We’re in the final stretch of late summer, and this is when symptoms tend to spike — disrupted sleep, stubborn fatigue, stress, or pain provoked by summer activity. When back pain, knee pain, or a flare‑up bedevils you, time to get…
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Acupuncture Calms Anxiety Disorder – New Research
Acupuncture has many indications and a complete evaluation using tongue, pulse, and facial diagnosis will enable me to write a personalized treatment plan for your issues. Anxiety and its manifestations such as insomnia, palpitations and…
Boost Immunity with Acupuncture and Supplements This Flu Season
An estimated 30,000 Americans die each year from the flu. Most of these people are elderly, the very young, and the immunocompromised. One of the issues for the elderly is that their body’s ability to…
Chronic fatigue syndrome and acupuncture
Chronic fatigue syndrome is characterized by severe disabling fatigue and other symptoms such as musculoskeletal pain, impaired concentration, headaches, chronic pain, insomnia, depression. While the causes are not well understood, treatment in allopathic medicine approaches include…
Why Don’t Doctors Take a Lifestyle History … (but your OMD will!!)
Diagnostic clues can often come from a patient’s medical history. In my acupuncture practice I take a thorough medical history. In fact, most L.Ac.s and OMDs put aside 90 minutes to 2 hours for a…
LA Times: Study Finds Potent Painkiller in Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine
Study shows San Qi (notoginseng or pseudoginseng) and Yan hu suo (corydalis tuber) are effective in relieving… http://t.co/apNV0zkTJZ — Anita Lanier (@DrAnitaOMD) January 21, 2014
New Research Reveals Acupuncture Unlocks Frozen Shoulder Pain
In my practice, many patients have experienced relief from shoulder pain that has plagued them for years. Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, can not only be a very painful condition, the limitation in…
Dr. Anita Lanier recommends Anti-Cancer: A New Way of Life
This is one of the most succinct and useful health and wellness books I’ve ever read. Written partly as a memoir, it offers a summation of research on what cancer is. Also addressed are how…
Auricular Acupuncture is an Effective Means of Treating Body and Mind
In my clinic, I offer ear acupuncture at low cost for established patients. Auricular acupuncture is a simple, low-cost, and effective means of healing the mind via the body. The ear reflex points correspond with…
Acupuncture Provides Short Term Relief to Arthritis
In my clinic, I have seen good results particularly with knee and shoulder arthritis, usually after just a few sessions. Acupuncture is effective for treating pain, but it is important for patients to understand that…