Isn’t this picture from Anatomy Trains, by Tom Myers provocative? In humans, we don’t think of the arm musculature as being related to the trunk, but in the context of apes, there could very likely be a relationship.What else
Wow, it’s about time. Good show BMJ! Seems such an obvious safeguard, but the implicit rules of research were trampled by the drug companies, and it caught the academics off guard, to the detriment of the public. Follow the Money.
This trend of regulating physicians, and trying to squeeze every last ounce of efficiency out of them has troubled me for awhile because it reminds me of the squeeze on teachers, and both have been happening for decades. Doctors
Scant posting this last week and this is why. I took a quick trip to Berlin and among the many sights I visited was the Medical History Museum there. Berlin is very grand, even the Medical History Museum has these
A nice article on the advantages of dynamic stretching before exercise rather than static stretching. Dynamic stretching before running, for example would be deep forward stepping lunges, static would be the “against the wall” stretch or ankle grab quad
Have gotten off onto a tangent of biomimicry reading and thinking in trying to flesh out the evolutionary underpinnings of acupuncture. I haven’t blogged about it much, but am thinking about it quite a bit(view the “update.” And am heartened
Why this article was sent to me over 2 years after publication is a mystery to me, but of interest nonetheless. (Important update! The author cites my article! He’s now officially a “friend of the blog!!) It has free access
The demoralizing aspect of the health insurance and Medicare situation on doctors goes undiscussed. Pressed ever harder for time, yet working within the constraints of insurance companies, primary care doctors especially are burning out. An increasingly thankless, soulless job
A nice summary of acupuncture facial rejuvenation on Good Morning America. Thanks!! Click on the photo for my information on the procedure.
I’ve discussed these studies here, here and here. But still nice to see them get more attention. Acupuncture Prevents Heart Attacks? – New Research 04 July 2012 Technorati New research concludes that acupuncture improves heart rate variability (HRV). HRV is
