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Acupuncture
The practice of inserting needles into specific acu-points on the body has been used for over 2,500 years. Acupuncture treatments are profoundly healing and relaxing. The needles are extremely thin, much smaller and more fine than hypodermic needles seen at an M.D.'s office. When inserted, the patient feels almost no sensation. With gentle manipulation of the needle by me, you may feel a pressure, tightness, or a subtle movement in the tissue around or distal to the needle. It is generally mild and gentle, and at worst intense for a only a moment. If you dislike any part of acupuncture, I can remove a needle that doesn't feel right, or adjust them. The more my clients relax though, the better it all feels.
The most common question I am asked regarding acupuncture is what is it most useful for. Chronic pain is the most researched syndrome that acupuncture is used for today. Back pain, neck pain, sciatic nerve pain, tennis elbow, knee pain, shoulder pain, carpal tunnel syndrome...these are all conditions that respond well to acupuncture, and that I have experience treating. Fatigue and digestive disorders are other syndromes that respond well to acupuncture and herbal treatment. Many women with PMS, headaches, menopause symptoms and infertility, have found that acupuncture can be a natural aide to alleviating these common "bummers". Finally, when it comes to stress related disorders, insomnia, tension in neck/shoulders, or a very busy/worrisome mind, acupuncture has an amazing success rate. It calms the mind and spirit and solidly grounds the client's awareness in the body. There are no known side effects of acupuncture, so one need not worry about this, a most serious issue with "prescription" therapies.
As research from around the world has been published, acupuncture has become increasingly accepted in the Western medical community. So much so, that medical doctors now readily refer "stubborn" (aka. chronic) cases to acupuncturists.
