoid injury and have better sports performance.
My online courses are here: https://richardhazel.podia.com
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Just got back from Amsterdam. We had a great Congress. I'm discussing what you missed and then some details I wanted to mention about the Gluteus Minimus that you won't hear most of the time.
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Monday May 27, 2024
Monday May 27, 2024
Most likely your doctor looks at your pain as a structural issue. i.e. Joint inflammation needs an anti-inflammatory.
Unless you need a surgical intervention, Janda would have seen your pain as a functional problem. Your sensorimotor system is having problems.
This is why I'm 100% in the Janda camp and why it gets such great, lasting results.
If you are an acupuncturist and are wanting to learn motor points, come to Amsterdam in June:
https://integrative-acu-seminars.com/2nd-european-orthopaedic-and-sports-acupuncture-congress/
Saturday May 18, 2024
Saturday May 18, 2024
There are some new devices for Restless Leg Syndrome that use electric stimulation to stimulate the afferent nerves of the low leg.
What's the connection to the Superficial Peroneal Nerve and Restless Leg? I'm not sure, but I'm willing to start treating patients with this in mind.
Also, some updates on tough nerve entrapment cases.
If you are an acupuncturist and are wanting to learn motor points, come to Amsterdam in June:
https://integrative-acu-seminars.com/2nd-european-orthopaedic-and-sports-acupuncture-congress/
My online courses are here: https://richardhazel.podia.com