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Back to Remodeled Office!!

1/9/2016

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Oh my gosh, it finally happened!! As of today we have moved back into our original office location on site at South Park Square and it is beautifully new and improved.

Our office is in the same place, but our front door has moved as part of the remodel - our new front door is across from the McMenamins door off the central courtyard. DO NOT try to enter through our old door.

Our old door is still there and is now an emergency exit out of Jen's (new and improved!!) Facial and Waxing room.

In addition to a facelift for our space we have 2 very exciting additions to our layout:
  1. Ashiatsu bars!!  That's right, our lovely massage therapist Laura is trained in Ashiatsu but has heretofore, not had a place to practice due to the equipment. Well, we thought that was quite unacceptable so we built it in to our new space! Contact Laura for more information and to book an appointment!
  2. A 4th room! Yes, we have 4 rooms now instead of 3 which for now means more Acupuncture! I will now be able to use that room on Wednesdays expanding the times I can offer for service. Hooray!

Once we finish settling in we will have an open house and will be sure to let all our patients know about it. For now, know that we are excited to welcome you into our new space and that you are welcome to stop by for a cup of tea any time!

Look forward to seeing you soon and wishing you the very best in the New Year,
~Rebecca Hurwood, LAc

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Ring in the Year of the Ram with my Semi-Annual 3 Treatment Special!

2/4/2015

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The Year of the Ram starts February 19th, 2015 and with it a new and inspiring Lunar New Year!  

2014, the Year of the Horse, seemed to bring challenges for many but the Year of Ram should promise new direction.  As a Wood element year, its a great time for creative passions to manifest - so if you have a project waiting on the back burner for inspiration to strike, expect it to come soon! The Ram itself is known as sensitive, considerate and honest so we can expect 2015 to also be a year of personal growth and self discovery.

As a seasonal energetic medicine, Acupuncture is an excellent way to harmonize the body with the seasons, not to mention a proven method for reducing pain, increasing energy, improving digestion and reducing stress!

To ring in the Year of the Ram I am offering a 3 Treatment Special for the month of February - purchase a package of 3 one-hour Acupuncture sessions for $200 instead of $231!  A great way to save some funds while meeting your deductible if needed, OR an excellent gift for a friend.

Click the button below to purchase online via my "gift certificate" service.  If you're purchasing it for yourself, just gift it to you! This offer is available all month (as many as you'd like to bank!) until February 28th.

Purchase 3 Treatment Special
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Longevity and Anti Aging Class at New Seasons

1/24/2015

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Join Rebecca for these FREE classes at New Seasons in February!  Email class@newseasonsmarket.com to sign up.  

If you've attended the class and you're looking for class notes, please scroll down to the bottom and the click the button to download.
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Download Class Notes Here
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All Ways Well Wins TWO 2014 Nattie Awards!!

11/5/2014

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Favorite Natural Women's Health Specialist - Rebecca Hurwood, LAc with All Ways Well, LLC

Favorite Acupuncture/TCM Practitioner - Rebecca Hurwood, LAc with All Ways Well, LLC


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Thank you SO much to everyone who voted, I was really taken aback by winning in two categories!  

Hoping for more good fortune for all in these last few months of 2014 and into 2015 as well! 

~Rebecca

#gratitude #humbled #acupuncture

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Life is a Juggling Act - Most Balls Bounce, Health Can Break

5/7/2014

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A coach once gave me an analogy I never forgot - that life is a juggling act and while most of the balls will bounce, health can be made of glass; if that ball breaks, it might never go back together quite the same.  

The key message? Health MUST be a priority in the juggling act we call life because of all the things we can recover from, a true health crisis can change our lives irrevocably and irreparably. 

Take a Lesson from the Heart - Put Your Health First

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Another good way to bring this message home, is to take a lesson from our own body processes - from the heart specifically.  In our own bodies, the Heart actually pumps blood to itself first before it pumps blood anywhere else in the body.  This is because the body knows that without proper nourishment of the Heart, everything else in the body will fail.

Our lives are the same - if we don’t take care of ourselves, we cannot take care of anything or anyone else in our lives.  Its imperative to put your health first, to have an eye on preventative care and stress management in particular, so that you know you are doing everything within reason in this moment in time to take care of yourself. If you can do that, you are much more likely to continue leading the long and healthy life you want to live.

A Plan for Self Care that Works For YOU

If you don’t want to drop that glass ball, you’ve got to keep your eye on it, and the best way to do that is to have a plan for self care.  I believe a successful self care plan needs to be simple and flexible because at different times in our lives (or even day by day) sticking to our plan can be more or less difficult. Your self care plan needs to assist and support your health, not stress you out, but you also have to be accountable to your goals to succeed in them.  Having a plan can help you in all these areas.

