Services
- Acupuncture
- Micro-current electro-acupuncture
- Auricular (Ear) Acupuncture
- Japanese Contact Acupuncture with Gold and Silver Instruments
- Shonishin Techniques for Pediatrics
- Chinese Herbal Medicine
- Western Herbal Medicine
- Moxibustion
- Cupping
- Tui Na Chinese Therapeutic Massage
- Nutritional Assessment and Therapy
- Diagnostic Testing
- Lifestyle Counseling
- Stress Management
Together we will decide the best approach towards meeting your goals of health and wellness.
Benefits of Acupuncture
Guiding your body's energies back into balance with acupuncture illness is corrected, energy is enhanced and relaxation ensues. Acupuncture can build the bodies immunity and ease pain. Unblocking energy and facilitating flow with acupuncture can also result in better emotional balance and encourage creative flow.
Micro-current electro-acupuncture
Adding a small wavelike current to the needle can enhance the flow of qi in particularly stubborn areas. This technique is particularly good for pain and injury resulting from trauma such as sports injuries or accidents of various causes.
Auricular Acupuncture
Points on the ears are quite effective to treat a wide variety of conditions either alone or in conjunction with other meridian points on the body. Specific protocols can address specific conditions such as high blood pressure, addictions and more.
Japanese Contact Needling with Gold and Silver Instruments
This Japanese style adheres to classical Chinese medical theory, with an emphasis on palpation, diagnostic sensitivity and gentle techniques.
This modality utilizes Teishin, gold and silver instruments on the surface of the meridian points rather than going through the skin. This treatment initiates energetic flow through the properties of Gold and Silver in contact with the energy of the specific meridian points.
Shonishin
Shonishin is a non-invasive form of acupuncture massage developed specifically for babies and children. It is a very gentle and highly effective treatment for many childhood illnesses. It is also traditionally used as a monthly wellness treatment for the prevention of illness and the support of proper growth and development.
The acupuncture channels and points are massaged and stimulated with a variety of rounded silver, gold or stainless steel tools. Stroking, rubbing or tapping with these Shonishin tools has a very strong therapeutic effect without penetrating the skin.
Chinese Herbal Medicine
Herbs have been used for centuries in many cultures to treat illness as well as to support the body through various stages of life. Chinese Herbal Medicine stands apart in its lengthy, virtually uninterrupted written history. Here we find a complex and sophisticated system of herbal formulation that can address most conditions effectively.
Western Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicine growing right outside your door? Possibly! Western herbs offer a special connection to the healing process as these plants are sometimes familiar and can often be recognized by the patient. Tailored to the needs of the individual patient I will provide various options for patients to achieve their treatment goals. The use of herbs is optional and many patients find that taking herbs enhances the effects of acupuncture and other treatments.
Moxibustion
Artemisia vulgaris or Mugwort is a medicinal plant used in Oriental Medicine by itself or with acupuncture to obtain specific therapeutic results. The herb is warming, tonifying and is heated over meridian points.
Cupping
Cupping is a therapeutic approach using small glass cups and is used primarily on the back. The idea is to create a vacuum which can then facilitate the flow of qi and blood and release stagnations in the body such as tight, knotted muscles.
Tui Na Chinese Therapeutic Massage
Through the application of specific massage and manipulation techniques Tui Na can restore the balance of qi and alleviate pain through the system of channels and collaterals.
Nutritional Counseling & Support
I offer both Chinese dietary counseling and Western nutritional support including the use of nutritional supplements to enhance health and well- being and support our treatment goals. I provide access to high quality supplements
whose companies maintain rigorous standards of quality assurance and control.
Diagnostic Testing
In addition to traditional diagnostic methods in Oriental Medicine I incorporate laboratory testing when appropriate.
Lifestyle Counseling
As lifestyle impacts ones health we may discuss aspects of home, work, exercise, stress levels and self-expression as part of our time together.
Stress Management
Here we cultivate approaches and strategies to help manage stress and the impact it has on health.