Joel Perry R.Ac

08/20/2019

This humerus fella came in complaining of arm pain. I laughed so hard I teared up and asked if he had a tissue, but he has none to spare.

Pretty sure he's just here to try out my new osteopathic table from

08/04/2019

I'll be doing some manual therapy only sessions for knees, first session is free! This is to help me gain some more hands on practice for my upcoming exam in september.

The free knee days will be:
Wednesday August 21
Thursday August 22
Friday August 23

Contact Heather or myself to schedule a day and time

08/01/2019

Really kneed lots of hands on practice, but this was all I could get tibia volunteer..

07/28/2019

Back in Chinese medicine school I had needled most of the Du or "Governing" channel on another student, and a bladder point called bao huang (bladder vitals).

I took this picture, and with a few lighting edits to it, you can see how active each point is.

Although we're only seeing surface activity in the photo, you can clearly see that each point has different amounts of activity going on.

This picture helps to visually demonstrate potential excess or deficiency, or essentially whether something is over active or under active.

07/16/2019

Highly recommend this, you don't have to dance if you don't like to, but movement and rhythms are important. Great for boosting energy & spirit, the overall wellbeing of your health.

From The Moth podcast, Notes on an Exorcism.

06/26/2019

One of the most common things seen in clinical practice is neck pain. There are many causes of neck pain. Most of them that I've seen are soft tissue related due to poor posture, or regular adjustments on their neck. Not shifted vertebrae.

Please seek a professional to receive any kind of adjustments. Even though serious injuries are uncommon, it is still a risk. Be sure your practitioner is also qualified, YouTube university does not count!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31146501

Brain Sci. 2019 May 29;9(6). pii: E125. doi: 10.3390/brainsci9060125. Case Reports

06/25/2019

What we know, and what we think we know can sometimes be divided by a fine line.
It is an important and often over looked consideration, which is why the word 'idiopathic' used in medicine seems absurd.

This is a big part of what I love about the holistic approach. It isn't scientifically self limiting, and is commonly understood that there can be many causes to a single symptom or disease. If you don't have an answer, theres almost always someone that does.

The future we should look forward to is one of integrative medicine.. why?

The most common modern medical approaches to treatment of acute/chronic (internal) disease is to try and stabilize the (visceral) dysfunction via pharmaceutical or surgical intervention. This is life saving and absolutely makes sense short term!

However a few out of many blindspots are whether the body is healthy enough to accept or retain certain treatments, short or long term. Also the explorations at the cause of dysfunction can be quite superficial than required because of limited knowledge in other scopes of practice, limited use of resources, and if there is no identifiable life threatening causes the case is cast aside without any given direction on where else to go for help.

Chinese medicine and Osteopathy should be offered in emergency rooms/outpatients of the future to aid in treatments of non life threatening emergencies (which account for most hospital visits), because they excel in treating pain, and correcting musculoskeletal problems, without the use of costly and potentially harmful drugs.

Acupuncture and Chinese medicine are great for treatment of both acute and chronic dysfunction/pain. So good that McMaster University has a hand in Acupuncture training 👇🏻

https://acupuncture.mcmaster.ca/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwgLLoBRDyARIsACRAZe4htRTPRjpfz4dMK1Jgiv_ImB7SvOS3tbsBsX59i4WG1p91s_qK8VAaAqQOEALw_wcB

Medical Acupuncture Program An Evidence-Based Approach, McMaster University Program Chair: Dr. K. Trinh, MD, MSc., FCFP, FRSS Diploma in Sports Medicine Chair, M.D. Program Admissions Acupuncture is a system of diagnosis and treatment. The diagnosis is based on a comprehensive Chinese theory of ener...

06/03/2019

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Reduce the use of unnecessary medications covering up symptoms. Often pain can be caused by musculoskeletal issues such as soft tissues strains, or bone/joint 'misaligments' from direct traumas.

Certain kinds of aches and pains are often considered idiopathic, and the underlying cause will go undiagnosed by physicians, which will leave patients left with limited options.

Medications such as NSAIDS or in severe cases even opioids can be perscribed to cover up pain.

