{"id":8751,"date":"2012-11-19T05:15:25","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T12:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/?p=8751"},"modified":"2021-02-10T23:27:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T06:27:51","slug":"pain-treatments-the-best-sequence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/2012\/11\/pain-treatments-the-best-sequence\/","title":{"rendered":"Ankle Pain Treatment – The Best Sequence"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Here are some questions that I get from practitioners on a regular basis:<\/p>\n

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    1. Is there a best sequence for treating pain?<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Do you graph EVERY patient?<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Do you graph patients who are just coming in for back pain?<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
    4. What if they just have shoulder pain, do you graph them?<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
    5. How about a sprained ankle? Do you need to graph them?<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The answer is\u2013YES,<\/span> YES<\/strong><\/span>, YES<\/strong><\/span>, YES<\/strong><\/span> and YES!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      Let me share an analogy that resonates with me. As you all know, I’m a mom with lots of kids. Cleaning day at my house can be a bit overwhelming.<\/p>\n

      Have you ever tried to clean a house that is a complete disaster? Imagine that every room in disarray, and you showing up with your cleaning bucket, your rubber gloves and a sponge. You are ready to clean but you can’t even get close to the dirt because everything is disorganized.<\/p>\n

      Before you can even think about cleaning, you have to spend time organizing and putting everything in its place. Once everything is put away, you can finally dig in and scrub the counters, mop the floor, dust and vacuum.<\/p>\n

      Can you imagine a house that was supposedly “cleaned” but the dirty dishes are still on the counter, toys are all over the floor, beds are left unmade, trashcans are overflowing, and dirty laundry is all over the floor??? If you tried to ignore the disorganization and jumped right into cleaning, you really wouldn’t get very far.<\/p>\n

      In the end, you may have a few countertops that were wiped off, but your home would still be cluttered and dysfunctional. The real goal of “cleaning house” is to put everything in its place AND have the house sparkling clean!<\/p>\n

      It’s taken me years to train my kids that we can’t clean until everything is put away and organized. We have a two-step system we follow on cleaning day. First, we put everything in its proper place and THEN we clean.<\/p>\n

      So, what does my housecleaning analogy have to do with acupuncture and AcuGraph?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      \"Ankle<\/a>Acugraph helps to create a “system of organization” for treatment before you jump right in to “clean up” the patient’s chief complaint. You will be most effective with your acupuncture treatment if you follow this important two-step program:<\/p>\n