ACUPUNCTURE
Health is more than just
‘not feeling sick’ but instead functioning at your highest potential.
Prevention of illness is best but not always possible, so wherever you
are at in your health acupuncture can help you feel better and keep you
feeling so.
The goal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture is to help restore balance, and health, in the body. Acupuncture is a branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which is a holistic medicine. Holistic medicine takes into account everything going on in your body and mind to get an overall picture of health. From there a treatment plan is created to addresses both the underlying causes and the symptoms of the initial aliment.
Acupuncture and TCM are commonly used to address the following…
The goal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture is to help restore balance, and health, in the body. Acupuncture is a branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which is a holistic medicine. Holistic medicine takes into account everything going on in your body and mind to get an overall picture of health. From there a treatment plan is created to addresses both the underlying causes and the symptoms of the initial aliment.
Acupuncture and TCM are commonly used to address the following…
- Anxiety and Stress
- Emotional problems and Depression
- Trouble Sleeping
- Low Back or Neck Pain
- Headaches
- Stroke
- Fatigue
- Digestive disorders and troubles
- Hypertension
- Gynelogical Issues
- Urinary Disorders
- Painful or irregular menstruation
- Menopause
- Infertility
- Pre- and Postpartum Issues
- Asthma
- Common Cold
- Allergies
- Addictions
Things to Remember
When Getting Acupuncture Treatment...
Before:
- Please make sure to eat before hand and wear comfortable and
loose fitting clothing. - Allow a few minute before your first session to fill out some basic paperwork.
- Feel free to ask your acupuncturist any questions you may have before the treatment.
During:
- A typical treatment will last about an hour and may include other modality techniques such as electrical stimulation, Gua Sha, Moxibustion, Tui Na, and nutritional counseling. Herbal and Chinese nutritional counseling can be done in conjunction or separately as well.
After:
- Please be sure to follow through with the treatment plan. Maintaining and being consistent with appointments and any other homework are important to maximizing benefits and foster healing.
- Frequency of treatments depends on the length and severity of the condition as well as how you uniquely respond to the treatment.
