Podcast Episodes

We Can Treat Most Thumb Arthritis and Pain Quickly with Acupuncture

Episode 126

Most thumb pain can be fixed really quickly with electric stimulation acupuncture on the motor points of the thumb muscles. Here's what I do for thumb pain. 

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Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

This Trigger Point Causes Sciatic Symptoms in the Lower Leg

Episode 125

I've been showing this to people in live seminars for years but I'm finally willing to say with certainty that this is repeatable and reliable for relieving the lower leg symptoms from sciatica. 

O…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Functional Acupuncture for Sports Performance

Episode 124

Until now, sports medicine has been highly influenced by the MDs who treat injury so we often follow suit as acupuncturists.

Functional Acupuncture is always looking at the whole picture. We can trea…

Published on 3 months ago

Interesting and Persistent Knee Pain in a College Football Player

Episode 123

I'm working on a tough case of knee pain on a college football player and I'm telling you here how I went about treating and adjusting my treatment as new information became clear. 

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Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Two New Cases of Hand Tingling and Numbness

Episode 122

I very likely resolved two cases of hand tingling and numbness in 1 or 2 sessions.

NTOS and some other interesting trigger points.

CORRECTION: I was speaking off the cuff when I called the Lower …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Self-Treatment for Low Back Pain Prevention (and sometimes acute back pain)

Episode 121

In this episode I share my own self treatment to prevent low back pain with point location guidance for each point.

This is the same protocol I use for pregnant women with sciatica or SIJ pain (wit…

Published on 4 months ago

Maybe we don't need GLP-1 drugs, maybe we just need to walk more?

Episode 120

I think I've been exercise resistant much of the time in spite of working out and eating right.

Dr. Coyle shows us that we need at least 8500 steps a day for an hour workout to have the metabolic f…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

The Progression of Normal Muscle Tone to Muscle Contracture to Myofascial Trigger Points

Episode 119

It's important to know the progression of muscle fiber dysfunction to better understand how to treat and how long it may take to correct the problem.

The analysis of current research provides subst…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Are you missing this muscle when treating mid-back pain?

Episode 118

I almost never hear discussion about this muscle for midback pain. 

My two cents about this muscle and how to assess and treat it. 

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Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

A Complex Case of Nerve Entrapment Pain (Post-Surgery)

Episode 117

I'm walking you through how I assessed and treated a complex case of cluneal, sciatic and possibly pudendal nerve symptoms. As well as managing the patient's anxiety when symptoms flare. 

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Published on 6 months ago