Crooked and the Back Pain Industrial Complex

I had an interesting case this week of NTOS and he also had tinnitus that improved from the treatment.   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com   IG: @richhazel  

The book Crooked by Cathryn Jackobson Ramin is a must-read book for anyone who works with back pain patients or is considering a back surgery for low back pain.   I talk about research the author mentioned and some other research that will blow your mind.   Crooked is available on Audible if you prefer an audio book.  https://www.cathrynjakobsonramin.com/   The Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging of The Lumbar Spine to Predict Low-Back Pain in Asymptomatic Subjects   The catastrophization effects of an MRI report on the patient and surgeon and the benefits of ‘clinical reporting’: results from an RCT and blinded trials   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com  

Anterior shoulder pain on shoulder flexion Anterior shoulder pain on planting a ski pole Pseudo Frozen Shoulder Restricted Shoulder Flexion All cases I saw this week. Pec Major and Lats for the win! (Some dry needling was necessary)   Online Courses and Mentorship Group on Podia: https://richardhazel.podia.com    

Is it frozen shoulder or an impingement? Can we fix a frozen shoulder with acupuncture? Here are my 2 cents.    Thank you, to Feedspot for selecting The Acupuncture Outsider for the Top 15 Acupuncture Podcasts on the Planet.   https://podcast.feedspot.com/acupuncture_podcasts/   Online Courses for Functional Acupuncture:  https://richardhazel.podia.com    

Double Crush Syndrome is mostly seen in the medical field as something rare that happens to people in an earthquake when a building collapses on them.   In the world of successfully treating peripheral neuropathies with Functional Acupuncture it's helpful to take a less restrictive definition of Double Crush.     Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com My website: https://www.richhazel.com  

Why I'm calling my style of acupuncture Functional Acupuncture.   Janda famously said that there are 2 schools of thought in musculoskeletal medicine. Stuctural and Functional. Most are still using the Structural approach (and our patients are paying the price - literally)   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com  

The functional approach to knee pain will look for movement dysfunction and attempt to correct it.    Others might blame arthritis, the patient's weight, L4-5 issues...   I'm going to look at joint pain as an issue of how the joint moves.   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com  

Very interesting case this week. And a second case of crippling pain where all the doctors threw their hands up and said, "there's nothing we can do."     Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com BlackFriday Discount good until Dec 31 BLACKFRIDAY20 for 20% off All Courses and Bundles  

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