Acupuncture is an age-old system of medicine that comes from the East. Healing is based on Eastern philosophy and the diagnosis of your health is different than conventional medicine. Acupuncture treats the whole body.
Running through the body are channels of energy that are connected with your organs, such as the spleen, liver, heart and lungs to name a few. Think of these channels as rivers for a moment... when the river flows freely, all is good and the ecosystem is intact.
If the river gets jammed with debris, this creates a block in the system and the river struggles to flow freely and this affects the ecosystem both upstream and downstream. When the debris is removed, the river flows well again and the ecosystem adapts to get back to normal. This is how acupuncture generally works.
When a channel is blocked, this creates symptoms such as pain, insomnia, neuropathy, fatigue, mood swings, numbness and tingling. When the river is blocked, there can be too much fullness upstream and deficiency downstream.
Same with the channels. Needles are applied to various acupoints distributed throughout the body. This opens up the channels for energy, called "qi", and blood to move freely again. This relieves your symptoms and enhances your overall health.
However, acupuncture is not only for symptom relief. It is a holistic treatment. It optimizes your health as well. As we age, for example, our kidney energy gets lower and we experience all kinds of slowing down.
If we tonify the kidneys by using certain acupuncture treatments, aging slows down and we feel better. The kidneys then affect other organs and their health improves. All the channels are connected and affect each other. In this way, overall health improves.
Acupuncture is a system of medicine. It involves needling but encompasses other therapies as well, including acupressure, gua sha, cupping, moxa, electro-therapy, infra red light, Eastern nutrition and tui na type of massage. If you are weary of needles, other techniques can be used.
If you're interested in trying acupuncture to improve your health, please call the front desk to schedule an appointment with Dr Preeta Kuhlman, licensed naturopathic physician and licensed acupuncturist. She also integrates craniosacral therapy with acupuncture for a deeply relaxing treatment.
Acupressure
This is a method of using finger pressure on specific points along meridians, enhancing the flow of energy and blood. It works in the same way as needles. For people who want a needle-free experience or for children of a young age, Dr Preeta also uses a teishin, a hand-held metal tool to press on points along the body. This benefits the body just as acupuncture does.
Electroacupuncture
For muscle and joint pain, needles are inserted at specific points and then two needles are connected by a device that passes a small electrical current through the needles. This helps to relieve muscle tightness and pain. It can also help with other conditions such as nausea, addiction and stress.
Cupping
This is the application of suction cups along the body to increase blood flow in order to relieve pain and stagnation. Cups can be placed in one spot for several minutes or be used along the skin as in a massage to loosen up muscles.
Gua Sha
This technique utilizes different tools such as jade, ceramic and metal that press and scrape against the skin with mild to moderate pressure for increase in circulation and decrease in pain.
Moxibustion
This is the use of moxa, dried mugwort, that is applied to points on the skin for decreasing pain and increasing circulation. The moxa is lit to warm up the skin to increase the flow of energy, blood and lymph and to stimulate the immune system. Dr Preeta offers moxibustion in the form of stick-on moxa in the warmer months only as moxa can create a mildly smoky atmosphere that needs to be ventilated.
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