

Returning to my practice soon. Or, who is that masked man?
Dear Friends: I hope this note finds you, your family and all of your loved ones safe, well, thriving and even happy. It has been a...


Temporary office closing during the Covid-19 health crisis
The important message right now is to limit social contact to prevent the rapid spread of infection.


Battlefield Acupuncture Comes to New Paltz
I am happy to announce a series of four, low-cost, Battlefield Acupuncture clinics at my Cherry Hill Plaza office in New Paltz. The...


Did it or didn’t it?
Does acupuncture work? Did the acupuncture I provided to an individual person in an individual case achieve the results we both strove...


Worth reading: Andrew Weil’s "Mind Over Meds"
In my previous post, I wrote about the New York Times interview with Andrew Weil concerning his new book, Mind Over Meds: Know When Drugs...


Andrew Weil on Overmedication
In the June 22, 2017 New York Times, reporter Steven Petrow published a brief interview with Andrew Weil in connection with Weil’s new...


Back Pain and Acupuncture: Consumer Reports Gets It Wrong (Even If Mostly Right)
May I direct your attention to the excellent coverage (with one critical exception) of treatments for back pain in the current issue of...


The Elephant in the Room
Every now and then, a patient asks me if I treat myself. I do. As I write this, I’m sitting on a kitchen chair with needles in my gluteus...


American College of Physicians Endorses Acupuncture as Noninvasive Treatment for Low Back Pain
Whether it was intended as a Valentine’s Day gift to the acupuncture profession or not, on February 14 the American College of Physicians...

My approach to hip pain
One of my readers has asked me to talk about how I treat hip pain. Hip pain is a big deal. Pain in general is a big deal. It’s worth...