Yoga + Running: A Beautiful Partnership
When I first started running, I wasn’t serious about it. The true reason I even set foot on a treadmill the first time was for my best friend’s wedding. She was getting married soon and wanted to be in her…
Common Overuse Running Injuries (and how to prevent them!) Plantar Fasciitis
Running is a tough sport. It requires mental strength, physical strength, dedication and perseverance through the many adversities that runners face. Running is one of the most physically demanding sports, mainly because you put your body through constant jarring and…
The One (not so) Secret Trick to Making Massage Work for You
As a lifelong athlete, I’ve heard the admonition “practice makes perfect” over and over again, and I believed it. I practiced volleyball every day, and I got better. I ran every day and improved. I worked on weight training consistently,…
Common Overuse Running Injuries (and how to prevent them!) IT Band Friction Syndrome
Running is a tough sport. It requires mental strength, physical strength, dedication and perseverance through the many adversities that runners face. Running is one of the most physically demanding sports, mainly because you put your body through constant jarring and…
Anjuna’s own Erin Ward on KPNW Morning Show
Are you new to acupuncture, and want to know what to expect during a treatment? Please listen to this podcast interview from the KPNW morning show with Robb Holloway and Erin Ward to answer many of the frequently asked…
Slip and Fall injury in Older Adults: An overview and how Acupuncture can help.
Every year in the US, millions of adults slip and fall, causing moderate to severe injuries, such as hip fractures and head traumas, and can increase the risk of early death 1 . Fortunately, falls are largely preventable. Acupuncture and traditional…
Boost Immunity With Moxibustion Therapy
During the cold, wet northwest winter season, a decreased immunity can mean the difference between you becoming ill (and missing work and family life) and staying healthy (to enjoy the winter wonderland available. From a traditional Chinese Medicine point of…
Community Style Acupuncture (Acupuncture Group Therapy): Why it’s a great treatment option for fixed income patients.
Many patients suffer from chronic pain that will not resolve in the typical insurance timeframe of 6-10 treatments. Community style acupuncture is wonderful bridge between full priced, private treatments, and nothing at all. Recently, I had a patient come into…
The Low Back Pain Injury: Treatment and financial considerations with acupuncture and herbal therapy.
Lumbar disk herniation usually occurs from degenerative disk disease (dessication of the annulus fibrosis) in patients between 30- and 50-year-olds. The L5/S1 disk is affected in 90% of the cases. Compression of neural structures, such as sciatic nerve, causes radicular…
9 Things Successful Patients Won’t Do
Recently, Dr. Travis Bradberry, Ph.D., wrote a great blog on LinkenIn called, “9 Things Successful People Won't Do” and in it he featured tips that can be directly applied to health management. When patients first enter my clinic in Eugene,…