| Some Things That Acupuncture Treats Really Well Acupuncture is a wonderful treatment for most things but here are some things that we do really well. Stress Stress is implicated in almost all modern chronic illness. It is like we are all constantly in a state of “fright and flight” as our lives get more scheduled and we are asked to achieve ever more in all areas of our lives. A lot of us feel like that mouse in the wheel and feel that there are very few places that can take our stress levels down a notch and give our adrenals a break. One of my most amazing discoveries when I started using acupuncture is that it is one of the most relaxing things that you can ever do. Many patients like me have found this, to their delight. Chinese medicine has a long tradition as a wonderful complement to Western medicine in the treatment of mental-emotional conditions. It can aid in the treatment of mild depression and anxiety. Patients going through periods of great stress in times of grief and change can use acupuncture as an adjunct to their use of medication and counselling. For many it is simply a time out. There is not much one can do about ones situation when being needled… except to take time out! Patients report that with regular acupuncture they seem much better able to deal with the stresses in their lives in a less stressed way. Pain Acupuncture is a good treatment for almost all pain. When you come to see us with pain you should leave in less pain or no pain. Sometimes we can be a good complementary treatment for chronic pain conditions to help take the general pain level down and sometimes we can help to take down pain levels quickly in patients with acute pain so that patients can benefit from other medical treatment. For instance a patient that has been in a car accident can use acupuncture to take down pain levels so that a chiropractor, physical therapist or osteopath can work on the structural problems. Acupuncture is particularly good for joint pain, back pain, sciatic pain, TMJ pain and the pain of headache. Acupuncture is great for nerve related pain. Some acupuncture channels follow nerve pathways and needles can be great for lowering pain levels associated with nerve impingement or damage. It is a great intervention for the pain associated with shingles Morning Sickness / Pregnancy This is a great intervention for morning sickness. Many patients find that the frequency and intensity of their nausea and vomiting symptoms become less with just a few treatments. If the problem is more severe (daily debilitating symptoms, lack of appetite and marked weight loss after the first trimester) acupuncture should only be used as a complementary treatment to being under the care of your doctor. Acupuncture is a very safe intervention for maternity related conditions in the hands of a licensed acupuncturist. Think of it for helping to turn a breech baby, induction of a post-date pregnancy and to help a couple to conceive, in tandem with the care of you’re doctor. Women’s Health Acupuncture is a great adjunctive treatment for lack of periods, bleeding mid-cycle and excessive menstrual bleeding. It is a safe way to treat PMS symptoms and to regulate the menstrual period to ready a woman for conception. It is a wonderful intervention for the symptoms associated with menopause. We can work with your OB/GYN to help you with these things. |
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