by Dr. Melissa Carr | May 26, 2016 | Acupuncture, injury, neuropathic pain, Pain
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome–TOS, for short When it first began with shoulder and upper back, I thought it was just muscular tension from leaning over the computer or patients as I’m doing acupuncture. But as the initial pain resolved and the throbbing pain...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 7, 2016 | Acupuncture, injury, Sports
I’ve been doing a fair amount of acupuncture for sprains and strains lately, so I thought I’d share why you want to make acupuncture one of your first choices for treatments if you are unlucky enough to injure yourself. I’ve sprained my right ankle...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 29, 2015 | 24 Hours article, Acupuncture, injury, Sports
If you are planning on participating in any of the many athletic events of spring or summer–from Tough Mudder to BMO Marathon, SunRun to GranFondo, or beach volleyball tournies to Grouse Grind Challenge–you are probably in training now, or at least...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jul 24, 2014 | 24 Hours article, brain health, headache, injury
Concussions are more than simple bumps on the head, and can result in much more than just a few headaches. Rest is the first prescription, but there are many more things that can be done. After seeing a report on the news recently about one of our CFL players and his...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | May 21, 2014 | Acupuncture, injury, Pain
I don’t have much of a green thumb. I’m thankful that I’m a Dr. of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the 21st century because if I were doing this in the earlier days of TCM, I would have had to grow and collect my own herbs–and that would not...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | May 1, 2014 | Acupuncture, Exercise, injury, Sports
I didn’t participate, but I applaud those that did the Vancouver Sun Run this past weekend. It took dedication and training to be able to get out there and enjoy it. Some, unfortunately, are now injured and sore. Some had to skip the event due to injuries acquired...
