Collapsed lung from poorly trained dry needler in the news again! Dry needling education is, in a word, inadequate.

Dry needling is acupuncture, plain and simple. I spent 4 years in school to learn how to needle the body including trigger points. Some "dry needlers" spend one weekend (16 hours only) and then start needling people. Know the education and experience of whom you see when someone is going to stick needles into your body!!

From Aspen Public Radio this report about an Olympic athlete whose lung was punctured during a PT session because PTs do dry needling w/ about 16 hours of training. That's acupuncture folks - I went to medical school for 4 years to learn how to do dry needling:

" But the last couple of months haven’t been easy. Around Thanksgiving Yater-Wallace punctured his lung during a physical therapy session. He was in the hospital for a week. Then he crashed during training for the Dew Tour and broke two ribs and re-collapsed the same lung."

This is not the first report of a collapsed lung caused by dry needling.

If you want to try acupuncture give me a call; 303-947-6224.

INSURANCE BILLING: your acupuncture or other Chinese Medicine treatments may be covered by your health insurance.  As a service to you, we find out whether or not your health insurance covers acupuncture and our other therapies and when it does we bill your insurance.  There are plans that cover it, some pay for unlimited visits or enough visits for you to come every other week and be the healthiest employee in your company! Why not be healthier! That's what the insurance company realizes - preventing surgeries, the use of expensive pain killers, and your having to have medical procedures saves them (and you!) money.  Even preventing the common cold saves your employer money.

Here is how acupuncture/Chinese medicine can help YOU!

Libido flagging? Not liking your PMS? Hot flashes? Having difficulty conceiving? Acupuncture works for that.

Going through chemotherapy? I have been treating people who need to be treated with chemotherapy and/or radiation for more than a dozen years. Acupuncture can help you heal faster and reduce the negative impact of those treatments.

ATHLETES: Stamina flagging? Injured? I'll get you back in the game asap.

Getting a few wrinkles?  Acupuncture works for that!  Click here to schedule your FREE consultation with the internationally known age control expert Dr. Martha Lucas, L.Ac.: DrMLucas@AcupunctureWoman.com.  Your cosmetic and anti-aging needs can be met with Chinese medicine - the true anti-aging medicine.  The Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture has been featured in O Magazine and is taught to practitioners all over the world who want to offer the patients a safe, effective alternative to injections and plastic surgery.  Use the most natural thing there is for age control: your own body's energy!!

WHY AM I ABLE TO GET YOU SUCH GOOD RESULTS?  Because I can give you an expert diagnosis to determine the cause of your symptoms or disease and then TREAT IT!  

Chinese medicine treatment works best when your practitioner KNOWS HOW TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS. Take it from someone who teaches Chinese medicine students from all over the world - the proper diagnosis leads to more effective treatment.

On the other hand - got good health?  Acupuncture/Chinese medicine works to maintain that.  But if you don't feel the best that you can or as good as you think you should, call me at 303-947-6224 or email me DrMLucas@AcupunctureWoman.com.  Even though I feel great, I receive acupuncture every other week whether I need it or not …. 

Bio: Dr. Martha Lucas, L.Ac. is an internationally recognized expert in Chinese medicine for pulse diagnosis (internal medicine and emotional health issues) and Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture.  She can be reached at DrMLucas@AcupunctureWoman.com or 303-947-6224. "I specialize in 3 things because I believe that it is important to have focus in order to do your best work and get people back on track quickly.  I want to help you have babies and excellent women's health, get you out playing basketball or football or in that triathlon sooner and stronger, and keep your skin looking its best!!!"

Symantec employees: Your health insurance covers acupuncture!

Symantec employees - your company's health insurance has acupuncture coverage Cigna #U420966590-01 or spouse/family coverage. Let me send your information to my billing person so you can get some free acupuncture (once you've met your deductible). Call me 303-947-6224.

Here is how acupuncture/Chinese medicine can help YOU!

Libido flagging? Not liking your PMS? Hot flashes? Having difficulty conceiving? Acupuncture works for that.

Going through chemotherapy? I have been treating people who need to be treated with chemotherapy and/or radiation for more than a dozen years. Acupuncture can help you heal faster and reduce the negative impact of those treatments.

ATHLETES: Stamina flagging? Injured? I'll get you back in the game asap.

