No, your muscles aren’t too short or too tight by nature. It’s your brain who doesn’t feel safe enough to let go of that tightness.
Stretching and mobility works, but all it does is making the brain feel safe in that position by doing many reps.

Just stretching often fails because it’s fighting the brain’s protective mechanisms. When your nervous system perceives threat, it creates muscle tension as a safety strategy.

What we should be asking is:
‘Why is the brain creating this tension?’

Once we figure this out, we can address the root causes through #acupuncture and #moxibustion.

Sometimes “I’m fine” means “I’m exhausted”.
On R U OK? Day, it’s not just an opportunity to reach out to our friends, family, colleagues and acquaintances, it’s a chance to reflect on what it looks like when someone is not doing so well.
Reach out to your GP or psychologist if you need someone to talk to confidentially, or give your local acupuncturist a call to make an appointment to support your wellbeing.
A 2019 meta-analysis and systematic review found acupuncture a suitable adjunct to usual care and standard antidepressant medication for depression.
Source: DOI: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/8/1140

Study links #acupuncture to back-pain relief

Acupuncture may ease chronic lower back pain in older adults more effectively than standard care, a new JAMA Network Open study finds.
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/video/125580252

🌍 Let's make the voice of all TCM practitioners heard across Europe!
💡 The ETCMA Survey 2025 is your chance to share your experience and help shape strategic actions that impact the entire TCM community.

Your input will help improve practices, strengthen national associations, and foster collaboration across Europe.
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🚀 Join hundreds of practitioners and be part of an initiative that truly makes a difference!
#etcma #european #traditionalchinesemedicine #tcm #acupuncture

Dr. Elizabeth Markle asks: Do your experiences with healthcare leave you feeling uplifted, honored, empowered, and connected? For many of us, our struggles to be physically and mentally healthy can feel like an endless, impossible climb: we feel shame, isolation, and overwhelm. Community As Medicine offers both a bold possibility for transformation of healthcare systems and an immediate strategy for caring for ourselves and our loved ones.

Chinese Medicine for Children
#acupuncture #children

🚫 MYTHBUSTING TCM 🧧✨
Traditional Chinese Medicine isn’t just herbs… and no, it’s not painful, mysterious, or reserved for the ultra-holistic crowd. Breaking down the most common misperceptions because the more we understand TCM, the more we see how it complements modern healthcare.

✅ Acupuncture = minimal discomfort
✅ TCM = includes nutrition, movement, massage, & more
✅ Practised & trusted by a diverse range of people and countries

🧠 Education is the first step to integration.
📲 Swipe through, share your thoughts, or tag a friend who’s curious but unsure.

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Oncology can feel overwhelming for many practitioners. Dr. Hua Bing Wen has over four decades of experience practicing medicine in both #china and the U.S., and a lot expertise in integrative oncology. In this podcast he demystifies cancer treatment, explaining why practitioners should never fear treating patients with a #cancer diagnosis.

#acupuncture

The Tale Of Chinese Medicine S2 EP2：Symbiotic

Healing Together: NESA Brings Community Acupuncture to the Boston Campus
This fall, the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA) at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) will open a new treatment center on the University’s Boston campus—and it's doing so with a distinctly modern take on an ancient tradition: community-style acupuncture.

https://www.mcphs.edu/news/wha....t-is-community-style

 

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What is Community Style Acupuncture | MCPHS News

Community-style acupuncture is affordable group treatment in a shared, peaceful space—patients stay clothed and relax together, enhancing healing, camaraderie.