Mari Greenly LAc

Acupuncture in Portland OR

Mari Greenly, LAc
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Top 6 Bicycle Accidents: Can Acupuncture Help?

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bicycle accidentsBicycles have taken over our cities and towns. My husband and I are ever amazed when we go to a new city and get to enjoy the great array of bicyclists making their way to and fro in the normal course of business. In some cities, like Davis, California, and Portland, Oregon, bicycling is a way of life. This is fabulous because we are cutting our carbon footprint. However, what happens when things don’t go right and there is an accident? What are the top bicycle accidents and how can I get help?

You asked for it, here you go!

The Top 6 Bicycle Accidents

According to MichiganAutoLaw.com, the top 6 most common bicycle accidents include:

  1. A car is going down the street and stops at a red light. Then instead of looking to see if a bicyclist is coming, they make a right turn  in front of you. OUCH!
  2. A driver is making an unprotected left turn and hits you in the intersection.
  3. Either you or the motorist failed to stop at a red light or a stop sign. Make sure you are careful and know the traffic regulations in your neighborhood.
  4. Other bicycle accidents are caused by a car or you trying to pass on the right.
  5. Getting “doored”. If you are a bicyclist and don’t know what this means….check it out. It is a variety of bicycle accidents in which a car opens their door into your traffic lane. Boom!
  6. The final top bicycle accident happens when a you, the bicyclist, runs into a road hazard like a fallen tree, potholes, or other debris.

These, go far beyond your every day injuries sustained while riding. These injuries can be every bit as extreme and traumatic as an auto accident….and they can cause the same sort of traumatic injuries. Make sure you are always protected with a helmet.

With that bicycle accidents safety clause in, we turn to the big question….Can acupuncture help these injuries? The answer is a resounding yes. Acupuncture is a pro with pain and inflammation. It can help with the healing of hard to heal tendons by increasing the blood flow. If you are suffering due to a bicycle accident, get thee to a acupuncturist today.

Bicycle Accident Acupuncture – Your Road Back To Health

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bicycle accident acupunctureA while back we did a blog about bicycle accidents. However, in that blog we focused primarily on pain management after a bicycle accident. Today,I know there are a whole host of issues on the bicycle accident acupuncture arena that you need to know about if you are going to get the relief and range of motion back so you can get back on your bike.

How do we hurt ourselves the most on bicycles?

The funny thing is, most the time we hurt ourselves on bicycles outside of any accident. Most bicycle injuries are caused by repetitive injuries. In fact, the top 6 bicycle injuries according to Active Magazine are:

  1. Achilles Tendonitis
  2. Patellar Tendonitis
  3. Broken Clavicle or Scaphoid
  4. Saddle Sores
  5. Lower Back Pain
  6. Neck Pain

Does bicycle accident acupuncture work for these ailments?

The short answer is yes, bicycle accident acupuncture works wonders for tough ailments, like tendon problems that give the western doctors so much trouble. That is a great place to start, with #1 and #2. Tendons do not get very much blood flow. Consequently, they heal slowly, painfully, and with great care. Acupuncture works beyond pain management in bicycle accident acupuncture, using the Balance Method. Acupuncture helps restore a healthy blood flow to your tendon to speed healing.

Acupuncture can assist you with any break, especially one as painful as your clavicle. Bicycle accident acupuncture can relieve your pain and help reduce inflammation.

Saddle sores are pressure sores, like bed sores. They open up and remain inflamed from lack of circulation due to pressure. Sometimes it is because a person cannot get up, other times, it is on their saddle from sitting on a bicycle for long periods of time. Acupuncture will increase blood flow to the area, to be sure. However, there have been studies conducted that show real improvement in pressure sores in 95.9% of patients using moxibustion, another technique of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Ongoing neck and back pain were to fodder of the previous blog about bicycle accident injuries and are sure to be discussed further, as they are so ubiquitous in our society, with our without a bicycle injury.

Don’t let your bicycle injury give your grief, get the relief you need with bicycle accident acupuncture.

Acupuncture Help For Whiplash

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acupuncture for whiplashWhiplash is a neck injury that is generally associated with a car accident. The accident doesn’t even have to be very severe to cause whiplash. It happens when your neck is forced, rapidly, back and forth. Even though this usually takes place with rear end automobile accidents, it can happen other ways, like in sports injuries or from physical abuse. If you have been in a car accident, you need acupuncture help for whiplash.

What are the symptoms of whiplash and the acupuncture help for whiplash?

