The Acupuncture Outsider Podcast

I recently treated my own suboccipital muscles and am now realizing how important it is to treat them on people with neck pain and restricted range of motion. These are now in my arsenal for quality of life / mobility treatments.  Online courses  BLACKFRIDAY20 for 20% off all courses and bundles. https://richardhazel.podia.com  

Sounds strange but I don't treat pain.  I see patients for pain every day, but I'm not trying to treat their pain. There's more to it than that.   Online Courses: BLACKFRIDAY20 Discount Code for 20% Off all Courses and Bundles until December 31. https://richardhazel.podia.com  

Interesting case on a college athlete. How I assessed and treated this issue.   Come to the 3rd European Orthopaedic and Sports Acupuncture Congress in Barcelona: Space will be limited to 40 people.  https://integrative-acu-seminars.com/3rd-european-orthopaedic-and-sports-acupuncture-congress/   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com    

Treating Seniors is a skill you need to learn and there are no books or courses to take. Treating Pro Athletes gets you some prestige but the true test of your assessment and treatment skills as an acupuncturist (as well as your people skills) will be in treating an older population with sub-optimal health statuses.      Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com OCTOBER10 until the end of the...

My First Inferior Cluneal Nerve Entrapment Case! And an update on my ACNES patient.       online courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com OCTOBER10 for 10% off everything until the end of October.  

"Most (musculoskeletal) issues start at the Pelvis" - Vladimir Janda         Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com OCTOBER10 for 10% off Everything Until the End of October.

The unfortunate gap in understanding pain is the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system's response to overuse, pain and injury.     Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com OCTOBER10 discount code for 10% off everything on the site until the end of October    

Some tough pain cases are getting better (fast)!   Here is the link to Podia. My new course just went live.   https://richardhazel.podia.com    

I saw a new patient this week with posterior knee pain and his leg would internally rotate when he had been playing golf for a while.       Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com  

It's not easy to treat a pain that the patient only feels at times when they are not in the clinic with you. You have to go on their memory of where it hurts and what they are doing at that time. On palpation there was no pain to reproduce. Length testing and muscle testing showed nothing.  I had to rely on Dr. Travell to figure it out.       Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com  

Just a review of how I usually treat a leg length discrepancy and some of my tough cases. Foot neuropathies, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Migraines     Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com  

If you're sticking needles into the site of pain you're waving the flag of surrender. If you know the cause of the pain, you should be getting good/great results in your first treatment and have it resolved or greatly improved very quickly soon after, in most cases. If you are sticking needles into things where they hurt, you're likely missing the real cause of the problem.  Yes, I'm going to piss...

I recently saw a discussion about treating the psoas with acupuncture techniques like fascial pecking on the abdomen, treating the segment, addressing other issues like the abdominals and core, distal points.   What should we do and why?    All of the above are good, but there are times when the motor point is essential. Here's my take. Hint: it's a matter of muscle tone vs muscle shortening.   On...

More gold from Dr. Trescot's book.  There are many ways to entrap the radial nerve. The ones we can address with acupuncture can respond very quickly.    Here's Dr. Trescot's Book on Amazon. (The Springer site has it for about $100 more than Amazon) https://a.co/d/2QN64U4   My online courses are here: https://richardhazel.podia.com    

Something I was teaching in Amsterdam recently. Easy to miss, but easy to treat.   As I mentioned, you can learn more about Dr. Jenny Nieters' Courses here: https://alamedaacupuncture.com/learn-sports-acupuncture-with-jenny-nieters/   My courses are here: https://richardhazel.podia.com    

This is my favorite way to find hip dysfunction for people who have hip pain or for athletes who want to avoid injury and have better sports performance.       My online courses are here: https://richardhazel.podia.com

Just got back from Amsterdam. We had a great Congress. I'm discussing what you missed and then some details I wanted to mention about the Gluteus Minimus that you won't hear most of the time.     https://richardhazel.podia.com    

Most likely your doctor looks at your pain as a structural issue. i.e. Joint inflammation needs an anti-inflammatory.  Unless you need a surgical intervention, Janda would have seen your pain as a functional problem. Your sensorimotor system is having problems.  This is why I'm 100% in the Janda camp and why it gets such great, lasting results.         If you are an acupuncturist and are wanting t...

There are some new devices for Restless Leg Syndrome that use electric stimulation to stimulate the afferent nerves of the low leg.   What's the connection to the Superficial Peroneal Nerve and Restless Leg? I'm not sure, but I'm willing to start treating patients with this in mind.   Also, some updates on tough nerve entrapment cases.   If you are an acupuncturist and are wanting to learn motor p...

Recognizing symptoms of peripheral nerve entrapment is critical for chronic pain patients who have gotten no relief from the usual standard of care and diagnostic exams.    When you know the symptoms, you can rule in or out a peripheral nerve entrapment and then palpate the typical entrapment zones to confirm you are on the right track.    If you are an acupuncturist and are wanting to learn motor...

People often ask questions about how to use electric stimulation of an acupuncture needle in the motor point of a muscle. They want to know why and how and for how long.  I attempt to give some answers based on what I have seen. There are so many opinions about it that I thought it would be best to give you the basic explanation that has worked well for me. If you're happy with your results, that'...

Some updates about Amsterdam and the recordings on Podia and the Mentorship Membership on Podia.   Here's the registration link for Amsterdam in June: https://integrative-acu-seminars.com/2nd-european-orthopaedic-and-sports-acupuncture-congress/   Here's the Podia link: https://richardhazel.podia.com   This episode is about a recent patient with SIJ pain and it was due to the psoas being tight.   ...

Coracobrachialis issues that are often missed for pain and mobility and cutaneous nerve symptoms.   Here's the Amsterdam Link: https://integrative-acu-seminars.com/2nd-european-orthopaedic-and-sports-acupuncture-congress/   Podia Online Courses Here:  https://richardhazel.podia.com    

I had a rough week trying to sleep with terrible neck pain that was giving me a right-sided headache almost like a migraine.     https://chinesemedicineeducation.com/event/motor-point-acupuncture-mastery-using-jandas-crossed-syndromes-as-a-roadmap-to-success-plus-advanced-treatments-for-nerve-entrapment-syndrome/   https://integrative-acu-seminars.com/2nd-european-orthopaedic-and-sports-acupunctur...

Know the signs of issues with these intrinsic foot muscles. They will help with plantar fasciitis and other foot pain.   Also, here are the live seminar links I mentioned:   https://chinesemedicineeducation.com/event/motor-point-acupuncture-mastery-using-jandas-crossed-syndromes-as-a-roadmap-to-success-plus-advanced-treatments-for-nerve-entrapment-syndrome/   https://integrative-acu-seminars.com/2...