Acupuncture

 

Acupuncture is  a 6,000 year old Asian healing arts system, assisting the body in healing, balance and harmony itself to overcome deficiencies that in western medicine are referred to as dis-eases.  Acupuncture is a primary medical procedure in Asian medical facilities. Acupuncture uses small needles to penetrate the skin where an acupoint is located in order influence the movement of Qi (energy), stimulate blood and body fluids. The results of this procedure improves the quality of life reducing and/or eliminating  pain, trauma, reversing diabetes, hypertension, fibromyalgia, stroke and other health issues. 

 

Acupuncture is now being researched, and used in hospital, clinic and wellness centers around the world. In the United States many of the physicians are either becoming acupunctureist or prescribing acupuncture for their patents.  Many health insurance agencies are now paying for acupuncture treatments for their subscribers.  

 

Acupuncture is a major Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) procedure.  According to The National Institute of Health, an estimated  3.1 million US adults and 150,000 children have used acupuncture over the past 30 or more years. Many insurance companies cover the cost of acupuncture. 

 

Acupuncture is regulated by state health departments, who license acupuncturist to provide services under certain guidelines.  The FDA oversees the use of the needles and maintains that all needles be sterilized.  New sterilized needles come in packages  and are only used one time before discarded as medical waste.  At which time they are placed in a medical waste container for  hazardous waste disposal.

 

Acupuncture is used for the following conditions:

 

Migraines

Tension Headaches

Sinusitis

Anxiety

Common Cold

Addictions

Smoking Cessation 

Stroke

Trigeminal

Neuralgia Chronic Pain 

Meniere's Disease

Tennis Elbow

Sciatica

 

Tui Na

 

Tui Na pronounced Twee Nar is a 3,000 year old Chinese bodywork physical therapy system. It is not a massage therapy, but integrates massage as one of its methods.  This bodywork system is in the category as acupuncture.  Tui Na uses over 100 different hand manipulations on the same points and meridians were an acupuncturist would apply a needle.

 

Each hand manipulation provides the movement of Qi (energy), blood, body fluid, soft tissue, and improves range of motion assisting in balancing, healing and harmonizing of the body. Tui Na address some of the same health challenges as acupuncture.

 

In China, there are hospitals and clinics that only use Tui Na for therapy. When Chinese athletes, preforming artists, and martial artist they travel with an acupuncturist and Tui Na therapist.

 

Tui Na aids in:

 

Stress Reduction
Pain and Sore Muscles
Reducing the complications of stroke
Increase joint range of motion
Increases athlete’s performance