Devising your plan can be a simple exercise in assess, plan, execute.  Then revise and repeat whenever necessary.

STEP ONE - ASSESS

You might know this right off the top of your head, but if you don’t take 5-10 minutes to make a mental tally (or physical list, your choice) of the areas you feel you are successful with your self care and the areas you feel you could improve.  It should be something simple like this:

STRONG
diet
exercise
WEAK
sleep
stress
It doesn’t need to be exhaustive, but I do recommend including these categories - diet, exercise, sleep and stress. You can include as much or as little detail in these areas as you want, and you can also include any other areas you like that directly affect your health, such as self care, family time, sport, etc.

If STRESS is in the “weak” list, meaning it is too high or uncontrolled, make another list like this:

STRESS REDUCING
exercise
ACUPUNCTURE
massage
STRESS INDUCING
overwork
toxic relationships
lack of sleep
Now you have a clear picture of your strongest and weakest areas.  Your goal? Create a plan that will shift more into the “strong” column and the “stress reducing” columns of your lists.

STEP 2 - PLAN

You can be as simple or as complex as you want with your plan.  The most important part is that you are devising a plan you can achieve. You can revise your plan as often as you want, so set goals you can reach in a reasonable period of time to ensure success and motivate you to keep making positive changes.

For example, if Sleep and Stress are the biggest items in the “weak” column, choose these two areas to focus on and pick one or two activities that will help you improve them.  Better yet, choose one activity that can help with BOTH. For Sleep + Stress there are two primary activities that come to my mind - Exercise and Acupuncture. Exercise and Acupuncture can both drastically improve sleep and stress, and if you combine the two its a magic double whammy!

Schedule time for these activities as part of your plan - for example, decide that you are going to exercise 2x/week on specific regular days/times or book an acupuncture appointment once a week.

To complete your plan, choose a timeline for these activities during which you are going to focus on doing them and not worry about assessment or about what comes next.  For this length of time, you are just going to walk the walk.  You’ll look back and see what happened later.  It could be 3 weeks or 3 months, but whatever it is set it, schedule a reminder when the time is up, and forget it.

Now its time to EXECUTE.

STEP 3 - EXECUTE

Okay, execute the plan! Some days or weeks it is going to work great, other days and weeks its going to be hard.  That’s okay.  Right now all you have to do is do the doing and accept that all you can do is all you can do and that’s just how it should be.

REVISE AND REPEAT

Once you reach the date you set to look back, take a moment to go back to step 1. Run your list again and see how you did.  Did anything shift out of “weak” into “strong?”  Are your plans working for you in your life or do they need to be revised? Do you just need to walk the walk a little longer on these goals or is it time to choose a new focus to get in line?  

I know these are a lot of questions, but they will be intuitive as you look at your list and seek to shift more items into the strong column.  It will only take you a few minutes, and it will help you keep that glass ball in play as long as you can bring yourself to focus on it.

You Don't Have to Go It Alone

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At a minimum, I recommend doing this exercise quarterly with the change in seasons - it is a natural time to assess your health and your goals.  If you reach your goals quickly or want faster change you could repeat it weekly or monthly even - its totally up to you.

If you look at this exercise and feel too daunted, then don’t do it alone - your friendly neighborhood Acupuncturist is an expert in preventative medicine (we have 3,000 years of clinical data behind us which supports living a healthy balanced life!)

In my practice, in addition to helping my patients reach their immediate health care and pain relief goals, I always have an eye on improving my patient’s health long term. As a holistic medicine tied to the seasons and body rhythms, in my mind there’s just no other way - Acupuncture can’t treat anything without treating a little bit of everything.  If you’re looking to keep your eye on the ball, Chinese Medicine has a plan to help you.

If you have questions or want help devising your own plan, contact Rebecca via email anytime, or book online anytime! You can also post in the comments section and I’ll do my best to address your concerns.

Until next time,

~Rebecca

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Successful Return to Sport After ACL Injury with Acupuncture and Physical Therapy

12/25/2013

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According to a recent article in the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy Anterior Cruciate Ligament, or ACL, rupture is “one of the most physically, financially, and emotionally devastating sport-related knee injuries,” which is something I can personally attest to.

I tore my ACL in 2003 and had reconstructive surgery because I wanted to return to sport which, at the time, was martial arts.  I had good insurance then as well so my out of pocket costs were manageable, but I remember seeing the hospital bill - $50,000.  


