Ear acupuncture is the stimulation of the points on external ear, and it is often used in conjunction with body acupuncture. While the earliest uses of ear acupuncture points date back to ancient China, modern applications of auriculotherapy are based on the work of Dr. Paul Nogier of Lyon, France. […]
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Moxibustion and the healing powers of moxa
Moxibustion, known as “moxa” for short, is an ancient heat therapy that has been used throughout Asia for thousands of years. This therapy is a natural complement to an acupuncture treatment and involves burning the herb mugwort over specific acupuncture points. It is one of the tools I use in my practice […]
Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques I use in my practice
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) encompasses several methods designed to help patients achieve and maintain health. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine philosophy, your body, mind, and spirit are pieces of an interdependent energetic whole. Optimal health comes when the parts are in balance. To enhance my patients ‘healing journey I may recommend […]
Acupuncture session – what to expect during your acupuncture treatment
During acupuncture session stainless needles are placed into specific points on the skin to help activate the energy in the body, called Qi. According to traditional Chinese medicine, Qi is the lifeforce energy in the body that helps regulate and move things in the body to keep us well. Stress, […]
Top 7 Benefits of Acupuncture
You most have heard about the benefits of acupuncture and amazing effects when it comes to chronic pain reduction and the improvement of life quality with various musculoskeletal disorders. This ancient healing method has a vast number of other physical, mental, and emotional benefits that not many individuals are familiar […]
Acupuncture – holistic treatment
Acupuncture provides a safe and gentle holistic treatment. Holistic approaches to treatment include therapies such as acupuncture, homeopathy, herbal medicine, osteopathy, manual medicine. Western medicine tends to see a symptom and come up with a solution for it right away. This solution will not often solve the root problem, but it […]