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Gallina Acupuncture

Mario Gallina is a Santa Barbara native as well as a licensed acupuncturist (L.Ac) and certified myofascial trigger point therapist (CMTPT).

Specializing in house calls, he comes fully equipped to provide a complete experience. https://linktr.ee/gallinaacupuncture

11/01/2022

Dia de los mu***os is a day celebrating and remembering friends and family members who have passed. We stand on the shoulders of those that come before us.

10/31/2022

"Keep your face always towards the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you."
- Walt Whitman

Photo Credit: Martino Pietropoli

10/30/2022

Sunday vibes...sometimes we get so caught in the how, we forget to ask the why.

10/29/2022

Happy National Cat Day! Here's our cat, Luna, getting some love from our kids. What a road it's been Luna.

10/28/2022

Low back pain preventing you from sitting at your desk? It's time to see us.

Low back pain is one of most common reasons people seek out a medical provider. We have seen and helped many people with this condition over the years. We have tried and true methods to get people over their pain and back into their lives.

Photo credit: The Standing Desk

10/27/2022

Headaches? Migraines?

If you suffer from any type of headaches and or migraines we can help. We've treated this condition a lot over the years. We understand the many ways they can manifest and what are the best ways in which to treat it.

Move away from symptomatic relief.

Photo credit Anh Nguyen

10/26/2022

"The new 200-page document indicates that opioids should not be considered as first-line or routine therapy for subacute or chronic pain, and points out that non-opioid therapies often are better for many types of acute pain."

We couldn't agree more.

https://www.medpagetoday.com/painmanagement/opioids/97133

Photo credit: S. Hermann & F. Richter

10/25/2022

Electro-auricular acupuncture reduces opoid consumption after total knee athroplasty.

This is a small study and further research is required but it looks promising and is consistent with what we've seen in our practice.

"The trial’s primary outcome was the number of patients who maintained a low-dose opioid regimen, which the researchers defined as consumption of 15 or fewer 5-mg oxycodone pills (or 112.5 oral morphine equivalents) in the first 30 days after surgery. Secondary outcomes included total opioid consumption, numerical rating scale pain scores, and incidence of complications commonly associated with opioid use."

"By postoperative day 30, all patients had discontinued their opioid medication. Furthermore, 26 of the 40 patients (65%) maintained the low-dose opioid regimen throughout the entire follow-up period. As Kelleher noted, this percentage was significantly greater than the institution’s historical rate of 9% (P

10/24/2022

"Leap, and a net will appear"

- John Burroughs

Photo credit: Casey Horner

10/23/2022

Sunday plans.

Photo credit: Kelly Sikkema

10/22/2022

It is a privilege and an honor to be able to help the people that come into my practice. I feel blessed to be able to help as many as I have.

10/21/2022

Treating chronic pain is more than just needles. Often times it requires several interventions to be successful.

A small study that was featured in the journal Pain (October 2021) highlighted the importance of pain education. Patients who received pain education were asked which pieces of information were the most helpful.

Here are the top 3:
1) Pain does not equal damage
2) That there are multifactorial factors to pain
3) Pain is a heightened but changeable protective response

These findings are consistent with our experience in treating chronic pain. We've been fortunate to help a lot of patients on their journey but it took several disciplines to get there.

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10/20/2022

Seems so simple right? Getting good sleep is important for maintaining good health. Here is a tip on how to get a good night sleep.

Your bedroom, as in the room you sleep in. Should be quiet, cool, dark, and used only for sleeping (and/or s*x)

Quiet - if there is a lot of noises coming into the room while you're sleep chances are they're affecting your sleep. Try using a white noise machine or ear plugs.

Cool - we sleep better in cool places. Santa Barbara is a little easier than most places because it gets cooler here at night naturally but if your still running warm a fan may be helpful.

Dark - get those black out curtains read. Seriously, the darkness helps with melatonin production and this eases us into a nicer slumber.

The brain is an associative creature and if the bed is used as your desk than it will start to create anxiety about being in bed. So keep the bed off limits to stressors.

Photo Credit: Brett Jordan

10/19/2022

Migraines can be lasting, debilitating, and are usually chronic. It affects women 3 times more than males. There are many factors that can contribute to the formation of a migraine.

Gallina Acupuncture has developed treatments that have helped countless of migraine sufferers. We can help decrease frequency, severity, and duration.

Please use our link tree on our profile to schedule an appointment.

Photo credit: Pete Linforth

10/18/2022

What do patients value learning about pain? That was the title of a small study done with patients with persistent pain. This study was in the October 2021 Pain journal; involved 123 patients, the youngest being 16 and the oldest being 65+. Pain education has been shown to have benefit to patient that might otherwise have run out of options.
The three takeaways on what the participants found to the the most effective pieces of education were:
1) Pain does not mean my body is damaged
2) Thoughts, emotions, and experience affect pain
3) I can retrain my overprotective pain system

We hope this small study will engender more of its kind as interventions like these are easy to employ and can have a ripple effect.

Photo Credit: Jackson Simmer

10/17/2022

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."
-Arthur Ashe

Photo Credit: Eilis Garvey

10/16/2022

Trail running has been gaining a lot of attraction by active runners and general nature lovers. A condition that a lot of trail runners are experiencing is achilles tendonitis which pain along the back of the heel.

The frequent ups and downs of trail running put a lot of undue pressure on your lower extremities. The best thing is to stay aware and treat this condition early.

We can help as we've treated a lot of lower extremity conditions over the years. We can get you literally back on your feet.

Photo credit: Alessio Soggetti

10/15/2022

Our local deer just hanging out. Usually there is a family of doe, buck, and fawn but they were solo today.

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Santa Barbara, CA

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18056696784

Website

https://www.gallinaacupuncture.com/

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