Gua Sha - an ancient healing technique for pain, injuries and much more! Gua sha is a gentle massage using traditional tools to break up stagnation in muscles and joints, increasing range of motion and treating pain.
Putting the Ice on Ice
Acupuncture is great for reducing pain and inflammation. We help many patients arthritis, sports injuries, back pain, sciatica, etc. So my patients are often surprised and skeptical when I advise them to reduce or stop using ice on their injuries. This is usually followed by lots of questions and a little bit of suspicion. Read more…
Ear Acupuncture + Auricular Therapy with Dr. Jonathan Holasek
ACNJ practitioner, Jonathan Holasek recently attended an acupuncture conference in Washington. We spoke with Jonathan to share some of the many unknown benefits of ear acupuncture and excited to share it with you below, enjoy. Ear or auricular acupuncture uses hundreds of acupuncture points in the outer ear region that connect with the body's organs and many systems to treat a wide variety of disorders and conditions...
Dorothy’s Recovery from Tingling, Burning and Pain • Patient Healing Story
My training in Traditional Chinese Medicine focuses on the signs and patterns that will reveal the connections between symptoms and physical or psychological disharmony. With Dorothy her pulse, tongue and other diagnostic presentation pointed to patterns of excessive heat in the skin, deficiency of Yin which led to dryness, a restriction in the free flow of Qi from her Liver, and anxiety and fatigue caused by a disturbance of her Shen or spirit as a result of impaired sleep. - Dr. Peter Kadar L.Ac. D.O.M.
Stella’s Cold Hands and Feet • Patients with Reynaud’s Syndrome
According to acupuncture and traditional Chinese medical theory a person who is often cold and craves warmth will be diagnosed as having a Cold constitution. Stella clearly had this condition. Her other important signs included fatigue, achy joints, weak digestion, a slow, tight pulse and a white coating on her tongue.
Acupuncturists Without Borders
Acupuncture Without Borders, protocol consists of several acupuncture techniques that utilize auricular or ear acupuncture that stimulates the regions of the brain to create more neurotransmitters that are very effective for coping with pain, stress, fatigue and trauma that are inevitable for people who have seen their homes destroyed, loved ones killed or injured, and cultures and traditions uprooted.
Acupuncture Skeptic to A True Believer
Upon meeting John, I was bombarded with his extreme disdain for having to be here with me, but even more extreme was his skepticism about acupuncture and traditional chinese medicine. To John it was such a far out, hard to grasp medicine that really put him outside of his comfort zone. But he came, he was here, and as I began to talk to him I realized that he was very eager to put an end to his discomfort from restless leg syndrome.
Back Pain Relief • Julie's Healing Story
Julie was referred to the Acupuncture Center of New Jersey by a coworker who had great success from her treatments. She had very good health insurance so her treatments were 100% covered! Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal causing difficulty walking, balance issues, crippling leg and low back pain, and numbness in the legs and feet. Julie had been suffering for years with the above mentioned symptoms, and often times would have to stay home from her job as a teacher because standing on her feet all day was near impossible. From the moment she stepped off of the table of her very first acupuncture treatment she felt a difference.
Michael Phelps Brings The GOLD with Ancient Acupuncture Healing Cupping to Rio
Jeff's Recovery from Diabetes • Acupuncture Healing Journey
We are so gratified to have patients like Jeff who come to us for acupuncture for a wide range of chronic health problems. They often turn to acupuncture and Traditional Chinese medicine because they have become unsatisfied with conventional medicine and are looking for alternative medicine for a more holistic approach. Read more about Jeff's healing journey to living with less pain and suffering.
