Occupy Wall Street and Community Acupuncture

by Michael Waterman, L.Ac. on November 17, 2011

Photo By: BlaisOne

This is a great post about the connections between Occupy Wall Street and Community Acupuncture.

Check it out here.

Acupuncture Helps Side Effects of Radition

by Michael Waterman, L.Ac. on November 17, 2011

Photo by: IndyDina with Mr. Wonderful

The healblog.net reports that a study conducted by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center shows that acupuncture treatments 3 times a week helped patients with xerostomia, or dry mouth, that can be a side effect of radiation therapy localized to the head or neck.

“The medical implications [of xerostomia] are quite profound in terms of quality of life, because while chronic dry mouth may sound benign, it has a significant impact on sleeping, eating and speaking. Without saliva, there can be an increase in microbial growth, possible bone infection and irreversible nutritional deficits.”

The original blog post can be found here.

Hockey, Headaches and Needles

November 17, 2011

A recent article in The Seattle Times recounts how acupuncture helped a young hockey player get back on the ice after an injury left him with debilitating headaches and his doctors could not keep him symptom free. He is now on a twice a week acupuncture schedule and has not had a recurrence. This point is important. Many people [...]

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You Don’t Have to Pay $295 for Great Acupuncture

October 16, 2011

And that’s after the $495 initial evaluation! In today’s New York Times Style Magazine, the article Stick It To Me is by a fashion writer who, after a recommendation by a friend, starts a series of acupuncture treatments with Dr. Yang of the Tao Institute. All said and done it’s a good piece. Lots of pro [...]

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Martha Stewart’s Employee Wellness Expo

October 14, 2011

Today Olo Acupuncture had the pleasure of tabling at the Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Employee Wellness Expo. We met some fantastic people and had some great conversations about acupuncture and how it can play an important roll in one’s health and wellness routines. We’re looking forward to working with our new MSLO friends in the [...]

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Demystifying The Science Behind Acupuncture

October 3, 2011

The recent article A Health Poke: Demystifying the Science Behind Acupuncture which appeared in The Atlantic, is a well written summary of where research stands in its efforts at explaining, in western terms, how acupuncture works. “We Know it works, we just don’t know why” The key take away is,  in the words of Dr. Leena Mathew an [...]

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Olo’s Points Plus program powered by Perkville.com

September 13, 2011

Introducing our new rewards program When it became clear that our treatment packages were not for everyone, including some of our most frequent patients, we knew we had to look for some other ways to enhance our rewards system. Luckily for us the answer was close at hand. Perkville.com is affiliated with our trusted scheduling [...]

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Our First Open House Was A Great Success!

July 12, 2011

With over 65 new friends coming through our doors on Saturday and Monday, Olo’s first open house was a great success! Thank you to everyone who came in, to those who helped spread the word and especially to our wonderful volunteers Sophia and Susy.  

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Open House July 9th & 11th with Free New Patient Visits

June 28, 2011

To celebrate the arrival of our fabulous new team members, Matthew Yee and Kathleen Marsh, we’ve scheduled two open house dates in July with free treatments for New Patients on both days. This is the perfect opportunity to introduce Olo Acupuncture to your friends, family or anyone else you know who would appreciate Olo’s dedication to bringing [...]

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Huffington Post: How to Choose an Acupuncturist

June 27, 2011

Last week I posted my first piece in the Huffington Post entitled How to Choose an Acupuncturist. This will be an ongoing series so feel free to suggest topics you would like to see covered. Below is the link to the post for any of you who might have missed it. The next piece will [...]

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