Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture is part of a complete and effective system of medicine that has been practiced in China for thousands of years. The goal of treatment is to bring the body closer to its optimal state of functioning and health by engaging its natural healing response to reverse the progression of disease or to prevent disease from occurring.
Our acupuncturist is adept at managing a wide variety of conditions: pain management of variety of musculoskeletal issues, women’s health and fertility, pregnancy related issues, headaches and migraines, fibromyalgia and stress, anxiety, depression, or mood changes.
Research from leading institutions such as the National Institute of Health has demonstrated that acupuncture is effective for many types of pain. Research studies also confirm its effectiveness for post-operative, pregnancy-related, and chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting. The anti-inflammatory effect of treatments make it suitable for addressing symptoms associated with seasonal allergies and auto-immune disorders.
The World Health Organization has listed several conditions shown to be treated effectively by acupuncture:
- Low back pain
- Neck pain
- Sciatica
- Tennis elbow
- Knee pain
- Arthritis of the shoulder and shoulder pain
- Sprains
- Facial pain
- TMJ
- Headache
- Dental pain
- Gastritis, digestive issues, abdominal pain
- Peptic ulcer
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Induction of labor
- Breech birth presentation
- Morning sickness
- Nausea and vomiting
- Postoperative pain
- Stroke associated deficits
- Hypertension and High Blood Pressure
- Hypotension or Low Blood Pressure
- Renal colic, pain from kidney stones
- Leukopenia
- Radiation/chemotherapy side effects
- Allergic rhinitis, seasonal allergies
- Hay fever
- Biliary colic, gallbladder pain
- Depression
- Dysmenorrhea, menstrual pain, or premenstrual syndrome PMS
Acupuncture is safe, effective, and deeply relaxing for most people. Treatments involve gentle insertion of one or more thin, sterile needles on specific points of the body to improve and maintain health.
