Most people experience some pain relief during their first treatment. The effects of acupuncture are cumulative, so you can expect the degree and duration of your pain relief to increase with each treatment.
Acupuncture Reduces Arthritis Pain
What’s Your Element?
Traditional Chinese medicine philosophy is partly organized around the Five Elements - Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. Each of these elements are associated with a particular organ and energy meridian in the body, and can be applied to all things in nature, including the human body and psyche. We are all always ebbing and flowing among …
Acupuncture Speeds Healing for Bell’s Palsy Facial Paralysis
The good news is that symptoms usually resolve in a couple of months, and that acupuncture can significantly speed the recovery progress. I have personally seen people improve so dramatically in one treatment that we've both had a hard time believing the change in their face!
Acupuncture for Anxiety & Depression
Acupuncture is a safe, natural and effective treatment for anxiety and depression. Acupuncture is used by the US military to treat PTSD in veterans, and is so safe that its “side effects” are all positive: better sleep and mood, less pain, anxiety and use of medications. The usual reaction to acupuncture treatment is a pleasant feeling …
Ear Acupuncture Alleviates Trauma in Disasters
I just got back from the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) conference in Denver, Colorado, where I made a presentation on the disaster relief responses that Acupuncturists Without Borders volunteers have participated in this past year. Volunteer acupuncturists representing a variety of acupuncture organizations provided thousands of treatments in response to the Colorado wildfires, the …
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