Spine Universe Author Biography

Richard Tiegen is a Board Certified and licensed Doctor of Acupuncture. He has studied and practiced traditional Chinese medicine in the United States and China. Dr. Tiegen holds a Doctoral degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and Dental Medicine.

He has worked at the Tufts New England Medical Center and Boston Floating Hospital, Boston Massachusetts, Fairfield Hills Hospital, Fairfield, CT, the World Health Organization, Long Hua Hospital and Guan Zhong Hospital, Shanghai China.

SpineUniverse articles from Richard Tiegen, DMD, A.P., L.Ac.

• Alternative Treatment for Spinal and Back Pain
  Highly skilled medical acupuncturists use locations to treat nerve roots in the cervical and lumbar spine in a manner similar to an epidural injection.
• What is Acupuncture?
  Acupuncture is the ancient Chinese method of healing that may include herbal therapies to treat neck and back pain.