Acupuncture to Improve Your Health
Research has proven that acupuncture can improve a person’s well-being by stimulating the body’s healing processes, making it an important component to an integrative health care plan. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has determined that this non-invasive health care treatment is safe and effective when it comes to helping patients overcome a variety of ailments.
When placed at the appropriate points, acupuncture needles help to release blocked energy throughout the body so that function can be restored to everything from the digestive and cardiovascular systems, to the immune system, endocrine system, and nervous system. Results of this balanced energy flow can include better sleep and elevated mood, enhanced digestion, reduced pain, and an improved sense of wellness.
Acupuncture for Health & Wellness
Allergies
Acupuncture can treat seasonal or year-round allergies. By building the immune system, transforming phlegm, opening the sinuses, and regulating organ function, acupuncture and herbal medicine can be very helpful for congestion, shortness of breath, allergic asthma, watery eyes, stuffy nose, malaise and cough.
Anxiety & Depression
Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine are effective forms of treatment, in conjunction with talk therapy, for mild to moderate forms of anxiety and depression.
Bladder Issues
Acupuncture has been shown to be beneficial in treating certain types of bladder issues including overactive bladder and pelvic pain due to interstitial cystitis. Moxa therapy (see below) has been shown to reduce pain in patients and act as a complimentary treatment to a Western medical protocol.
Cancer Care
16th St Acupuncture has been treating cancer patients for over a decade. Clinical studies show acupuncture is safe and effective before, during, and after chemotherapy or radiation treatments to help with such side effects as fatigue, insomnia, nausea, neuropathy, hot flashes, dry mouth, loss of appetite and pain.
Carpal Tunnel
Studies show acupuncture can be beneficial for relieving pain caused by median nerve entrapment. E-Stim, moxibustion and in some cases sliding cupping can release constraint in the connective tissue on the arm, thereby reducing pressure on the nerve and alleviating pain.
Digestive Issues
Acupuncture is extremely helpful in treating all types of digestive issues including SIBO, colitis, constipation, loose stools, diarrhea, and IBS. Moxibustion can be used to help strengthen the stomach, spleen, and intestines.
Gua Sha Facial Rejuvenation
Gua (to scrape) Sha (stagnated blood) has been around for thousands of years. In Chinese villages, people would use a coin to scrape the backs of children or anyone who was developing a cold or chest congestion to release the pathogen.
Men’s Health
Acupuncture has been shown to help with sexual function and vitality in men. Regular acupuncture treatments not only help increase desire and sexual stamina, they can also increase sperm quality, quantity, and motility and reduce structural defects.