Guest guest Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Hi all - I've just been introduced to treating trigger points w/acupuncture, and I'm just amazed at the results. Immediate pain relief. But I'm really unclear on the theory in terms of CM. Can any of you enlighten me? How long does relief last? How does it fit in to root/branch thinking? How - apart from injury - do people get them, or maybe is there underlying deficiency and if so, where? How do you treat this kind of pain? I'm getting into this mostly because the chiropractor who's office I treat from was wanting to find an MD to do trigger point injections, the idea of which makes my toenails curl. Any and all thoughts welcome. Karen Karen R Adams, Lic Ac(MA), Dipl Ac, BS, BA(Hons) 296 Avenue A Turners Falls, MA 01376 413-863-0088 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Hi Karen, Where did you learn this? Andrea Beth Traditional Oriental Medicine Happy Hours in the CALM Center 753 N. Main Street, Suite C-1 Cottonwood, AZ 86326 (928) 274-1373 --- On Thu, 8/14/08, Karen Adams <kradams1 wrote: Karen Adams <kradams1 trigger points Chinese Medicine Thursday, August 14, 2008, 10:42 AM Hi all - I've just been introduced to treating trigger points w/acupuncture, and I'm just amazed at the results. Immediate pain relief. But I'm really unclear on the theory in terms of CM. Can any of you enlighten me? How long does relief last? How does it fit in to root/branch thinking? How - apart from injury - do people get them, or maybe is there underlying deficiency and if so, where? How do you treat this kind of pain? I'm getting into this mostly because the chiropractor who's office I treat from was wanting to find an MD to do trigger point injections, the idea of which makes my toenails curl. Any and all thoughts welcome. Karen Karen R Adams, Lic Ac(MA), Dipl Ac, BS, BA(Hons) 296 Avenue A Turners Falls, MA 01376 413-863-0088 --- Subscribe to the free online journal for TCM at Times http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com Help build the world's largest online encyclopedia for Chinese medicine and acupuncture, click, http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com/wiki/CMTpedia and adjust accordingly. Please consider the environment and only print this message if absolutely necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Hi Karen, Andrea, A great text to learn about all kinds of acupuncture orthopedic methods, including trigger point therapy is Alon Marcus' book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1556435401/ref=s9sims_c4_img1-rfc_g1?pf_rd_m=AT\ VPDKIKX0DER & pf_rd_s=center-3 & pf_rd_r=0F4EHFA98HD6KQ5B43G8 & pf_rd_t=101 & pf_rd_p=32\ 0448801 & pf_rd_i=507846 This may be the most comprehensive text on the subject. Also, Mark Seem has a few books out on the subject as well. K. On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 12:59 PM, <wrote: > Hi Karen, > > Where did you learn this? > > Andrea Beth > > > Traditional Oriental Medicine > Happy Hours in the CALM Center > 753 N. Main Street, Suite C-1 > Cottonwood, AZ 86326 > (928) 274-1373 > > --- On Thu, 8/14/08, Karen Adams <kradams1<kradams1%40verizon.net>> > wrote: > Karen Adams <kradams1 <kradams1%40verizon.net>> > trigger points > To: Chinese Medicine <Chinese Medicine%40yaho\ ogroups.com> > Thursday, August 14, 2008, 10:42 AM > > > Hi all - I've just been introduced to treating trigger points > w/acupuncture, and I'm just amazed at the results. Immediate pain relief. > > But I'm really unclear on the theory in terms of CM. Can any of you > enlighten me? How long does relief last? How does it fit in to > root/branch thinking? How - apart from injury - do people get them, > or maybe is there underlying deficiency and if so, where? How do you > treat this kind of pain? > > I'm getting into this mostly because the chiropractor who's office I > treat from was wanting to find an MD to do trigger point injections, > the idea of which makes my toenails curl. Any and all thoughts welcome. > Karen > > Karen R Adams, > Lic Ac(MA), Dipl Ac, BS, BA(Hons) > 296 Avenue A > Turners Falls, MA 01376 > 413-863-0088 > > --- > > Subscribe to the free online journal for TCM at Times > http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com > > Help build the world's largest online encyclopedia for Chinese medicine and > acupuncture, click, http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com/wiki/CMTpedia > > > and adjust > accordingly. > > Messages are the property of the author. Any duplication outside the group > requires prior permission from the author. > > Please consider the environment and only print this message if absolutely > necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Thanks loads of beans! Andrea Beth Traditional Oriental Medicine Happy Hours in the CALM Center 753 N. Main Street, Suite C-1 Cottonwood, AZ 86326 (928) 274-1373 --- On Thu, 8/14/08, <johnkokko wrote: <johnkokko Re: trigger points Chinese Medicine Thursday, August 14, 2008, 6:14 PM Hi Karen, Andrea, A great text to learn about all kinds of acupuncture orthopedic methods, including trigger point therapy is Alon Marcus' book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1556435401/ref=s9sims_c4_img1-rfc_g1?pf_rd_m=AT\ VPDKIKX0DER & pf_rd_s=center-3 & pf_rd_r=0F4EHFA98HD6KQ5B43G8 & pf_rd_t=101 & pf_rd_p=32\ 0448801 & pf_rd_i=507846 This may be the most comprehensive text on the subject. Also, Mark Seem has a few books out on the subject as well. K. On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 12:59 PM, <wrote: > Hi Karen, > > Where did you learn this? > > Andrea Beth > > > Traditional Oriental Medicine > Happy Hours in the CALM Center > 753 N. Main Street, Suite C-1 > Cottonwood, AZ 86326 > (928) 274-1373 > > --- On Thu, 8/14/08, Karen Adams <kradams1<kradams1%40verizon.net>> > wrote: > Karen Adams <kradams1 <kradams1%40verizon.net>> > trigger points > To: Chinese Medicine <Chinese Medicine%40yaho\ ogroups.com> > Thursday, August 14, 2008, 10:42 AM > > > Hi all - I've just been introduced to treating trigger points > w/acupuncture, and I'm just amazed at the results. Immediate pain relief. > > But I'm really unclear on the theory in terms of CM. Can any of you > enlighten me? How long does relief last? How does it fit in to > root/branch thinking? How - apart from injury - do people get them, > or maybe is there underlying deficiency and if so, where? How do you > treat this kind of pain? > > I'm getting into this mostly because the chiropractor who's office I > treat from was wanting to find an MD to do trigger point injections, > the idea of which makes my toenails curl. Any and all thoughts welcome. > Karen > > Karen R Adams, > Lic Ac(MA), Dipl Ac, BS, BA(Hons) > 296 Avenue A > Turners Falls, MA 01376 > 413-863-0088 > > --- > > Subscribe to the free online journal for TCM at Times > http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com > > Help build the world's largest online encyclopedia for Chinese medicine and > acupuncture, click, http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com/wiki/CMTpedia > > > and adjust > accordingly. > > Messages are the property of the author. Any duplication outside the group > requires prior permission from the author. > > Please consider the environment and only print this message if absolutely > necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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