When the National Center For Complementary and Integrative Health at the NIH tips its hat toward a medical treatment it gets your attention. Especially when it comes to alternative medicine, where it’s more easy to be skeptical. As Chinese medicine pra… [READ MORE]
So today is Thanksgiving, and people all over America, and Americans all over the world are celebrating this wonderful national holiday. Most will spend the day with family. But some will not. Some will be alone. Some will be judging themselves or thei… [READ MORE]
Have You Got Stomach and Intestinal Pain? Do you have bloating or stomach pain? Are your mornings a series of rushes to the bathroom with urgency and discomfort? Are your bowels consistently either too loose or too hard? Does stress trigger stomach and… [READ MORE]
Are you feeling depressed? Do you lack motivation to get out of the house, call a friend or go to work? Do you feel like you’re missing all the fun? You’re not alone. Feelings of depression are shared by millions of people every day. Acupuncture can he… [READ MORE]
A big part of getting people healthy at Raleigh Acupuncture Associates involves nutrition counselling. The food we eat is fuel for the body, and so many of our health conditions are either caused by eating the wrong foods, or aggravated by it. That mak… [READ MORE]
Do your heels hurt? It’s often diagnosed as plantar fasciitis. Other times it is blamed on the Achilles tendon. In any event, it’s painful and makes walking and exercising almost impossible. The good news is heel pain acupuncture works fast, providing… [READ MORE]
Do you suffer from elbow pain? Has it been diagnosed as tennis or golf elbow? The standard treatment for tennis elbow is to stop using your arm for three months and take ibuprofen three times a day. For most people that is just not going to happen! Acu… [READ MORE]
Two facts we all know. Everyone has stress. And stress damages our health. But here’s something you may not know. Stress damages our health in a BIG way. The good news is that you can reduce stress naturally and effectively with acupuncture. And in the… [READ MORE]
The Problem It’s not fun when you have to stop smoking. Nobody likes it. Nobody’s happy about it. Acupuncture helps stop smoking today by using a combination of powerful modalities to reduce nicotine cravings. The NADA Protocol (specific ear acupunctur… [READ MORE]
Do you have hip pain? There are a few common types of hip pain that we see most often in our clinic. There is sciatica, also known as piriformis syndrome. Then there is bursitis. And finally there is arthritis of the hip joint. No matter what the cause… [READ MORE]