It took an entire year of weekly acupuncture and Physical Therapy for me to participate in my sport at the level I wanted to, and it was two years before I didn’t notice my knee feeling different during activity.  

I am proud to say, however, that one year after my surgery I successfully completed a very vigorous 24 hour martial arts test including 12 hours of continuous fighting, running and forms.  A decade later, my ACL repair is still holding strong with no concerns.

What I didn’t know until I read this article, was how rare my case is.  Only 44% of athletes successfully return to sport after an average 3-1/2 years following an ACL repair.  When quizzed about their subjective experience of performance after a successful ACL repair and return to sport, only 50% percent of high-school and college athletes indicated that they were able to perform at their pre-injury level.

Furthermore, up to 30% of athletes who return to sport after an ACL repair re-injure their ACL or tear the ACL on the opposite knee due to a number of factors, neuromuscular weakness and asymmetry primary among them.  Due in part to the increased joint laxity and increased angle between hip and knee, female athletes with previous ACL repair are 4 times more likely to re-injure their knees after returning to sport compared to their male counterparts!

My ACL repair actually puts me in the top 5% of female athletes who have an ACL repair.  I absolutely credit my success to the individualized and dynamic Physical Therapy I received along with consistent Acupuncture treatments.  I actually started acupuncture two days after my surgery and continued treatment every week for an entire year, and then every other week for 2 years thereafter.  Even my surgeon was amazed with my recovery (and he was the surgeon for the Blazers here in Portland).


Preventing an ACL Injury

So if you are engaged in sport, how do you prevent an ACL injury?  Sometimes you just can’t, life happens, but you can greatly decrease the possibility of injury with proper neuromuscular training. According to this research article, of primary importance are the following:
  • balanced strength between the quadriceps and the hamstrings
  • symmetry between right and left leg strength
  • overall balance and stability as well as stability of the knee joint in particular
  • trunk (core) strength and stability
Exercises should be specific to your strengths and weaknesses and to your sport.  Whether you continue with regular physical therapy as a preventative measure or not, seeing a Physical Therapist for a personalized exercise regime is research-proven to be effective in decreasing the instance of ACL injury by 43-73%.

Regular acupuncture is also recommended.  Acupuncture can decrease and resolve minor aches and pains, keep muscles physically loose and energetically balanced, and cause natural endorphins and anti-inflammatories to be released by the body improving performance and recovery rates for minor injuries.

Recovering from an ACL Injury

If you are unfortunate enough to experience an ACL injury or tear, there is still a lot you to can do to ensure a strong recovery and decrease your likelihood of experiencing a secondary ACL injury.

  • Get Acupuncture Right Away - the sooner you start to decrease inflammation and pain, the sooner and more successfully you will recover.
  • Get Physical Therapy Right Away & Before Surgery - the sooner you start Physical Therapy to address your injury, the stronger you will recover. The stronger you are going into surgery, the faster your recovery will be out of it.
  • Consult with a Physical Therapist about Graft Type - There are several different types of grafts available for ACL repair - patellar, hamstring, cadaver.  Depending upon your age, gender, sport and natural joint tension or laxity, different grafts may be recommended.  A PT who is familiar with the latest research on these options is best able to advise you about graft type.
  • Continue Physical Therapy and Acupuncture After Surgery - As I mentioned above, I can attest to the strength of this combination.  I know that it is the combination of these two therapies that has placed me in the top of 5% of female ACL repair recipients.
I have extensive personal and professional experience with using acupuncture to treat ACL injury and ACL surgery recovery.  I also have extensive professional experience treating general knee pain and injury, meniscus injury and surgery recovery as well as full knee replacement.  If you are looking for help treating any knee condition, I would be honored to be a partner in your care.

My go to Physical Therapist for knee injury prevention, knee injury, ACL injury and ACL surgery recovery is my husband - Brian Kitzerow, DPT at Goodell Physical Therapy.  He always keeps up on the latest research and has a thoughtful and thorough approach to every patient.

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    Rebecca M H Kitzerow is a Licensed Acupuncturist practicing in La Center, Washington. With over a decade of experience she has won 10 Nattie consumer choice awards from Natural Awakenings Magazine since 2014.

    Rebecca practices a variety of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques including Tan Acupuncture, Kiiko style Japanese Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Herbal Remedies, Cosmetic Acupuncture, Foot Reflexology, Cupping and Gua Sha. Rebecca strives to help people Be Well and Stay Well in every way.

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