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Author: Dr. Richard Hazel, Doctor of Acupuncture, Licensed Acupuncturist

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Dr. Richard Hazel is a distinguished Doctor of Acupuncture and a New York State Licensed Acupuncturist, renowned for his expertise in Functional Acupuncture, with a specialized focus on Orthopedic & Sports Acupuncture. With a passion for optimizing athletic performance and facilitating recovery, Dr. Hazel proudly partners as the acupuncturist for UB Athletics, working with their football, volleyball, and other dedicated athletes.


 


A Leader in Integrative Sports Medicine


 


Dr. Hazel's approach integrates advanced acupuncture techniques with a deep understanding of human physiology and athletic demands. His commitment to enhancing recovery, regeneration, and adaptation to exercise stress is evident in his significant contributions to the field. He is a co-author of Chapter 22, "Acupuncture: Its relationship to Recovery, Regeneration and Function," in the authoritative book Fundamentals of Recovery, Regeneration, and Adaptation to Exercise Stress: An Integrated Approach (Springer Nature). This publication solidifies his position as a thought leader in the application of acupuncture for athletic populations.


 


Pioneering Education and Global Influence


 


A graduate with honors from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine – New York, where he earned both his Master of Science in Acupuncture (Orthopedic & Sports Medicine) and his Doctor of Acupuncture, Dr. Hazel is a dedicated educator. He has developed and taught extensive curricula in Motor Point Acupuncture and Trigger Point Needling, sharing his knowledge through online courses on Podia and at prestigious international seminars. His teaching engagements span across Europe and Australia, including the European Sports and Orthopedic Acupuncture Congresses in Barcelona and Amsterdam, and workshops in Poland, Canada, Ireland, and France. His work has significantly influenced practitioners globally, establishing him as a world-renowned authority in Functional Acupuncture.


 


Dedicated to Athlete Well-being


 


Through his partnership with UB Athletics since 2024, Dr. Hazel provides cutting-edge acupuncture treatments to help athletes achieve peak performance, accelerate injury recovery, and maintain optimal physical well-being. His hands-on experience with collegiate athletes underscores his practical application of advanced acupuncture principles in a high-performance sports environment.

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Functional vs Structural - The Genius of Vladimir Janda for Treating Chronic Pain

Functional vs Structural - The Genius of Vladimir Janda for Treating Chronic Pain

2025-12-0638:28

Most people over 50 have disc bulges and degeneration and are not in pain. 30% of people in their 20s have disc bulges and are not in pain. Janda would say that the disc is being injured by postural issues due to muscle imbalances and also because of dysfunctional movement patterns caused by those Upper and Lower Crossed Syndromes.  Treating a disc bulge only gives temporary relief. The underlying sheering force caused by a short tight psoas or a forward head placement will start to injury adjacent discs and will perpetuate pain.  Fix the Function! Correct the Crossed Patterns and retrain the movement patterns for lasting relief of chronic pain.   https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4464797/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3921966/   BLACKFRIDAY20 at Checkout (look for the link to click) for 20% off all Courses and Bundles of Courses on my Podia site. Bundles are already 20% discounted and you can add the Black Friday Discount on top of that until the end of the year.   https://richardhazel.podia.com   My Courses Don't Expire  
Dry Needling College Athletes for Patellar Tendon and Achilles Pain

Dry Needling College Athletes for Patellar Tendon and Achilles Pain

2025-11-2914:08

Sometimes Dry Needling is the best and fastest way to get full function back and to relieve pain. On these two college football players the electric stimulation acupuncture was barely touching their pain. Dry Needling give me instant and satisfying results.    Don't Forget, I'm running a 20% Discount on all Courses and Bundles of Courses (already discounted at 20%) until the end of the year.  Use the Code BLACKFRIDAY20 at checkout (look for the link to enter the code) It's a great chance to get 20% already discounted bundles for huge savings on courses that DO NOT EXPIRE.  You keep them as a reference anytime you need them.   Videos are indexed for fast reference.  All courses can be discounted and you can reuse the code as many times as you want until the end of the year. https://richardhazel.podia.com   Correction: I said insipid instead of insidious onset. 😂 
Sarcopenia is a Vascular Disease

