By Dr. Rob Benhuri, D. Ac A confusing pattern many people notice: One day it is your shoulder. The next day it is your neck. Then your low back starts to act up. The pain does not stay in one place. It shifts. It comes and goes. It moves without a clear pattern. This can feel frustrating, especially when you are trying to figure out what is causing it. In the medicine I practice, pain that moves is not random. It usually reflects how the body is handling stress, tension, and circulation as a...

By Dr. Rob Benhuri, D.Ac A very common complaint: Your neck feels tight. Your shoulders feel heavy. There is a constant sense of tension that never fully goes away. Sometimes it builds slowly throughout the day. Other times it is already there when you wake up. You stretch, adjust your posture, maybe even get a massage. It helps temporarily, but the tightness always comes back. In the medicine I practice, this pattern is not random. It usually reflects a combination of stress, posture, and...

By Dr. Robert Benhuri, D.Ac A question many people have, even if they don’t say it out loud: Does acupuncture actually work? It’s a fair question. Because for most people, acupuncture is unfamiliar. It doesn’t look like conventional medicine, and it doesn’t always fit into the way people expect treatment to work. So the hesitation makes sense. The Short Answer Yes, acupuncture can be effective. But not for everything, and not in the same way for every person. Like most forms of medicine, the...