Acupuncture
Acupuncture originated in China over 3000 years ago. This time-tested tradition views any symptom or injury as a sign that the system is out of balance. In the art of acupuncture, tiny needles are inserted into the skin, to help put the body back into balance so the body can heal both chronic and acute pain. I specialize in dealing with pain and trigger point release (also known as dry needling) A typical treatment in my office is between an hour and an hour and 10 minutes. I treat each patient as an individual, and after evaluation, come up with a treatment plan unique to them. My treatments focus not only on the physical health of my patients but emotional health as well. Traditional Chinese medicine includes many techniques beyond acupuncture.
I Often Use Supportive Modalities In A Session Including:
- Moxibustion
- Cupping
- Nutritional Counseling
- Tui Na (Chinese Medical Massage)
- Qi Gong
- Lifestyle Counseling
Reiki
As a Reiki master, I incorporate a mini-Reiki session into each of my treatments. I find this helps to relax each patient into their bodies and often helps them find the emotional release that they need. Reiki is a form of energy healing thousands of years old, where universal life force energy is transferred through the hands to balance not only the physical body but the emotional and spiritual body as well.
Reiki Principles:
Just for today, I will not anger.
Just for today, I will not worry.
Just for today, I will be grateful.
Just for today, I will do my work honestly.
Just for today, I will be kind to every living being.
Pediatric Acupuncture
Children often respond very quickly to acupuncture. Acupuncture has been used in China for hundreds of years to treat pediatric conditions, and it is becoming more popular in the West as parents seek more natural ways of promoting their childrenʼs health. As with adults, I always want the child to feel in control of the treatment. As a mother of two, I feel it is important to build a relationship of trust so that the acupuncture experience is ultimately a positive one. I often use acupressure and moxibustion in conjunction with acupuncture to achieve the best results. I refrain from using the word needles with small children preferring to call them “taps”, to keep them from associating acupuncture with shots. Because the needles are so thin, the children often do not even feel the insertion of the needle.
Scar Treatments
Acupuncture is about balancing the flow of energy in the body. When someone has a scar that has built up an excess of scar tissue, whether from an injury or surgery, it can interrupt the flow of energy in the body, causing symptoms that might seem related to the scar itself. Examples of a scar that has an excess of scar tissue is a scar that is: painful, tender to the touch, numb, red, or raised. By breaking up the scar tissue, the energy that is being blocked is released to flow properly, allowing the whole body to heal.
A Few Examples Of Scars That Have Caused Seemly Unrelated Symptoms:
• A woman with insomnia for several decades who had a scar on her arm from walking through a glass door in her teens. Insomnia resolved in one treatment
• A woman with two blocked Fallopian tubes with an appendectomy scar. Following treatment of the scar, one of the Fallopian tubes became unblocked.
• A woman with decades of knee pain post-surgery, where it was painful to walk after sitting. Pain resolved after several treatments.