Wednesday March 13, 6-7:30pm at the Cardiff Public Library This Talk Is For You If: You want to feel like yourself again without neck pain coloring everything you do You are losing your edge because neck pain is keeping you from workouts, sports and even interrupting your sleep You are frustrated because you haven’t been […]
Heal Your Knee Presentation
Thursday November 8, 6-7:30pm at the Cardiff Public Library This Talk Is For You If: You want to feel like yourself again without knee pain coloring everything you do You are losing your desired fitness level because pain is keeping you from workouts and sports You are frustrated because you haven’t been able to resolve […]
Heal Your Low Back Presentation
Thursday July 26, 6-7:30pm at the Cardiff Public Library This Talk Is For You If: You want to feel like yourself again without low back pain coloring everything you do You are losing your desired fitness level because pain is keeping you from workouts and sports You are frustrated because you haven’t been able to […]
Heal Your Shoulder Presentation
Wednesday March 21 at 6:30pm at the Encinitas Public Library This Talk Is For You If: You want to feel like yourself again without shoulder pain coloring everything you do You are losing your desired fitness level because pain is keeping you from workouts and sports You are frustrated because you haven’t been able to […]
We’ve Moved to Encinitas
Cypress Acupuncture has moved to a new location one block West of Hwy. 5 in Encinitas right next to Scripps and Core Orthopaedics. The new clinic is quieter, larger and it’s a more convenient location for most patients. We will host an Open House coming up in February or March. New address: 1011 Devonshire Dr., […]
Tennis Elbow Anyone?
According to the Mayo Clinic the definition of Tennis Elbow is, “a painful condition that occurs when tendons in your elbow are overworked, usually by repetitive motions of the wrist and arm.” The medical term for Tennis Elbow is Lateral Epicondylitis. Pain usually occurs at the origin of the forearm tendons right where they attach […]
I Wish I Didn’t Do That Last Back Squat
I am no expert in weight lifting but I often see and treat the painful results of lifting heavy weights with compromised form. These injuries range from minor muscle strains to herniated inter-vertebral discs. You don’t want to experience these, especially the disc injuries. They cause permanent damage to disc cartilage and/or nerves and often create intense […]
Athletes Get Sick Too
Training Your Body to Kill Cold and Flu Microbes We have arrived in the season when our exposure to powerful microbes that cause cold and flu increases and our ability to fight off infection decreases. Consider the holiday party. We tend to eat more unhealthy foods and imbibe tasty drinks that reduce immunity. We do […]
It Doesn’t Hurt Because You’re Old, Tenderfoot!
Mysterious Tender Feet Could be Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome. I’ve heard a few patient’s blame tender feet on getting old. Well aging is almost always a factor related to chronic pain. However if you feel like there’s not enough padding on the bottom of your feet with numbness and tingling you might have Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome. That’s […]
Running Technique and Acupuncture
I like to run and I made the transition to “mid-foot” running about a year ago. Often when I mention mid-foot running in conversation somebody asks, “oh do you wear those crazy shoes with the individual toes”? For the record I don’t wear the toe shoes but I do wear minimalist shoes that fit my […]