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1. What medical conditions can acupuncture treat? |
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Acupuncture is recognized by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to be effective in the treatment of a wide variety of medical problems such as:
- Anxiety
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Blood pressure regulation
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Common Cold
- Constipation
- Diabetes
- Diarrhea
- Digestive problem
- Enhance athletic performance
- Fibromyalgia
- Headache/Migraine
- Incontinence
- Indigestion
- Infertility
- Insomnia
- Low back pain
- Menopause
- Menstrual Irregularities
- Pain (neck, shoulder…)
- Sciatica
- Smoking cessation
- Sore Throat
- Stress
- Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
- Tennis elbow
- and many more...
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2. Why acupuncture? |
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Acupuncture is extremely safe. It is drug-free therapy with no side effects. It is treated a person, both mind and body at the root of the disease, not focus only at manifestory of the disease.
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3. Do the needles hurt? |
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Some people feel a little prick as the needles are inserted. But most people feel no pain at all.
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4. How many treatments will I need? |
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It varies from person to person, an acupuncturist may suggest from one or two treatments per week, or monthly visits for maintenance care. It depends on the severity and duration of the problem. Chronic conditions usually take longer to resolve than acute conditions.
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9. What is Cupping? |
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Cupping is a therapy to stimulate the flow of Qi and Blood in the superficial muscle layers. Cupping is used for sore muscles, tension, neck pain, and the common cold.
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10. What is Gwa Sha? |
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Gwa Sha is a deep massage therapy in which the skin over a problem area is gently rub or scrape. This technique is used to release muscle tension, tightness and constriction.
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11. What is Moxabustion? |
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Moxabustion is a therapy used to warm the problem areas or the acupuncture points to help speeding up the healing process. An herb called Mugwort (Ai Ye) is used above the skin on the handles of the needles, salt or a thin slice of Ginger.
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12. What is Tuina? |
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Tuina is used to relieve muscle pain, tension, inflammation and help recover injuries in a form of deep massage technique used in various parts of the body.
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16. What about herbs? |
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Herbs can be a powerful adjunct to acupuncture care. They are used to strengthen, build, support of a condition, or clear excess problems like a cold, fever or acute pain.
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18. Will my insurance cover acupuncture? |
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Contact your insurance provider to learn what kind or care is covered, or to save time I will call in a head of time to verify your coverage when you call in for an appointment.
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