Lung Meridian

It is the meridian where energy circulation begins, and it contains 11 points. It has an internal and external route. Its internal route begins in the middle Jiao, flows down to the large intestine, from there it goes to the stomach, crosses the diaphragm, and reaches the lung. Then, it goes up the trachea, passes […]
Gluteus Medius Muscle

Anatomy: It originates along the iliac crest on its external face and on the gluteal aponeurosis, and inserts on the lesser trochanter in the posterior superior and lateral area. Action: It is a hip abductor, with a flexor and internal rotator component, as well as an important gait stabilizer in the stance phase. Pain: MTrPs […]
Acupuncture and dry needling.

AcupunctureIt arises from traditional Chinese medicine. It consists of stimulating the acupoints by means of needles, relating them to the painful areas of the patient, where mechanical stimuli will be provoked to generate responses in the target tissues. Mechanisms of action: Activation of afferent fibers from peripheral nerves that block nociceptive fibers, generation of endogenous […]
Percutaneous Electrolysis

This technique consists of introducing a needle, normally under ultrasound guidance, into the area to be treated and applying a galvanic direct current to it (cathode) to produce electrochemical changes in the target tissue (producing a non-thermal electrochemical ablation). This technique can be used on muscular and tendon tissues and is widely used in tendon […]
What is Electroacupuncture?

Electroacupuncture is the combination of acupuncture and electric stimulation, with a TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) type current, to produce greater analgesia. It consists of applying a current to the needles, mainly to treat pain. The technique consists of the insertion of needles, leaving the point to be treated in the middle, with the needle […]
Do you know what is Dry Needling?

It consists of inserting needles into the skin, without injecting any type of substance, in order to cause a mechanical stimulus in the target tissue to be treated for therapeutic purposes. Its main use is in myofascial pain syndrome (MDS). Dry needling is highly indicated for ailments of the muscular system, with the presence of […]