Author: Murakami

It’s so hard to create lasting change. Here are some tips for this 2019. There is still time to fulfill your new year’s resolutions! 1. Reality Check: No regrets; embrace your past. Take a snapshot of where you are at today, whether it be your health, your weight, your career goals, your financial goals, your daily pains. You may want to keep a log. 2. Open up about your challenges: You will be happily surprised [read more]

NEW LOCATION in CAMPBELL, CA *Bay Area Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Osteopathy, Acupuncture* Happy 2019! I hope that this new year is providing you with a chance to reset, purge unwanted energies and create room for new beginnings. Starting February 4th, I will be joining a new medical group. Spine and Sports Medical Group 429 Llewellyn Ave Campbell, CA 95008 408.364.1616 The services I will be providing will be the same: physical medicine [read more]

I had the pleasure of co-presenting a Regenerative Medicine lecture at the annual conference of the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM) in San Diego. Together with Dr. Marco Quarta (Stanford University and Rubedo Life Sciences) we demystified the knowns & unknowns behind healing and regeneration, clarified the treatments we have today, reviewed current literature (ex. regenerative medicine for knee arthritis, tennis elbow, degenerative disc disease), and presented investigational treatments that are coming down the pipeline, [read more]

The use of medical marijuana dates >5000 years, with references to the treatments of headaches dating back to the 6th and 7th centuries. Now with 31 of the United States + DC legalizing medical marijuana, cannabis is widely accepted and used. By opening up a dialogue about medical marijuana in my practice, I have come to realize that many patients are using it for pain relief, and that many do have questions. SAFETY. A multicenter [read more]

This is for people who live with partners/loved ones. To be dealing with pain (physical or emotional) is extra difficult because nobody can see your pain. An emotional pain can even end up being physical and vice versa. You, as the one who is being challenged, may be holding back relaying your emotions, to try to maintain peace. Your loved one may be holding back to prevent toppling you over. Things build up over time. [read more]