Sarcopenia is a Vascular Disease

2025-11-2235:34

I'm not diagnosing or treating anything and I'm not telling anyone what they should do or what they should tell their patients to do. I'm sharing the research so that people can talk to their doctors about possible ways to reverse sarcopenia and fibrotic muscle and regain healthy fast-twitch muscle.     Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Black Friday discount on all courses  BLACKFRIDAY20 at checkout for 20% off courses and bundles of courses.     
Unexpected Result While Treating Post-Stroke Symptoms 20 years Later

Unexpected Result While Treating Post-Stroke Symptoms 20 years Later

2025-11-1513:49

This was a little mind-blowing to see this week. I was treating someone who had a stroke 20 years ago and then this happened!   HINT: There was a musculocutaneous nerve entrapment I wasn't expecting to see.      Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com
Why We Shouldn't Trust a 5/5 MMT on an Athlete (And what we should do instead)

Why We Shouldn't Trust a 5/5 MMT on an Athlete (And what we should do instead)

2025-11-0820:07

The 0-5 scale on Manual Muscle Tests was created in 1915 to find neuromuscular issues in paretic patients (like people with polio).   The MMT should not be trusted for Sports Optimization and Injury Prevention in Athletes.   Here's what the research says. (Pro tip: The MMT is more of a test of the strength of the examiner, than of the athlete)       Online Courses (that never expire)  https://richardhazel.podia.com    
Pain above the Knee is Very Common for Athletes - And This is What Resolves It

Pain above the Knee is Very Common for Athletes - And This is What Resolves It

2025-11-0114:34

I rarely see pain above the knee on my average patients, but I see it very often on athletes, especially jumping sports.   Here's what I've found to work and what I think is the underlying cause.   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com    
Sports Performance Optimization for Overhead Sports Part 2

Sports Performance Optimization for Overhead Sports Part 2

2025-10-2617:09

Part 2 of the Kinetic Chain is the shoulder elbow and wrist in the acceleration phase of pitching and the deceleration phase (where the injuries are more common)     Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com    
Sports Performance Optimization for Over-Head Sports: Part One -The Kinetic Chain

Sports Performance Optimization for Over-Head Sports: Part One -The Kinetic Chain

2025-10-1924:49

Ground Reaction Force (GRF) Hip-To-Shoulder Separation (HTS) The Anterior Oblique Sling The Posterior Oblique Sling Setting the groundwork for Part Two about Baseball Pitching   Online Course: https://richardhazel.podia.com  
Hip Optimization for Athletes - Part Three - The Transverse Plane

Hip Optimization for Athletes - Part Three - The Transverse Plane

2025-10-1121:30

The Hip Internal and External Rotators are important for agility to rapidly change direction and have an important role to play in proprioception and to avoid knee injury.   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Courses Never Expire.  
Optimizing the Hip Complex for Sports Performance - Part Two - The Frontal Plane

Optimizing the Hip Complex for Sports Performance - Part Two - The Frontal Plane

2025-10-0424:44

The Abductors and the Adductors of the Hip are essential for sports with lateral movement, cutting and changing direction with Power and Agility.   Optimizing the Lateral Stabilizers will also help to avoid knee and ankle injuries.   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com    
Bilateral Foot Pain and Numbness on a Football Player

Bilateral Foot Pain and Numbness on a Football Player

2025-09-2721:26

Interesting case this week of bilateral foot pain and numbness on an American Football Player.  I walk through my thinking, my way to assess and confirm my assumptions and the results mid-way through and the adjustment I made to get to 100% pain-free.   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com SEPT20 all month for 20% off all courses.  
Optimizing The Hip Complex for Sports Performance: Part One - The Sagittal Plane

Optimizing The Hip Complex for Sports Performance: Part One - The Sagittal Plane

2025-09-2022:25

Part One of Three How we can optimize Sports Performance by working on the Lumbopelvic Hip Complex in all Planes of Movement Today it's about Triple Extension   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com SEPT20 for 20% all Courses until the end of Sept 2025
Back from Barcelona and an Interosseous Foot Injury