Getting a few wrinkles?  Acupuncture works for that!  Click here to schedule your FREE consultation with the internationally known age control expert Dr. Martha Lucas, L.Ac.: DrMLucas@AcupunctureWoman.com.  Your cosmetic and anti-aging needs can be met with Chinese medicine - the true anti-aging medicine.  The Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture has been featured in O Magazine and is taught to practitioners all over the world who want to offer the patients a safe, effective alternative to injections and plastic surgery.  Use the most natural thing there is for age control: your own body's energy!!

WHY AM I ABLE TO GET YOU SUCH GOOD RESULTS?  Because I can give you an expert diagnosis to determine the cause of your symptoms or disease and then TREAT IT!  

Chinese medicine treatment works best when your practitioner KNOWS HOW TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS. Take it from someone who teaches Chinese medicine students from all over the world - the proper diagnosis leads to more effective treatment.

On the other hand - got good health?  Acupuncture/Chinese medicine works to maintain that.  But if you don't feel the best that you can or as good as you think you should, call me at 303-947-6224 or email me DrMLucas@AcupunctureWoman.com.  Even though I feel great, I receive acupuncture every other week whether I need it or not …. 

Bio: Dr. Martha Lucas, L.Ac. is an internationally recognized expert in Chinese medicine for pulse diagnosis (internal medicine and emotional health issues) and Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture.  She can be reached at DrMLucas@AcupunctureWoman.com or 303-947-6224. "I specialize in 3 things because I believe that it is important to have focus in order to do your best work and get people back on track quickly.  I want to help you have babies and excellent women's health, get you out playing basketball or football or in that triathlon sooner and stronger, and keep your skin looking its best!!!"

Old person smell … acupuncture can help that!

I think the "old person smell" thing that's been in the news lately is fascinating in that it seems to be related to the improper degeneration of fat cells. My take on it is that we don't metabolize the fatty cells so quickly as we age leading to the odor. Damn. The researcher in me wonders if that smell is less potent in FIT older people because they might have fewer fat cells that could get smelly or because their fat cells metabolize faster. Acupuncture can make your digestion and metabolism work better so that your systems stay in tune and working at their best.  Just a thought …..

The original reference is old but the media just picked up lately on the smell thing it seems. Reference: April 2001 issue of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, article entitled: "2-Nonenal, Newly Found in Human Body Odor Tends to Increase with Aging". They found that the concentration of 2-nonenal tended to increase with the age of the subjects and determined that that 2-nonenal is generated by the oxidative degradation of omega-7 unsaturated fatty acids, such as palmitoleic acid and vaccenic acid, found on the skin surface.

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WITH BCBS GROUP 104 OR 105 HEALTH INSURANCE can get 24 free visits of acupuncture a year once your out of network deductible is met (and it's usually pretty small and easily met). Postal employees: ever have a back ache? Neck ache? Knees ache? Acupuncture works for that.

If you want to try acupuncture give me a call; 303-947-6224.

INSURANCE BILLING: your acupuncture or other Chinese Medicine treatments may be covered by your health insurance.  As a service to you, we find out whether or not your health insurance covers acupuncture and our other therapies and when it does we bill your insurance.  There are plans that cover it, some pay for unlimited visits or enough visits for you to come every other week and be the healthiest employee in your company! Why not be healthier! That's what the insurance company realizes - preventing surgeries, the use of expensive pain killers, and your having to have medical procedures saves them (and you!) money.  Even preventing the common cold saves your employer money.

Here is how acupuncture/Chinese medicine can help YOU!

Libido flagging? Not liking your PMS? Hot flashes? Having difficulty conceiving? Acupuncture works for that.

Going through chemotherapy? I have been treating people who need to be treated with chemotherapy and/or radiation for more than a dozen years. Acupuncture can help you heal faster and reduce the negative impact of those treatments.

ATHLETES: Stamina flagging? Injured? I'll get you back in the game asap.

Getting a few wrinkles?  Acupuncture works for that!  Click here to schedule your FREE consultation with the internationally known age control expert Dr. Martha Lucas, L.Ac.: DrMLucas@AcupunctureWoman.com.  Your cosmetic and anti-aging needs can be met with Chinese medicine - the true anti-aging medicine.  The Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture has been featured in O Magazine and is taught to practitioners all over the world who want to offer the patients a safe, effective alternative to injections and plastic surgery.  Use the most natural thing there is for age control: your own body's energy!!

