Massage Warsaw- Massage Therapy – Warsaw Acupuncture

Year: 2009

  • Massage Gift Certificates

    Wondering what present to get for your that special someone?  How about the gift of health, wellness & stress relief?

    My massage gift certificates have no expiry date and are valid at 2 Danforth locations.  They can be used for any combination of massage, acupuncture or cosmetic acupuncture services that I offer.

    If you can’t visit one of my locations to purchase the massage gift certificates, you can make the purchase online with  interac email transfer and the massage gift certificate will be mailed to you.

    Interac email transfer is a safe and easy way to pay without having to physically come in to my clinic. Almost all bank accounts have the capability to perform the transfer.  These transactions are typically only charged  a $1 service fee.  Call your bank for details.  Once the payment is made, the gift certificate will be mailed to you by Canada Post.

    Call me at 416 886-3050 for further details.

  • Christmas Holiday Hours

    I hope you all have a great holiday season.

    Here are my holiday hours.

    December 21 – 23 – Regular hours

    December 28 – 30 – Regular Hours

    January 8 – 9 – Regular Hours

    If you think you noticed a one week vacation in there, you are absolutely right.  I’m heading down to Cuba for some depressurizing.

  • Research: Lumbar Disc Herniation and Acupuncture

    The August 2007 issue of the Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science, Volume 5, Number 4 had a study by Zhang Bi-meng, Wu Yao-chi and Shao Ping entitled “Treatment of lumbar intervertebral disk herniation with electric acupuncture “.

    A total of 200 subjects were studied with 100 subjects in the treatment group receiving electro acupuncture and 100 subjects in the control group receiving oral medicine.

    The acupuncture treatment group had an effectiveness rate of 86% while the control group had an effectiveness rate of 75%.

  • Research: Plantar Fasciitis and Acupuncture

    The 2009 November 23 edition of Evidence Based Complementary Alternative Medicine contained the study, “Acupuncture Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Six Months Follow-up” written by Zhang SP, Yip TP, Li QS.

    The study followed 53 subjects who were divided into 2 groups. An acupuncture treatment group receiving acupuncture at PC 7 (a point specific to heel pain). A control group receiving acupuncture at LI 4 (a general analgesic point). All subjects received 5 treatments per week for 2 weeks.

    At the 1 month mark, the following results were measured:

    • Morning pain:
      • the acupuncture treatment group had a pain score of 12
      • the control group had a pain score of 22
    • Overall pain:
      • the acupuncture treatment group had a pain score of 9
      • the control group had a pain score of 22
    • Pain Pressure Threshold:
      • the acupuncture treatment group had a favourable score

    The study showed acupuncture to be an effective treatment for plantar fasciitis and illustrated the effectiveness of the point PC 7.

  • Twilight and Muscle Confusion

    Here is an interesting article about getting that “beach body”.  The catalyst for the article is Chaske Spencer, the star of Twilight: New Moon, who put on 20 pounds of muscle in 3 weeks in order to get ready for the role.  He attributes the success of the work out to “muscle confusion” which changes the work out routine on a regular basis thus confusing the muscle to work harder.

    You might have heard about muscle confusion if you watch TV late at night.  P90X is an exercise program that is based on the same principle.

    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/muscle-confusion-hey-biceps-youll-never-guess-whats-next/article1377622/

  • Research: Acupuncture vs Conventional Medicine for Lower Back Pain

    This study appeared in the Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 169 No. 9, May 11, 2009

    The study followed 638 adults with chronic mechanical low back pain who were given one of the following treatments:

    1. individualized acupuncture (acupuncture treatment formula tailored to the patient)
    2. standardized acupuncture (typical acupuncture points for lower back pain)
    3. simulated acupuncture (sham acupuncture using toothpicks on acupuncture points)
    4. conventional medical treatments of medicine and physiotherapy

    Ten treatments were provided over 7 weeks by experienced acupuncturists.  The results were as follows:

    • By the 8 week mark, all of the acupuncture groups showed an improvement of 4.4 or 4.5 while the conventional medicine group showed an improvement of only 2.1 points.
    • By the 8 week mark, the acupuncture groups reported improved symptoms of 1.6 to 1.9 while the conventional medicine group improved symptoms by only 0.7 points.
    • By the 1 year mark, the acupuncture groups showed clinically meaningful improvements in dysfunction of 59% to 65% vs the conventional medicine group which showed an improvement of 50%
    • In summary, the acupuncture groups showed a larger improvement, greater reduced symptoms and longer lasting improvements than conventional medicine.
    • It should also be noted that while the results of sham acupuncture were the same as real acupuncture, sham acupuncture also proved to yield much better results than conventional medicine.