Sage Pain & Recovery Alternatives was named Raleigh's Best Gold Winner in the Alternative Therapies category by the News & Observer for 2023. Thank you to all of our patients, colleagues, and friends who voted for us! We [...]
Assisted Stretching, or Personal Stretch Recovery (PSR), is now being offered at Sage Pain & Recovery Alternatives with our certified Personal Trainer. We offer 30-minute or 60-minute assisted stretching sessions with a professional [...]
PEMF Therapy Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMF), sometimes referred to as low-field magnetic stimulation, is an increasingly popular treatment used by a growing number of practitioners including chiropractors, physical [...]
Sage Pain & Recovery Alternatives now offers sound therapy to complement our acupuncture, massage, and other alternative modalities. The HUSO Sound Therapy system involves the application of uniquely enhanced toning sounds and [...]
Raleigh Community Acupuncture is being offered again at our clinic! It has been a trying few years for all of us in the health industry. The Covid pandemic put many things on indefinite hold, including the grand opening and full use of [...]
Covid and Anosmia COVID-19 is rampant, and those who have had the virus have experienced a wide variety of symptoms, with covid and anosmia one of the most common. Some, especially the young, are lucky to experience no [...]
Free Acupuncture Treatments We are proud to announce that since we reopened the Sage Pain & Recovery Clinic in June 2020, we have had a great response to our FREE acupuncture treatments for frontline healthcare workers. We have [...]
Sage Stick SMUDGING: The benefits of Sage In these uncertain and challenging times when many of us are confined to our homes, there is a simple and inexpensive way to clean the air and create a safer space to stay [...]
Natural supplements and Covid-19 Natural supplements and Covid-19, what is right for you? We are being inundated with new information about the COVID-19 virus every day. I have been reviewing the literature and the studies [...]
CORONAVIRUS: Be prepared An outbreak of a new coronavirus (COVID-19) has been developing since December 2019. Thousands of cases have been confirmed in several countries including the United States. Experts say this virus [...]
The Gift of Acupuncture During this Holiday season, surprise your friends and family with the gift of Acupuncture and better health. We are offering gift certificates in any amount. Certificates may be used for massage, [...]
Cupping in Acupuncture and the News! Cupping, sometimes referred to as fire cupping, is an age-old technique used to relieve muscular skeletal or myofascial pain. It is also used to treat anxiety. During the procedure, [...]
A bill for non-opioid treatment alternatives was recently introduced by Senator Hise of McDowell County at the North Carolina General Assembly. The bill would require health care practitioners, as the first line of treatment, to provide [...]
We are thrilled to announce that we will be opening a community acupuncture clinic in 2019. For your convenience, the clinic will be located in our current building and offer multiple evening and weekend sessions. The community clinic [...]
There are many articles in the news recently about hemp and CBD oil. Hemp farms and hemp pharmacies are springing up around North Carolina. CBD oil, or cannabidiol, is being sold online and in specialty stores. There [...]
Acupuncture for Constipation? Yes!Many years ago, a family member whose diet consists mainly of burgers, pizza, and monster drinks, was stricken with a severe case of constipation. His stomach distended and he could not go [...]
The Opioid Crisis and the NADA Protocol The opioid crisis in the United States has gotten significant media attention in the last few months. The Federal Government has also taken notice. The CDC has developed guidelines for [...]
Celebrities Use Acupuncture? Yes!Thinking of trying acupuncture for the first time? Want to know who else has tried it? Many celebrities are known to use Chinese Medicine. A quick web search will produce a list of [...]
What are "Windgates"? In Chinese medicine, wind (or "feng:") and cold are two external causes of disease. Some of your "windgates" are located on the front and back of your neck. These are points of entry and exit for cold and wind. [...]
On October 29, 2016, in downtown Raleigh, the North Carolina Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCAAOM) hosted its first-ever Awareness Walk for Acupuncture. Participants wore t-shirts with a logo that said [...]
What is Cupping Therapy? American athletes are finally using a technique known to the Chinese for thousands of years, cupping therapy. "Fire cupping" or simply "cupping" as acupuncturists refer to it, is now a new rage among [...]
Dry Needling... Recently, there has been a movement among physical therapists to include acupuncture in their scope of practice by calling it "dry needling." Dry needling involves inserting acupuncture needles into trigger or [...]
Pain Medication: An American Epidemic According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), forty (40) Americans die every day from prescription opioid overdoses. Doctors are overprescribing opioids such as Percocet, [...]
Ear Acupuncture, and the NADA protocol, sometimes referred to as "five point ear acupuncture," is an auricular protocol in which fine, stainless steel needles are inserted into five acupuncture points in the ear. In some [...]
QiGong (pronounced "Chee gõng") is an ancient Chinese healthcare system that incorporates physical poses and methodical breathing. The term QiGong is made up of two Chinese words "Qi" and "Gong." Qi is the energy or "life force" that [...]
Interesting facts about acupuncture that you may not have known, and may find curious. From tongue characteristics and pain management to Presidents who've used acupuncture as treatment, you're sure to find these acupuncture facts [...]
Have you ever wondered, What is Gua Sha? Although it has different names in different cultures, gua-sha is a Chinese term loosely meaning "scraping sand bruises." Gua-sha is a scraping technique used by acupuncturists to remove [...]
Acupuncture for Cold and Flu It's that time of year, time to turn to acupuncture for cold and flu! By now, you have been inundated with commercials and signs telling you that you must get a flu shot. Western doctors and [...]