Below are examples of a few interesting cases illustrating the results and benefits available from the unique and leading-edge services offered by Advanced Pain Solutions of Encinitas and George Ritachka, L.Ac. He is an Acupuncturist and Soft-Tissue, Pain & Stress Relief Specialist.
Highlighted in each case are the modalities George used to achieve these results, illustrating how important having different approaches available for different people may be critical for satisfactory results.
This access to a variety of modalities and years of experience in a single source is a significant advantage to seeing George for your healthcare needs. Please call him to see if your condition can be helped with similar results.
- Knee pain massage and soft-tissue therapies, postural recommendations only.
- teen athlete
- overseas
- could not play next season.
- tried various forms of therapy no significant improvement, one made her worse.
- afraid of needles, muscle therapy only, she requested her mother to call me for a follow up session because she was so much improved.
- Two more sessions completely stabilized her with normal function and without pain
- Post-Shingles pain (post-herpetic neuralgia) Electrotherapy based on acupuncture meridian and neurophysiological models of treatment.
- After 7 months of ongoing pain that affected ability to hold her infant and go for walks..
- used microcurrent stimulation and she felt noticeably better with the first treatment relief lasting until next appointment 3 more treatments, each showing marked improvement, got rid of all her pain.
- still pain free and both she, and her husband, come in regularly now for health maintenance program that includes stress reduction and relaxation, and enhances work-related performance.
- Sinus infection and colds massage, pressure point, breathing exercises and acupuncture all are helpful,
- I use what’s appropriate to the individual and give homework in self-massage of acupoints to maintain client health at home, so visits can be less frequent.
- This does not cure infections or colds, but it does free locked-up areas that need circulation to function properly and stimulates the immune system to let your body do better what it normally does if your condition is good enough it can help you heal.
- I have seen numerous colds seem to ease up with my recommendations alone, and certainly with my work.
- I use what’s appropriate to the individual and give homework in self-massage of acupoints to maintain client health at home, so visits can be less frequent.
- Asthma attacks less frequent or less intense self-massage, acupuncture, chi gong exercises
- Headaches numerous clients and examples of stopping headaches of strong intensity and/or long duration with pressure point massage, acupressure, microcurrent stimulation.
- Muscle aches and pains, restricted range of motion, massage, acupuncture, microcurrent, laser, exercise.
- Also available, HIGH POWER LASER THERAPYthe Avicenna laser is a non-invasive therapy used for muscle, tendon/ligament, bone and nerve injuries and pain, achieving remarkable relief in a large percentage of patients conditions for which results have been seen include arthritis, frozen shoulder, any back or neck pain, bursitis, carpal tunnel, trigger points, TMJ, etc.This service is offered at the offices of a local physician by special appointment.
- This laser therapy can be used with implants, such as artificial hips, metal plates, etc.
- Its effects on the tissues are photochemical, not thermal, and it can penetrate deep into tissues that may be hard or risky to affect otherwise.
By the way all acupuncture stimulation can be done without needles using electrostimulation or pressure! So, what’s stopping you from trying it now!!!