That face you make when an Acu posts about someone calling them looking for dry needling, so they lectured the patient on how dry needling is not acupuncture, and then for some reason the patient never scheduled an appointment...hmmm
You can be "right" or you can have a patient.
Besides, dry needling is acupuncture. All acupuncture is. That's why acupuncturists should own it. Get the patient in and then use what you know to help them. Who cares, just get the patient into your clinic!
Give this a read after you watch the video: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7689775/
Athletic Intensive Myofascial Release
Location: Shokunin CrossFit, Mesa, AZ
Pre-requisite: EXSTORE
Register here:
https://aseseminars.com/event/athletic-intensive-myofascial-seminar/
Is anyone practicing in area code 23062 - Virginia, or thereabouts? Williamsburg? For a friend with scoliosis and arthritis. thanks in advance.
Patient: 34-year-old female, currently 15 weeks pregnant.
Diagnosis: Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (diagnosed 2021), hypermobility type (hEDS).
Surgical history: Four right hip surgeries between 2021–2024 for a torn labrum, ultimately requiring a cadaver graft, as well as repair of a femoral head injury. All four procedures have been deemed unsuccessful. In 2022, she also underwent shoulder surgery for a labral tear.
EXSTORE findings: Weakness noted in the L gluteus maximus, R adductor magnus, R hip flexors, L serratus anterior, and supraspinatus.
Current symptoms: Significant discomfort localized to the R greater trochanter, adductors, and hamstrings, with associated low back pain.
Pain management history: Prior to pregnancy, symptoms were managed with Baclofen, which was discontinued during pregnancy and is planned to resume postpartum. She claims she has had relief from DN in the past.
My understanding is that Ehlers–Danlos syndrome is an umbrella term encompassing 13 connective tissue ...
Athlete with sub-acute second metatarsal stress fracture currently using rest and laser therapy for treatment. For electroacupuncture... Osteopuncture at 100 Hz at the base and head of the metatarsal to cross the fracture ? 30 Hz across the ankle joint at GB 40 and above the sustentaculum tali? Are MPs relevant here?