Acupuncture and Chinese medicine as well as many other manual therapies such as massage therapy or osteopathy can aid in your body recovering from chronic musculoskeletal dysfunction.

04/15/2019

Osteopathy year 1 is now over, had a great year, and can't wait for year 2 in september.
I will be integrating what ive learned this year into my practice over this summer.
Looking forward to being in the office as much as possible this summer!

10/13/2018

Hopefully acupuncture works it's way into the medical system a little more. Would like to see this happen here.

https://www.facebook.com/100023699528772/posts/311212363012079/

09/26/2018

Did you know that the practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine, including herbal medicine, acupuncture, tui na, Qi Gong/Taiji, and diet therapy dates back more than 2,000 years?

08/29/2018

Scalp Acupuncture also called Neuro Acupuncture is used for neurophysiological disease such as paralysis, Parkinson’s etc.

Scalp acupuncture was originally developed by a neurologist in China back in the 60’s. Refined by long time practitioners Dr. Jason Hao and Dr. Zhu Ming Qing, it’s been used in hospitals in China frequently since its discovery.

This new discovery in modern medicine could be linked strongly to neuro acupuncture and how it works on the human brain. Very exciting!

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/08/27/secret-immune-cell-tunnels-found-human-skulls/

Hidden tunnels which link the human skull to the brain have been discovered by scientists, leading to hopes the breakthrough may help in stroke and Alzheimer’s research.

08/28/2018

McGregor has been under the cups. Cupping therapy has been practiced for thousands of years, withstanding the test of time. Many professional athletes have it done frequently to help their training improve and to help with the healing process after training.

07/16/2018

September is coming.. which means back to school. It’s back to school for me too! I will be starting a 5 year educational journey at the Canadian College of Osteopathy. I am very excited to learn new skills that I can add to my practice!

07/02/2018

Cupping is a therapy thousands of years old that we still use today. Traditional fire cupping uses a flame to burn oxygen out of the cup to make a vacuum. Cupping is used to decompress tissue and restore proper flow of fluid such as lymph, blood, interstitial fluid etc. Cupping also speeds up the recovery process in muscle tissue by not only helping new blood circulation, but also helping the old to be recycled by the body.

04/22/2018

Spring time is here?! More people getting back outdoors and getting exercise by running, which is great.
However the running shoes we wear can do significant long term damage by weakening muscles, as well as causing higher unnatural impact on joints, causing lots of inflammation and long term degeneration of cartilage.
They can be the cause of running related injuries because they change the way we naturally land on our feet when we run.
Check out this short 10 minute video on the Tarahumara, the people capable of running 430 miles in just over 48 hours!

Run barefoot, and remember acupuncture can help with the aches and pains of getting back into your routine, whatever it may be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnwIKZhrdt4

Nestled in northern Mexico and the canyons of the Sierra Madre Occidental is a small tribe of indigenous people known as the Tarahumara. They call themselves...

04/16/2018

6 spots left, check it out at Clarity Garden Wellness Clinic

03/23/2018

"The emotions become causes of disease when we do not 'posses' them, but when they 'posses' us" -Giovanni Maciocia

Anger affects the liver
Joy affects the heart
Worry affects the stomach
Sadness (Grief) affects the lungs
Fear affects the Kidneys

Emotions generally will become a state of excess when suppressed. Acupuncture can treat emotional blockages, by unbinding the static energy in the acupuncture channels and organs.

03/14/2018

This is a good analogical description of what an acupuncture point is. In addition, the acupuncture points are sorted mostly into 12 primary acupuncture channels (frequently referred to as meridians).

The acupuncture channels are the information highways in which we send signals throughout the body with. They are also the same pathways your body sends messages through.

Here is a brief example of your body communicating with referred pain through the acupuncture channels..

Out of the 5 elements (Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, Wood); the wood element is comprised of the paired organ system of liver/gallbladder. Coincidentally a clinical symptom used in western medicine diagnosis of problems in your liver and gallbladder is pain in your right shoulder/between your shoulder blades, or have localized pain in the upper right quadrant of your abdomen. If that isn't neat enough, the sense organ of the liver is the eyes; where we can see jaundice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwld-cdlwyo

Dr Daniel Keown, emergency doctor, acupuncturist and author of The Spark in the Machine, demonstrates how acupuncture points can be explained by embryology. ...

