Poor Posture Leads to Neck and Shoulder Pain Seeing changes in neck posture for patients that use a computer many hours a day is nothing new. Often I find Forward Head Posture in patients who present to the office with complaints of neck and/or shoulder pain, headache, and possibly tingling and numbness into the arms […]
Stretches to help manage sciatica pain.
Osteoarthrits or OA is the most common form of arthritis. Characterized by the degeneration of articular cartilage and underlying bone, as well as, overgrowth of bone at the margins of joints, it is also known as degenerative joint disease. 27 million American adults (age 25 and older) and more than 33% of Americans 65 or […]
I recently had the privilege to speak at the Matthews Woman’s Club. As I was preparing I realized that we as women have huge responsibilities. Children, husbands, PTA, housework, meals, jobs, charity work and the list continues. Women give everyday, all day. I have to ask, how do you give 100% of yourself if you […]
Stop sickness at the front door with this simple protocol when you have the first hint that a cold is approaching. Our resident Acupuncturist/Herbalist/Master Healer, Mika Ichihara, M.S., L.Ac., B.Phar., offers her tips for how to remain healthy during the cold season. The key she says is to “stop virus invasion into the body at […]
