Matos Acupuncture

03/17/2024

02/07/2023

Office closure.

Dr. Matos was hired to work at a local hospital to provide acupuncture to our Nation, Hero's. Dr. Matos will close his office at 231 Warren ave. East Providence, RI. Dr. Matos would like to thank all his patients who have trusted his services since 2017. If you were a patient of Dr. Matos, please log in to your account and download your treatment records. Dr. Matos last day will be 03/06/23. Below is a link with several acupuncturists in Rhode Island. If you require acupuncture services, please visit the website below and find an acupuncturist near you.

Find a local acupuncturist in Rhode Island

10/01/2022

https://www.today.com/health/mind-body/does-gua-sha-work-benefits-rcna49995?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab

Research indicates real benefits from 'scraping therapy.'

03/03/2022

Loss of muscle leading to 4.13 times increase in mortality rate 💪💪

Training the muscles not only prevents adult diseases, but also strengthens the muscles around the lungs. If you're looking for a way to slow down your biological age clock, let’s start doing strength exercise today!

https://jaseng.education/?m1=page_board_detail&menu_id=25&board_id=78&board_content_id=197

02/20/2022

https://www.acupuncturetimes.com/acupuncture-beats-midazolam-at-reducing-pre-operative-anxiety/?fbclid=IwAR3YU60IgD4ug3ikoF-xt6af9lXf_HTryIKR6nc-pFIR5VIuDJzr1T4TRWY

Objective: Acupuncture, both auricular and somatic, is a widely adopted and well-tolerated treatment for preoperative anxiety. The aim of our study was to compare the effectiveness of acupuncture with pharmacological treatment in reducing preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing cholecystectomy o

11/12/2021

[Watch out for back pain at the end of year]

In effect of the COVID-19, the number of "home drinkers" are increasing. However, frequent home drinking can adversely affect spinal health. Alcohol decomposes and produces a substance called 'acetaldehyde', which causes muscle pain.

https://jaseng.education/?m1=page_board_detail&menu_id=25&board_id=78&board_content_id=201

05/12/2021

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R_7jH2VGrF0

AcuTalks recently had the opportunity to interview Dr. Helene Langevin, Osher Center Director, on her Connective Tissue Lab's research studying how connectiv...

05/05/2021

https://www.nccih.nih.gov/research/research-results/needles-and-coffee-may-not-mix-even-a-low-dose-of-caffeine-blocks-acupunctures-pain-relief-in-mice?fbclid=IwAR0ZnLvI-UYgRDHJwJZnVHOi32WmASlUC96QonY1Tml2wclZoM5K5AbBkUo #:~:text=The%20scientists%20speculate%20that%20even,of%20acupuncture%20for%20pain%20relief

Researchers find that even the small amounts of caffeine that remain in the body hours after drinking a cup of coffee could potentially reduce acupuncture’s effect on pain. The study was supported by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH).

01/25/2021

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5410470

Seeking to roll back the clock? Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese martial art, may be the answer. A new study published in Cell Transplantation found tha...

11/13/2020

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-happens-when-your-immune-system-gets-stressed-out/

How stress impacts your immunity – and how to chill out

11/03/2020

Back pain sufferers who got electroacupuncture had improvements in walking comfortably, standing for longer periods, bending and kneeling.

10/23/2020

"There was a significant reduction in post-operative use & post-operative pain levels in patients who underwent traditional & battlefield acupuncture compared to control patients undergoing standard of care perioperative treatment." http://ow.ly/CRjs50BTEAC

10/21/2020

"While the primary treatment for migraines is drug therapy, is gaining increasing attention as a viable addition to the treatment management of patients due to its measurable effects on the duration & frequency of migraine attacks." https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40120-020-00216-1

10/11/2020

10/09/2020

https://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/2056-acupuncture-proven-effective-for-migraine-relief-2?fbclid=IwAR1pv5_l1cfv5WrMkGsdDF1pQBA80FabCTkwWUYiO86fB35qG31XgAAHl-c

Harvard Medical School and Georgetown University researchers find acupuncture effective for migraine treatment.

09/27/2020

"If palpation of the soft tissues around the knee joint evokes a patient's pain—thus, locating the nerve entrapment in each specific case precisely—this allows the clinician to insert needles into the soft-tissue fibrosis." https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/acu.2020.1429