Sports Acupuncture Specialist

 

Dr. Eric Dahlstrom, D.C., L.Ac. graduated, Salutatorian, from Los Angeles College of Chiropractic in 1999. In 2005 Dr. Dahlstrom graduated, suma cum laude, from Emperor's College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Dr. Eric has been in private practice for 8 years during which time he founded Santa Monica Acupuncture. Santa Monica Acupuncture represents Dr. Eric's belief that to achieve optimal health one must strive for balance. Beginning in 2006 Dr. Eric became involved in Body Logic Sports Therapy of Westlake Village. Allowing for the care of athletes, as well as non-athletes, of both Santa Monica and the greater Conejo Valley are.

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), nothing in the human body can function independently. Pain is the body's warning alarm. It tells you something is wrong. If you ignore your body's alarm, similarly to the fire alarm in your house, severe problems can form soon.

Human body functions are dependent on the life force energy-Qi. Qi and blood flow through the energy pathways of the body called the meridian system nourishing and protecting body tissues and helping them maintain their functions. If, however, the body is beset with disease or injury, normal pathological symptoms will appear and affect the organs and meridian. Once the meridian is blocked, the Qi and blood are not able to move along smoothly. As a result, the affected area will not be able to get enough nutrition. In response, the patient feels pain, tingling, stiffness, bloating, or numbness. Hence the old TCM saying, "There is a blockage, there is pain. Otherwise, there is no pain".

Acupuncture can be used to correct the flow of Qi; Herbal medicine can be used to reestablish and balance Qi, blood and moisture in organ networks, in order to avert pathological factors.

Clinical studies support that acupuncture is an effective modality in the treatment of almost all kinds of pain conditions, including the following: migraines, neuralgia, neck pain, back pain, herniated disc, TMJ, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, bursitis, arthritis, frozen shoulder, shoulder pain, fibromyalgia, dysmenorrhea, osteoporosis, sports and other injuries, surgical pain and even cancer pain. Researchers have discovered beneficial immune and endocrine alterations following acupuncture treatment. Acupuncture may actually help prevent pain by acting on the sympathetic nervous system and by stimulating the body to produce biochemical substances, such as endorphins, to help reduce pain.

 

DrDahlstrom@cs.com

www.AcupunctureSantaMonica.com

Tel: 310-451-2209 or 805-371-9116