Enjoying your garden, creating your favorite dish, dancing, hula hooping—these are all activities that many of us love to do to feel present and enjoy the moment. Unfortunately, too many Americans know that their favorite hobbies can become impossible when experiencing unrelenting back pain. One study indicated that one-quarter of adults report chronic low back […]
Unexplained infertility is a very frustrating “diagnosis” to receive, but about one in five couples will be told their infertility doesn’t have a known cause. Some studies show that for people given the diagnosis of unexplained infertility, it might just take more time – over a seven year period, 36% of people diagnosed with unexplained […]
Watching the news, summer heat waves, natural disasters, work deadlines, managing the household—life requires us to have positive and negative types of stress. Some of us, though, may also experience anxiety either routinely or situationally in addition to the day-to-day stress. Anxiety may not always be visible to those around you. You may have anxiety with less […]
Recently, I was listening to Matthew McConaughey’s Greenlights. It’s a fun read, with a passage noting that trends are often fleeting, but “Cool is always cool” (paraphrasing).[1] Meanwhile, Instagram advertises the latest wellness trends—wearables tracking steps, prepared whole food meals to your doorstep—all based on cutting edge ‘new research’. Though I appreciate that wellness is […]
Does Acupuncture Work for Vulvodynia? In one study, almost 30% of women reported that they had vulvar pain at some point in their life. The researchers concluded from this study that as many as 14 million women in the US have chronic vulvar pain during their lifetime. The same authors estimated that 30% of those […]
Treating Vaginal Pain with Acupuncture Have you ever experienced dull, aching, stinging, or burning pain? Daily? At your external genital area? It’s difficult to talk about pain much less vulvar or vaginal pain, even among your female friends. However, no one should have to suffer silently from this pain, which can affect you daily and […]
Endometriosis is a leading cause of female infertility in the US, according to the American Pregnancy Association. This condition currently affects around seven million women in the country, and around 30% of women diagnosed with endometriosis have difficulty conceiving. Nonetheless, women with endometriosis can still get pregnant with the help of acupuncture, or with IVF […]
Did you know acupuncture is effective for vulvar pain? You may not think of it as an option, but acupuncture for vulvar pain can be an effective treatment. I wrote a guest post for my colleagues over at the YinOva Center about this pain condition that affects one in four women: chronic vulvar pain. Vulvar […]