WHY AM I ABLE TO GET YOU SUCH GOOD RESULTS?  Because I can give you an expert diagnosis to determine the cause of your symptoms or disease and then TREAT IT!  

Chinese medicine treatment works best when your practitioner KNOWS HOW TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS. Take it from someone who teaches Chinese medicine students from all over the world - the proper diagnosis leads to more effective treatment.

On the other hand - got good health?  Acupuncture/Chinese medicine works to maintain that.  But if you don't feel the best that you can or as good as you think you should, call me at 303-947-6224 or email me DrMLucas@AcupunctureWoman.com.  Even though I feel great, I receive acupuncture every other week whether I need it or not …. 

Bio: Dr. Martha Lucas, L.Ac. is an internationally recognized expert in Chinese medicine for pulse diagnosis (internal medicine and emotional health issues) and Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture.  She can be reached at DrMLucas@AcupunctureWoman.com or 303-947-6224. "I specialize in 3 things because I believe that it is important to have focus in order to do your best work and get people back on track quickly.  I want to help you have babies and excellent women's health, get you out playing basketball or football or in that triathlon sooner and stronger, and keep your skin looking its best!!!"

Itchy? Acupuncture works for that!

A study in the journal Allergy (Vol. 67, Issue 4, pp 566-573) concluded that acupuncture "significantly reduces itching in patients who suffer from atopic dermatitis". The researchers compared acupuncture with drug therapy and while both reduced itching, acupuncture was the most effective! Almost always there is an internal reason for itchy skin and part of what I do as a Chinese medicine practitioner/acupuncturist is figure that out and treat said cause.

If you want to try acupuncture give me a call; 303-947-6224.

INSURANCE BILLING: your acupuncture or other Chinese Medicine treatments may be covered by your health insurance.  As a service to you, we find out whether or not your health insurance covers acupuncture and our other therapies and when it does we bill your insurance.  There are plans that cover it, some pay for unlimited visits or enough visits for you to come every other week and be the healthiest employee in your company! Why not be healthier! That's what the insurance company realizes - preventing surgeries, the use of expensive pain killers, and your having to have medical procedures saves them (and you!) money.  Even preventing the common cold saves your employer money.

Here is how acupuncture/Chinese medicine can help YOU!

Libido flagging? Not liking your PMS? Hot flashes? Having difficulty conceiving? Acupuncture works for that.

Going through chemotherapy? I have been treating people who need to be treated with chemotherapy and/or radiation for more than a dozen years. Acupuncture can help you heal faster and reduce the negative impact of those treatments.

ATHLETES: Stamina flagging? Injured? I'll get you back in the game asap.

Getting a few wrinkles?  Acupuncture works for that!  Click here to schedule your FREE consultation with the internationally known age control expert Dr. Martha Lucas, L.Ac.: DrMLucas@AcupunctureWoman.com.  Your cosmetic and anti-aging needs can be met with Chinese medicine - the true anti-aging medicine.  The Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture has been featured in O Magazine and is taught to practitioners all over the world who want to offer the patients a safe, effective alternative to injections and plastic surgery.  Use the most natural thing there is for age control: your own body's energy!!

WHY AM I ABLE TO GET YOU SUCH GOOD RESULTS?  Because I can give you an expert diagnosis to determine the cause of your symptoms or disease and then TREAT IT!  

Chinese medicine treatment works best when your practitioner KNOWS HOW TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS. Take it from someone who teaches Chinese medicine students from all over the world - the proper diagnosis leads to more effective treatment.

On the other hand - got good health?  Acupuncture/Chinese medicine works to maintain that.  But if you don't feel the best that you can or as good as you think you should, call me at 303-947-6224 or email me DrMLucas@AcupunctureWoman.com.  Even though I feel great, I receive acupuncture every other week whether I need it or not …. 

Bio: Dr. Martha Lucas, L.Ac. is an internationally recognized expert in Chinese medicine for pulse diagnosis (internal medicine and emotional health issues) and Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture.  She can be reached at DrMLucas@AcupunctureWoman.com or 303-947-6224. "I specialize in 3 things because I believe that it is important to have focus in order to do your best work and get people back on track quickly.  I want to help you have babies and excellent women's health, get you out playing basketball or football or in that triathlon sooner and stronger, and keep your skin looking its best!!!"