Acupuncture

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.

Acupuncture has been shown to be an effective way to manage anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions. Our acupuncture treatments can help you find balance and calm in your life.

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: 

• postoperative nausea and vomiting
• chemotherapy nausea and vomiting
• nausea of pregnancy
• post-operative dental pain
• addictions (smoking, etc.)
• stroke rehabilitation
• headaches
• menstrual cramps
• eczema
• tennis elbow
• fibromyalgia & chronic fatigue
• low back pain & sciatica
• carpal tunnel syndrome
• asthma

Additional conditions which acupuncture has helped our patients with: 

• fatigue
• anxiety
• depression
• post-traumatic stress and other stress/stress-related disorders
• digestive complaints (vomiting, constipation)
• digestive disorders (irritable bowel disease)
• gynecological disorders
• autoimmune disorders
• fertility problems
• high blood pressure
• Parkinson’s
• menopause and hormonal imbalances
• sinusitus, sinus headaches
• migraines

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. 

Many conditions have been proven to respond successfully to acupuncture according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) including: 

• Improves muscle tone and dermal contraction
• Increases collagen production & effects dispersal
• Promotes skin rejuvenation via increase facial circulation
• Helps eliminate and reduce bags under the eyes
• Decreases the tendency towards sagging and jowls
• Helps to eliminate puffiness by improving metabolism and thus eliminating excess fluids
• Helps to eliminate fine lines of the face and has a diminishing effect on larger wrinkles
• Improves hormonal balance and hormone-based skin conditions
• Balances sebaceous secretions to treat dry skin and oily skin/acne
• Improves facial color by the increase of peripheral circulation
• Reduces or eliminates double chins
• Tightens the pores
• Brightens the eyes
• Helps to lift drooping eyelids
• Promotes overall health and wellbeing
• Reduces stress evident in the face
• Brings out a person’s innate beauty and radiance
• Slows the aging process, from within
• Delays hair turning gray & the loss of hair associated with aging
• Benefits the eyes, ears, sinuses, thyroid & brains and eases TMJ problems

 Contraindications:

• High blood pressure
• Bleeding problems can be addressed with naturopathic visits.
• Active Migraine Headaches although this can be resolved with regular Acupuncture treatments.
• Uncontrolled Diabetes
• Cancer, AIDS, acute Hepatitis, and coronary artery disease & other serious health conditions
• Seizures & epilepsy
• Not administered during: Flus & colds, Acute herpes outbreaks, Acute allergic reactions, & sunburn

In general for optimal benefits that can last 5-10 years, 12 sessions are recommended weekly or biweekly, followed by maintenance sessions.

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 lasts 1 hour and 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.