Recognizing symptoms of peripheral nerve entrapment is critical for chronic pain patients who have gotten no relief from the usual standard of care and diagnostic exams.

When you know the symptoms, you can rule in or out a peripheral nerve entrapment and then palpate the typical entrapment zones to confirm you are on the right track.

If you are an acupuncturist and are wanting to learn motor points, come to Amsterdam in June:

https://integrative-acu-seminars.com/2nd-european-orthopaedic-and-sports-acupuncture-congress/

My online courses are here: https://richardhazel.podia.com

People often ask questions about how to use electric stimulation of an acupuncture needle in the motor point of a muscle. They want to know why and how and for how long.

I attempt to give some answers based on what I have seen. There are so many opinions about it that I thought it would be best to give you the basic explanation that has worked well for me. If you're happy with your results, that's what you should do.

I leave it to others to dispute the minutiae of frequencies and points and length of treatment.

If you are an acupuncturist and are wanting to learn motor points, come to Amsterdam in June:

https://integrative-acu-seminars.com/2nd-european-orthopaedic-and-sports-acupuncture-congress/

My online courses are here: https://richardhazel.podia.com

Some updates about Amsterdam and the recordings on Podia and the Mentorship Membership on Podia.

Here's the registration link for Amsterdam in June: https://integrative-acu-seminars.com/2nd-european-orthopaedic-and-sports-acupuncture-congress/

Here's the Podia link:

https://richardhazel.podia.com

This episode is about a recent patient with SIJ pain and it was due to the psoas being tight.