Back from Barcelona and an Interosseous Foot Injury

2025-09-1418:35

Thank you to everyone who made our Barcelona Acupuncture Congress a success! I give a brief recap of what I talked about. Then a college Volleyball player had an injury of the interosseous muscles of the foot.     I'm running a 20% Discount for September  SEPT20 at checkout for all courses. My courses never expire!   https://richardhazel.podia.com    
We Can Treat Most Thumb Arthritis and Pain Quickly with Acupuncture

We Can Treat Most Thumb Arthritis and Pain Quickly with Acupuncture

2025-08-2411:30

Most thumb pain can be fixed really quickly with electric stimulation acupuncture on the motor points of the thumb muscles. Here's what I do for thumb pain.      Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com  
This Trigger Point Causes Sciatic Symptoms in the Lower Leg

This Trigger Point Causes Sciatic Symptoms in the Lower Leg

2025-08-1714:20

I've been showing this to people in live seminars for years but I'm finally willing to say with certainty that this is repeatable and reliable for relieving the lower leg symptoms from sciatica.    Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com    
Functional Acupuncture for Sports Performance

Functional Acupuncture for Sports Performance

2025-08-1027:36

Until now, sports medicine has been highly influenced by the MDs who treat injury so we often follow suit as acupuncturists. Functional Acupuncture is always looking at the whole picture. We can treat more than just the injury. We can look up the chain or into the past to find healthy muscles to optimize and improve sports performance and avoid injury.    Learn more about Functional Acupuncture with my Online Courses on Podia: https://richardhazel.podia.com      
Interesting and Persistent Knee Pain in a College Football Player

Interesting and Persistent Knee Pain in a College Football Player

2025-08-0213:09

I'm working on a tough case of knee pain on a college football player and I'm telling you here how I went about treating and adjusting my treatment as new information became clear.    Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com   The New Peripheral Nerve Entrapment Course is here:  https://richardhazel.podia.com/peripheral-nerve-entrapments    
Two New Cases of Hand Tingling and Numbness

Two New Cases of Hand Tingling and Numbness

2025-07-2631:06

I very likely resolved two cases of hand tingling and numbness in 1 or 2 sessions.   NTOS and some other interesting trigger points.   CORRECTION: I was speaking off the cuff when I called the Lower Trapezius an Downward Rotator. It is, of course, an Upward Rotator. So much for the theory of Lower Trapzius increasing compression with the help of Pec Minor and Levator Scap! Sorry about that.     The new Peripheral Nerve Entrapment course is on Podia with a discount until the end of July. Use the code JULY100 at checkout. It's the most extensive course I've taught on PNEs https://richardhazel.podia.com/peripheral-nerve-entrapments    
Self-Treatment for Low Back Pain Prevention (and sometimes acute back pain)

Self-Treatment for Low Back Pain Prevention (and sometimes acute back pain)

2025-07-1319:37

In this episode I share my own self treatment to prevent low back pain with point location guidance for each point.   This is the same protocol I use for pregnant women with sciatica or SIJ pain (without the electric stimulation of course).   I'm currently running a sale on the new Peripheral Nerve Entrapment course on Podia. The Unlock the Mystery of Chronic Pain course that was recorded in Sydney this year.  JULY100 at checkout for $100 off. Good until the end of July.   https://richardhazel.podia.com    
Maybe we don't need GLP-1 drugs, maybe we just need to walk more?

Maybe we don't need GLP-1 drugs, maybe we just need to walk more?

2025-07-0523:14

I think I've been exercise resistant much of the time in spite of working out and eating right.   Dr. Coyle shows us that we need at least 8500 steps a day for an hour workout to have the metabolic fat-burning effects we want it to have.   Coyle EF, Burton HM, Satiroglu R. Inactivity Causes Resistance to Improvements in Metabolism After Exercise. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2022 Apr 1;50(2):81-88. doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000280. Erratum in: Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2022 Jul 01;50(3):172. doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000295. PMID: 35025844.   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com (The new Unlock the Mystery of Chronic Pain: Peripheral Nerve Entrapment Course is on sale for the month of July. Use JULY100 at checkout for $100 off)  
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