Acupuncture

One of the recip­i­ents of com­mu­nity style auric­u­lar acupunc­ture in Oax­aca Mex­ico. After receiv­ing treat­ments this girl improved in school, could do her work and was much happier.

Tra­di­tional acupunc­ture is based on ancient Chi­nese the­o­ries of the flow of Qi (Energy) and Xue (Blood) through dis­tinct merid­i­ans or path­ways that cover the body. These merid­i­ans are con­nected to the body’s organs. Accord­ing to ancient the­ory, acupunc­ture allows Qi to flow to areas where it is Defi­cient and away from where it is Excess. It is like a river that has been dammed, there is a block­age which can occur due to a trauma (injury), emo­tional rea­sons, poor diet or lifestyle imbal­ances. On one side of the dam there is the lake, an excess con­di­tion of stag­na­tion (such as pain), the water or Qi is not able to move. On the other side of the dam the water is reduced to a trickle or a deficiency/weakness. Through acupunc­ture the points are gen­tly stim­u­lated, open­ing the dam allow­ing the river, or Qi, to flow smoothly and be bal­anced on both sides restor­ing the har­mo­nious ener­getic bal­ance of the body.

treat­able conditions

Mus­cu­lar & Ner­vous Sys­tem Dis­or­ders –
Headaches, migraine, sci­at­ica, back pain, neck pain, knee pain, sprains and strains, cer­tain facial paral­y­sis or nerve pain, par­tial weak­ness post stroke, inflam­ma­tion of nerve end­ings, incon­ti­nence, frozen shoul­der and ten­nis elbow.

Gyne­co­log­i­cal Con­di­tions –
PMS, men­strual irreg­u­lar­ity, menopause

Res­pi­ra­tory Dis­or­ders –
Aller­gies, bronchial asthma, com­mon cold, bronchitis

Ear, Nose and Throat Dis­or­ders –
Ear­aches, sinus inflam­ma­tion, toothaches

Gas­troin­testi­nal Dis­or­ders –
Diges­tive tract prob­lems, con­sti­pa­tion, diar­rhea, IBS, duo­de­nal ulcers

Detox­i­fi­ca­tion –
Tobacco, alco­hol, drugs

Men­tal & Emo­tional –
Stress relief, insom­nia, depres­sion, anx­i­ety, ADD/ADHD, fatigue, trau­mas, PTSD