In my clinical practice, I've been seeing many pinched nerves lately. Radiculopathy, better known as a pinched nerve, is caused by a dysfunction of the nerve, nerve root, or both at the spinal cord. When a nerve is compressed along the nerve pathway, it can become inflamed and cause pain, weakness, and numbness down the arms or legs, depending on the nerve root it affects. Pinched nerves can be in the neck, mid-back, or lower back. Acupuncture for a pinched nerve may help red

More than half of women who have a period experience pain. There are two types of dysmenorrhea (painful periods); primary dysmenorrhea is the most common without known pelvic pathology. Secondary dysmenorrhea is due to pelvic pathologies such as endometriosis, uterine fibroids, adenomyosis, or ovarian cysts. The solution for dysmenorrhea is birth control in Western medicine, which is good as a bandaid to alleviate pain, but it doesn't help figure out why you have pain in the

How does acupuncture work? If you're considering acupuncture in Augusta, NJ, you may be wondering how it works and what to expect. The most common question I'm asked by patients is, "How does acupuncture work?" Well, let me tell you. Acupuncture works by stimulating specific points on the body that influence the nervous system, circulation, and natural healing responses. Modern reserach shows it may support pain relief, hormonal balance , and stress regulation by affecting ho