The pain got so severe in his lower back and leg that Les Fullerton was considering back surgery. A friend suggested he first see Jean Painter of Harmony Integrative Medicine in Prescott. Fullerton is glad he did. After about 12 visits for acupuncture with Painter, he is 100 percent free of back pain. “I had met with a spine surgeon, and was looking into spinal surgery. That option is no longer in the picture. I don’t have back pain anymore,” Fullerton said. Fullerton is not the only one who … [Read more...] about Healer Practicing Eastern Medicine to Treat Pain, Chronic Illnesses
Acupuncture
Dry Needling: Western Medicine’s Clinical Acupuncture
When Darlene Harmon, PT, describes dry needling, people usually ask if it’s similar to acupuncture. “We use the same needles, but that’s where the similarity ends,” said Harmon, a physical therapist in Physical Rehabilitation Services at Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC). Dry needling – sometimes called clinical or Western acupuncture – relieves muscle pain and helps people who suffer from a chronic pain disorder called myofascial pain syndrome. Its name is the opposite of wet … [Read more...] about Dry Needling: Western Medicine’s Clinical Acupuncture