02/19/2018

http://claritygarden.com/

Take a few minutes and check out the website, very cool!
Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine is also now available.

Make an Appointment  WORKING TIME Mon – Thurs – 9:00 – 8:00 Fri – 9:00 – 5:00 Sat – Special Requests Sun – Closed  BOOKING A APPOINTMENT Welcome to Clarity Garden Clarity Garden is owned and operated by Heather MacCormac. She has been practicing bodywork and facilitating wellness...

09/10/2017

Great seeing TCM being integrated more and more into modern medicine.
Only a matter of time before we see this regularly in hospitals and clinics.
Acupuncture can be a much more effective and efficient alternative to other options; or a combination of multiple treatments might get the best result.

01/07/2017

I know it, you know it, we all know it.. Bacteria can mutate and become resistant to antibiotics. Antibiotics shouldn't always be the first choice, nor the last.
Maintain good health this year with proper rest, diet and exercise.

12/27/2016

Here's an effective exercise for people with .

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9TWtrCmzaOw

http://intrinsi.ca/functional-exercises/ Ed Paget presents a really effective way to help straighten an idiopathic scoliosis. Many thanks to physical therapi...

12/22/2016

Awesome picture edit I made using Instagram.
I Needled the Du meridian in class one day and saw the skin colour change in a small area around the needle. Made a few changes to some light/colour settings etc. Finally got this picture that's showing how much stimulation a needle almost the size of a hair can get you.

10/23/2016

Dr. Zhu treatment for a spinal cord injury. Incredible video!
I am booking clients now in student clinic, feel free to refer anyone you know with central nervous system disorders to me!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6KZsIsFaz54

Zhu's Scalp Acupuncture along with physical therapy is the perfect combination to prevent adaptation and help recover to a normal paralysis free life. Let us...

10/14/2016

Scalp acupuncture is focused on treating conditions of the central nervous system and can effectively treat over 40 conditions. It is one of the most effective treatments available for treating acute and chronic disorders of the Central Nervous System.

I will be starting my clinical practice and would like to start treatment on neurophysiological conditions.


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-Traumatic brain injury
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-Phantom Limb Pain
-Complex Regional Pain
-Residual Limb Pain
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-Restless Leg Syndrome
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-Lower Back Pain


-Expressive
-Receptive Aphasia
-Anomic Aphasia
-Spasmodic Dysphonia
-Vocal Cord paralysis

SENSORY ORGAN DISORDERS
-Ménières Syndrome
-Tinnitus
-Hearing Loss
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-Diplopia

PEDIATRIC DISORDERS
-Seizure
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-Pediatric Aphasia

ADDITIONAL DISORDERS
-Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
-Essential Tremor
-Ataxia
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If you know anyone who suffers from any of these conditions or others of the same nature pass it along. For any further information about scalp acupuncture or TCM please contact me. Thank you

10/13/2016

Dr. Zhu is another incredible master of scalp acupuncture! At 76 years old he still practices, and very successfully.
It's hard to believe that the guy in the end of the video is the same guy from the beginning! Only after 10 treatments too.

I am now accepting patients as part of my student practical hours needed to graduate! Student clinic prices are very inexpensive and I am looking to focus on neuro-physiological disorders and a few other areas.

If you know anyone who suffers from paralysis or another disorder of the central nervous system refer them to me. thank you!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fuQ7hiYaj9s

This is another example of how crucial the prompt application of Zhu's Scalp Acupuncture Therapy is to the recovery of stroke - the earlier, the better. The ...

10/11/2016

I had the amazing opportunity of spending two days studying under Dr. Jason Hao in scalp acupuncture. It is entirely real, I witnessed these kinds of treatments performed from the front row of the seminar.

If anyone you know suffers from a neurophysiological disorder feel free to refer them to me.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-st02qJ76vs

Neuro Acupuncture / Scalp Acupuncture for Paralysis video by Dr. Jason Hao, International Academy of Scalp Acupuncture

10/11/2016

Informative page on Acupuncture and TCM, what it can do for you.