Acupuncture can supplement and speed the process of healing, while balancing and alleviating some of the more nagging symptoms we experience.
See the results of lifestyle and diet changes faster when you incorporate this ancient healing treatment into your care plan. Alleviate the symptoms you might experience when you make long-term improvements to your life.
An acupuncturist uses very fine needles inserted into specific body locations.
The majority of research on acupuncture in the West has focused on acupuncture’s use for pain management. Acupuncture alleviates pain resulting from injury or associated with chronic degenerative diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
However, acupuncture is not just about alleviating pain. It is a complete and traditional medical protocol focused on correcting imbalances in the body, and it has been used in China for more than 2,500 years to prevent, diagnose and treat disease, as well as to improve general health and promote overall general well being.
The traditional explanation for how acupuncture works is that it modifies the flow of energy throughout the body, balancing it and correcting a wide range of disorders.
Acute symptoms may require anywhere only 2 – 4 treatments for relief, whereas chronic situations may require 12 or more treatments, usually over a course of 8 – 10 weeks.
Acupuncture is safe and effective for a wide range of conditions in addition to those listed above because it works on restoring balance to patterns of disharmony that can manifest as disease in the body.
Many conditions have been proven to respond successfully to acupuncture according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) including:
Additional conditions which acupuncture has helped our patients with:
Cosmetic Acupuncture is a natural alternative to botox and face-lift procedures.
Cosmetic Acupuncture
The art of using acupuncture to improve the skin and reverse the aging process dates back to the early Western Zhou period in China (1121-770 BC), thousands of years ago and was common practice in ancient Japanese & Chinese medicine.
Facial Rejuvenation
Acupuncture was developed by the well-known Acupuncturists to the stars, Virginia Doran, decades ago based on these ancient secrets and modern research.
Facial rejuvenation acupuncture involves inserting hair-thin, sterile, disposable needles into particular areas of the face and body to stimulate our body’s own collagen production, local circulation, and complex physiological system. High grade aromatherapy oils and facial massage is combined with the acupuncture treatments.
While Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture improves the vitality of the skin and face, it can also address the underlying issues and imbalances that contribute to the aging process.
Improves muscle tone and dermal contraction
In general for optimal benefits that can last 5-10 years, 12 sessions are recommended weekly or biweekly, followed by maintenance sessions. How do I maintain the benefits of facial rejuvenation acupuncture? Maintenance treatments are recommended monthly or seasonally.
Our certified facial rejuvenation acupuncturists are also Naturopathic Physicians, therefore, you will get the additional benefit of discussing optimal clinical nutrition, lifestyle, and targeted dietary supplements regimes that are customized to your needs during your facial rejuvenation sessions
Each session last 1 hour and it includes facial rejuvenation acupuncture and facial massage with aromatherapy, and may also include general naturopathic medical advice.
Additional visits may be required with Naturopathic Medicine or additional body Acupuncture to address complex needs.
Typically, the first visit involves a health history assessment. Questions you will be asked may seem strange, a little different from standard medical intake questions, but energy flow and whole-body interaction are the keys to diagnosing in Chinese medicine. So, the practitioner may ask to examine your tongue, to feel your pulse to determine energy flow, or ask many questions that may seem to have nothing to do with the primary complaint.
After the initial consultation and assessment is over, a diagnosis is made which may also sound odd to you, so feel free to ask your practitioner what it all means.
Next, a treatment plan is devised.
Extremely fine needles are placed in very specific locations. Upon insertion, one may feel a momentary sharp or stinging sensation; however, many report they don’t even feel the majority of the insertions.
The needles are left in place for fifteen to twenty minutes while you rest quietly in a calm room accompanied by soft music. Many people say they fall asleep during this time, as the treatments are very relaxing.
At the end of the treatment time, the needles are removed and properly discarded. Your practitioner will inquire after your wellbeing, and you will be able to leave.
The visit is normally 60 minutes long.