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What the Heck is Functional Dry Needling? by Jerrod Ackerman, PT at Rock & Armor Physical Therapy

I was a 26-year old wide-eyed, green-horn physical therapy student on clinical rotation at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. A patient came into our clinic with stubborn shoulder pain that had been unsuccessfully treated over the past several years. My clinical instructor pulled out a long, thin needle & inserted it into the

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Homemade Chinese Pork Dumplings

Ingredients Homemade Dumpling Wrappers 300 g all-purpose flour (about 2 c)…yes, I weighed my flour 165 g very warm water (about 2/3 c), 110ºF-120ºF…and I weighed & took a temp of the water too! Dumplings 1-1/2c cabbage, finely chopped 1 t cornstarch 1 lb ground pork 2 T ginger, minced 2 T garlic, minced 1/4 c green onions, thinly sliced 2 T soy sauce 1 T Shaoxing wine or cooking sherry 1-1/2 t toasted sesame oil 1/2 t salt 1/2 t white pepper Instructions

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