“Then there is Alejandro Elorriaga, a genius of a man. With him I do between 50 and 100 hours of acupuncture each year. It is very intensive. He’ll come for a day or two and basically do a short MoT of my body for eight to ten hours a day. I sometimes think it’s like […]

Common sources of neurological amplification: nociceptive fibres. According to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), pain is defined as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.” This definition contains two important agreements that comprise the foundation of understanding pain […]

In the last issue, a general introduction to the complex topic of “pain with movement” disorders was provided with a detailed discussion of the first contributor to a pain syndrome, i.e. the activity of local nociceptors with receptor fields on dermatomal, myotomal and sclerotomal tissues. An important caveat was provided associated with this idea – […]

In the first article of this series, a detailed discussion of the number one contributor to a pain syndrome was provided (the activity of local nociceptors with receptor fields on relevant dermatomal, myotomal and sclerotomal tissues) (April 2019). The second article discussed trigger points contribution from both myofascial tissues and viscera, as well as spinal […]

For a person who is suffering from pain and dysfunction during movement, the treatment options are endless. But an ideal treatment focuses on three general areas – biomechanics, neurology, and metabolism, which make up the pyramid of movement function. When you look at the pyramid of movement function you get an idea of how biomechanics, […]

Pain related problems continue to consume great amounts of healthcare resources with only marginal improvements in the overall rate of clinical success, particularly in the area of chronic pain. The main reason for this situation is the complex nature of chronic pain, when the unpleasant feeling has expanded beyond the sensory cortex to affect other […]

Introduction Advances in the fields of neurophysiology and neurosciences in the last three decades have allowed to re-defining acupuncture as a straightforward peripheral nerve stimulation technique. This technique, now based in biomedical science, has been termed contemporary acupuncture to differentiate it from traditional acupuncture approaches. Contemporary acupuncture can be defined as a therapeutic method in […]

Naturopathic Conference, Michener Institute in Toronto Date: May 30, 2015 Session Outline a. Background Responsible treatment of “non-traumatic” or “functional” musculoskeletal pain syndromes with contemporary acupuncture requires a thorough understanding of the functional neuroanatomy and normal biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system. In these syndromes, conventional medical diagnosis (label diagnosis) is of little assistance in the […]

“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”   In what ways does our brain affect our reality? Neuroreality as it applies to pain management and pain with movement disorders has some series implications for the chiropractic profession. Dr. Alejandro Elorriaga Claraco has […]

This is part 1 of a 4-part series. Read part 2 | Read part 3 | Read part 4 Three centuries ago, in 1710, the Irish philosopher George Berkeley proposed this famous thought experiment: “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” He […]