Acupuncture
Acupuncture is best known for its effect in reducing pain, although it is effective in treating other conditions. Acupuncture involves inserting a number of tiny flexible sterile needles into specific points into the body along specific channels.Western science has been accumulating a large body of evidence indicating that acupuncture leads to real physiological changes in the body. Numerous studies have shown that acupuncture stimulates the nerves in the underlying muscles, and this stimulation sends impulses up the spinal cord to the brain. That signaling leads to the relase of endorphins and monamines (chemicals that block pain signals in the spinal cord and brain.
Auricular Acupuncture
Auricular Acupuncture points are specific points on the ear. When disorders occur in the body, corresponding parts of the ear may show various reactions such as tenderness or discoloration. Stimulating these sensitive sites serve to provent and treat many conditions
Pain Management
Acupuncture is especially effective in treating pain caused by arthritis, headaches, back pain, muscle spasms, and the symptoms of menopause. Used in conjunction with herbs, all types of arthritis can be treated to reduce inflammation and pain.
“The pain in my arm made daily tasks impossible, but thanks to Susan and acupuncture, I am pain free with a full range of motion.†-A. Cohen
Smoking and Alcoholism
Acupuncture has proven very successful in treating addictions like smoking, and alcoholism. Administered in conjunction with herbs, the treatment takes away the urge to smoke, without the irritability and increase in appetite. For treatment of alcoholism, the use of herbs helps detoxify the liver while reducing the craving for alcohol.