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Acupuncture

Acupuncture is one of the world’s oldest medical sciences. It has been around

for 3,000 to 5,000 years. Acupuncture is an ancient technique that involves

the insertion of hair-thin, sterile needles through your skin at strategic

“pressure points” on your body called acu-points. The needles used in

acupuncture are the finest thin filament steel available and are presterilized

for single use. For most people, this process is completely painless, and even

relaxing. In fact, many patients fall asleep during treatment.

Acupuncture has been clinically proven to be effective in reducing or

eliminating the need to take drugs to control pain or symptoms arising from

illness or injury. In addition to pain relief, it is also helpful in treating anxiety,

insomnia, digestive problems, the common cold, menstrual problems, weight

control, infertility and much, much more. Additionally, electro-acupuncture is

another technique that involves stimulating various parts of the body using

extremely thin needles with an electric charge.



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Cupping

Cupping is an ancient form of alternative medicine from 1550 B.C. in Egypt,

and spread across European and Asian civilizations.  Cupping is performed

when a vacuum is created to suction the skin locally, drawing the skin

upwards.  Cupping can last for two minutes to fifteen minutes depending on

the condition.  Generally, it is used to promote the movement of blood flow

and promote healing within the muscles (myofascia).  Clinically, this

technique is great for treatment of pain, deep scars, and swelling within the

muscles.  In Chinese medicine, cupping is used to treat stagnation (stagnant

blood, lymph, and qi).  Wet cupping is also called medicinal bleeding.  Using

acupuncture, muscles can be pierced then cupped.  This technique helps

improve blood profusion and circulation to the local area thus improving

recovery time. Side effects are bruised marks which dissipate in a few days to

a week depending on the health of the patient.
 




Tuina

Tui Na is the external method of treatment within the realm of Chinese

medicine.  “Tui” is to push.  “Na” is to lift and squeeze.  This is the Chinese

version of body work often used with acupuncture, moxibustion and cupping

therapy.  Treatment can be firm or gentle.  Techniques consist of brushing,

kneading, rolling, pressing, and rubbing.  Tui Na helps in both acute and

chronic muscular pain conditions and is used in hospitals across China as a

standard aspect of treatment.   It is effective for pain conditions such as;

arthritis, sciatica, constipation, headaches.  It is also used to prevent

problems as well as correct issues.  This work is similar to the work of

chiropractors, osteopaths, massage therapy and some forms of physical

therapies.
 




Chinese Herbal Medicine

Chinese Herbal Medicine is ancient practice that involves mixtures of plant

extracts (herbs), minerals, animals, and insects. This aspect of Chinese

medicine focuses on maintaining health, and treatment of particular diseases

by restoring balance of energy (qi), Body (yin), and the spirit (yang).


Chinese herbs help fine tune the immune system, prevent imbalances, helps

fight colds, flus, allergies, digestive disorders, pain control / relief, and

improve quality of life.

Each formula contains 2-12 different ingredients.  It may come in a form of

tea, pills, powders, tinctures, syrup liniments (plaster compress).


There are over 450 individually prepared herbs, and 270 standard formulas.

Each formula is used to match and fit the pattern of disharmony.  As the

patient’s health changes, the imbalances change, and so the formula will also

change.





Auricular Therapy

Auricular acupuncture is the stimulation of acupuncture points on the

external ear’s surface.  This form of therapy is based on the idea that the ear

is a microsystem which corresponds to the rest of the body (similar to brain

mapping).  The Ear is first organ to develop at 18 weeks after conception and

is composed of endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm.  This map of the ear

looks similar to an inverted fetus.  Auricular acupuncture us used to

normalize the body’s dysfunction and is able to help with acute and chronic

pain, mood disorders, obesity, allergies, mental and emotional disorders.

How is this possible?  The ear has many branches of the parasympathetic

nervous system that have a direct impact on the entire nervous system as a

whole.


A “needle-free” acupuncture treatment can be given with ear seeds (or

pellets). Small circles of adhesive tape hold them in place on the surface of

your ear. These are a take-home type of treatment, which will extend the

benefits of acupuncture. They may be used after an acupuncture treatment

with needles, or they may be used as the only method of treatment.





Moxibustion

Moxibustion is the burning of dried mugwort over acupoints to stimulate the

flow of qi.  It is seen in many medical systems across China, Japan, Korea,

Vietnam and Mongolia.  Mugwort leaves are aged for five to fifteen years then

ground up into fluff and shaped into a cigar like stick.  Each cigar is lit and

used to warm the acupuncture needles.  Moxibuation can be used directly or

indirectly with acupuncture.  This is effective in preventing and treating

many “cold” diseases.  Generally, it is used to warm the cold because nothing

grows (healthier) in the cold.  Moxibustion is effective in preventing and

treating many diseases such as pain, hives, hypertension, irritable bowel,

​breech fetus, and allergies.







Acupuncture Point Injection Therapy

Acupuncture Point Injection, or Acupoint Injection Therapy (AIT), is an

integrative therapy that blends the best of Chinese Medicine with

conventional and homeopathic medicine.  Employing this technique, AIT

​certified Acupuncture Physicians inject natural therapeutic substances, such

as homeopathic remedies, like Traumeel or vitamins like B-12, into

acupuncture points specific to the patient's wellness needs. By stimulating

powerful acupuncture points with proven natural substances, the body can

be affected on a deeper level and create a healing climate.  AIT is particularly

effective for the resolution of acute and chronic pain in the body, particularly

in the shoulder, back, knee, and neck.

*64B1-4.012 Acupoint Injection Therapies. 

Effective March 1, 2002, adjunctive therapies shall include acupoint injection

therapy which shall mean the injection of herbs, homeopathics, and other

nutritional supplements in the form of sterile substances into acupuncture

points by means of hypodermic needles but not intravenous therapy to

promote, maintain, and restore health; for pain management and palliative

care; for acupuncture anesthesia; and to prevent disease. 

 
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