Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program
Neurofunctional Treatment of Pain with Movement Disorders
Dr. Alejandro Elorriaga Claraco treating Justin Rose
“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 …
Read moreCommon sources of neurological amplification – part 1/3: Brain pain supply
Common sources of neurological amplification: nociceptive fibres. According to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), pain is defined as “an unp…
Read moreCommon sources of neurological amplification – part 2/3: Common Complexities
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 t…
Read moreCommon sources of neurological amplification – part 3/3: No simple solution
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 recept…
Read moreNeurofunctional Acupuncture – An effective approach to treating pain and dysfunction
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 ̵…
Read moreFunctional Neuromodulation Techniques in pain management
Pain related problems continue to consume great amounts of healthcare resources with only marginal improvements in the overall rate of clinical success, particularly i…
Read moreContemporary Acupuncture and movement disorders: restoring motor and somatic sensory function
Introduction Advances in the fields of neurophysiology and neurosciences in the last three decades have allowed to re-defining acupuncture as a straightforward periphe…
Read moreAdvanced Neurofunctional Acupuncture Strategies for the Treatment of “Non-Traumatic” Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes
Naturopathic Conference, Michener Institute in Toronto Date: May 30, 2015 Session Outline a. Background Responsible treatment of “non-traumatic” or “functional…
Read moreRethinking pain with neurofunction
“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…
Read moreNeuroreality for pain management part 1/4
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 tho…
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