The Acupuncture Outsider Podcast

He (or She) Who Treats the Site of Pain is Often Lost!

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"!

 

 

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Should We Treat the Psoas Motor Point or Only Use Distal Points?

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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Deep Branch and Superficial Radial Nerve Entrapments

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)

https://a.co/d/2QN64U4

 

My online courses are here: https://richardhazel.podia.com

 

 

This Nerve Entrapment Can Cause Numbness on the Bottom of the Foot and Big Toe

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

 

 

My First Line of Assessment for Hip Dysfunction

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

Amsterdam Orthopedic and Sports Acupuncture Congress Recap and Glute Min facts

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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Janda: There are two schools of thought in musculoskeletal medicine: Structural and Functional

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/

 

Is there a connection between The Superficial Peroneal Nerve and Restless Leg Syndrome?

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

 

 

Chronic Pain Patient with symptoms of an Ilioinguinal Nerve Entrapment

Recognizing symptoms of peripheral nerve entrapment is critical for chronic pain patients who have gotten no relief from the usual standard of care and diagnostic exams. 

 

When you know the symptoms, you can rule in or out a peripheral nerve entrapment and then palpate the typical entrapment zones to confirm you are on the right track. 

 

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

 

 

My Thoughts about Electric Stimulation of Motor Points - the Why and How and How Long

People often ask questions about how to use electric stimulation of an acupuncture needle in the motor point of a muscle. They want to know why and how and for how long. 

I attempt to give some answers based on what I have seen. There are so many opinions about it that I thought it would be best to give you the basic explanation that has worked well for me. If you're happy with your results, that's what you should do. 

I leave it to others to dispute the minutiae of frequencies and points and length of treatment. 

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