Licensed Acupuncturist and host Brodie Welch talks with her colleague Joe Moceus, L.Ac. about one of the most common conditions they treat in clinic: lower back pain.

In this episode we explore:

• Brodie's octogenarian patient with spinal stenosis
• Osteoarthritis
• The toothpick study
• 2 ways to release the psoas muscle, an MVP in lower back pain
• What acupuncture feels like
• Acupuncture's positive side effects
• The importance of movement to integrate a treatment

Resources:

Corvallishealing.com

Toothpick Study, Archives of Internal Medicine, 2009