Symptoms include:

  • Neck stiffness and pain
  • Dizziness
  • Headache
  • Inability to move your head freely
  • Pain in shoulders and upper back
  • numbness and tingling in the arms
  • fatigue

Acupuncture help for whiplash includes help with:

  • Neck stiffness and pain
  • Dizziness
  • Headache
  • Inability to move your head freely
  • Pain in shoulders and upper back
  • numbness and tingling in the arms
  • fatigue

Why does acupuncture help for whiplash work so well?

Acupuncture works very well for pain and to loosen up tense and knotted muscles. It works exceptionally well to heal body parts that don’t usually heal well, such as ligaments and tendons. In whiplash, your ligaments and tendons are strained. That is why the pain can persist for much longer than you might expect. Your body just has a hard time healing these areas because they don’t receive nearly the blood flow that your muscles do.

Better yet, acupuncture help for whiplash works in conjunction with spinal alignment from a chiropractor. Your acupuncture provider doesn’t align your spine and your chiropractor doesn’t heal your soft tissue damage. Both working together can be pure healing balm.

If you have been in a car accident or have a terrible sports injury that rises to the level of whiplash, you don’t have to suffer for months on end with no pain relief in sight. Get relief immediately. Acupuncture help for whiplash is just what you need.

Acupuncture for Pain: Bike Accidents

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acupuncture for painThe older you get the more you become aware that any moderate injury can cause life long impact and pain. We just aren’t as flexible as we used to be, are we? However, I am like you and I love to bike. In fact, my bicycle is my basic means of transportation to and from work. I am lucky that I live so close and in such a bike friendly community. Yet, bike accidents scare me like they never did when I was younger. That is why, when I fell peddling to work the other day, I knew I needed more than a couple of band-aids. I needed some acupuncture for pain.

Have you been on a bike accident in our neighborhood? Have you been in an accident on Broadway, Division St or Hawthorne Blvd?

Do you need Acupuncture for Pain?

You are in luck because acupuncture for pain is proven to work. There is a lot of scholarly research out there showing that after bike accidents….or other dreadful experiences, acupuncture for pain will help. It doesn’t really matter where that pain is. That is good, because you never really know how you are going to fall. Acupuncture for pain has proven results with:

  • back pain
  • neck pain
  • knee pain
  • headache

The best part about acupuncture for pain after your bike accident is that, in Oregon, you have the ability to use PIP (Personal Injury Protection) insurance to cover the cost of your injuries.  In Portland, Oregon, you are entitled to a minimum of $15,000 worth of care for up to a year.  Acupuncturists do not need referrals to bill your PIP insurance so you can just make an appointment. Then, if we think you need further assistance for your acupuncture for pain after your bike accident, we can refer you to other providers such as massage therapists and do not need a doctor’s permission to do so.

Stop suffering after your bike accident get the relief you need. Try out acupuncture for pain, today!

Auto Accident Acupuncture Included in Your Insurance Plan

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auto accident acupunctureHave you been in an auto accident? We all have…well maybe not all of us, but most of us. Some of us have even experienced an injury that seemed to take forever to get over no matter what doctor you visited or what medication you tried. That is because injuries from automobiles are often traumatic. They occur quickly and with great force. Our fragile soft tissue can’t take the jarring created from a crash. If you know this all to well, you may want to take a look at auto accident acupuncture. Acupuncture can often provide you relief where others have failed. You may even be there already, “I want to try auto accident acupuncture but I am afraid of the cost. Can I afford it?” The simple answer is YES! “But how?”

Your insurance covers auto accident acupuncture and you didn’t even know it!

You have two layers of insurance in Oregon and both cover auto accident acupuncture!

  1. Auto Accident Acupuncture via PIP: PIP stands for Personal Injury Protection. If you are a resident of Oregon and drive a car, you really should know  about PIP. You are required to carry $15,000 of PIP for yourself and the passengers in your car. It will cover you for a year after an accident. The best news ever is that it covers auto accident acupuncture.
  2. Auto Accident Acupuncture via Affordable Care Act: Even if your auto accident was more than a year ago, you still have auto accident acupuncture insurance. You may still be experiencing headaches, lower back pain, numbness or tingling in your extremities, and other pain. The Affordable Care Act has a clause in it that makes it so that your insurance company must allow you to use acupuncture if you wish. It is a non discrimination clause so that your insurance cannot discriminate between any licensed health care provider. Up in Oregon, we auto accident acupuncture providers are licensed. We qualify!

If you are in an auto accident, don’t delay in contacting a health care professional. Don’t delay in contacting your auto accident acupuncture provider. It will make all the difference