What is acupuncture?

Acupuncture is a complete medical system of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of illness. Fine needles are placed at specific locations on the body to reduce inflammation, promote blood flow, reduce pain and restore nerve and muscle function. Acupuncture regulates the parasympathetic nervous system which helps the body relax. During a treatment, endorphins are released, which helps with pain reduction and mood improvement. Acupuncture techniques and point locations may vary with each treatment. Our goal is always to help our patients feel better when they leave than when they came in. A series of acupuncture treatments normally begins with six sessions, as each session builds upon the previous to create lasting change in the body.

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How does someone benefit from acupuncture?

If you suffer from any of the following, acupuncture can relieve your symptoms:

• Back or neck pain
• Headaches
• Menstrual cramps
• Allergies
• Joint Pain
• Infertility issues
• Muscle Pain
• Migraines
• Digestive Concerns
• Women's Health: hot flashes, cramping, and irregular cycles
• Allergies
• Arthritis
• Smoking Cessation
• Surgery Recovery

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Acupuncture can help cure a host of issues. It’s one of the most holistic, natural approaches to relieving pain and correcting problems with your health.

Acupuncture Services Include

• Traditional Chinese Medicine: Acupuncture, Herbal Prescription, Nutritional and Lifestyle counseling
• Dr Tan Balance Acupuncture - a style of acupuncture created by a Taiwanese engineer to treat pain away from the area that hurts
  
• Japanese Acupuncture - a gentle “ouch-less” style that is barely perceptible
  
• Shonishin Pediatric Acupuncture - needleless acupuncture for kids!
  
• Dry needling - Kinetacore Level I
  
• Neurofunctional Acupuncture - a style of acupuncture that treats the brain as well as the body
  
• Electro-Stim acupuncture - localized acupuncture with an electric current to encourage blood flow, this style is excellent for joint pain - knees, elbows, shoulders
  
• Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture - a natural way to stimulate collagen production in the face, appear more youthful and reduce fine lines and wrinkles
  
• Fertility Acupuncture - based on Chinese Medical diagnosis combined with Western fertility research and Stener Victorin protocol
  
• Smoking Cessation protocol - based on a study to reduce cravings
  
• Detox Acupuncture protocol - based on a study to reduce cravings, help with withdrawal symptoms, great for everything from alcohol recovery to sugar cravings
  
• Acupuncture for weight loss and cravings
  
• PTSD Acupuncture protocol - helps with emotional wellbeing to help retrain the brain by reducing stress, anxiety and depression
  
• Cupping - traditional fire cupping and glass pump cupping used for muscular aches and pains
  
• Gua Sha - a myofascial scraping technique great for aches, pains and blood flow also known as the “Graston Technique” in Western Medicine

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