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Acupuncture
According to Chinese medical theory the body is composed of 12 main meridians that regulate the flow of qi. Irregularities in the circulation of qi leads to pain and disease.
Treatment of disease with acupuncture is accomplished through the insertion of acupuncture needles into specific locations on the body. Through an understanding of the circulation of the body’s qi, an acupuncturist can select those locations that will best regulate the circulation of qi and promote health.
Acupuncture treatments usually last one hour. The needles are very thin (about eight times thinner than a hypodermic syringe) and are only used once. Most people describe the treatments as painless and relaxing. It is not uncommon for people to fall asleep during a treatment.
Treatment of most conditions usually begins with two treatments per week until the symptoms are regulated and are then decreased as the person’s health is reestablished.
Acupuncture is also frequently used to prevent illness and maintain overall health and well being, especially during periods of high stress.
Massage Therapy
Therapeutic massage is an age-old remedy and health practice. It can be found in all major civilizations throughout history and present day. The healing systems of many cultures use hands-on therapy to soothe aches and pains and to facilitate the body’s own healing powers. Commonly accepted for general relaxation, promoting circulation, and relieving muscular tension, therapeutic massage has many applications and variations that can benefit clients from infancy through their senior years. At AcuSport Health Center, we use an eclectic combination of many massage styles custom tailored to fit the needs and preferences of each client.
The many benefits of Therapeutic Massage include:
Enhances General Health: improves circulation of blood and lymph, improves immune system function, relaxes muscular tension and aches, relieves tension headaches, promotes well nourished and healthy skin.
Supports Your Fitness or Sports Programs: rejuvenates tired and sore muscles, helps improve flexibility, relaxes tight muscles, speeds recovery from strenuous activity.
Relieves the Effects of Stress: triggers the relaxation response, reduces anxiety, relaxes tense muscles, restores a sense of calm and well-being.
Combats the Effects of Aging: enhances tissue elasticity, improves joint mobility, promotes healthy, vibrant skin, relieves muscle ache and stiffness.
Therapeutic massage is also an effective complement to other types of health care such as Acupuncture, Physical and Occupational Therapy, and Chiropractic, and is also helpful during and after pregnancy as well as after surgery.
Meridian Stress Analysis
Meridian Stress Analysis (MSA) is a form of functional medicine that detects energetic and regulatory disturbances. It can provide a comprehensive evaluation of your energetic health and balance. MSA is based on the Chinese meridian systems, and involves measuring electrical conductivity at meridian points that correspond to those of acupuncture points. It is administered as a microamp current that is sent through the body’s meridian pathways and is captured through data access points on the hands. It is painless and noninvasive.
Chinese Medicine
Herbal Medicine is the Chinese equivalent to Western pharmacology. In accordance with diagnosis by a Licensed Acupuncturist, an herbal prescription in the form of a tea, pill, tincture, or externally applied powder, soak, or steam can be prescribed. The formula may contain anywhere from one to twenty different medicinal substances from plants, minerals, or animals. The most common form of prescription is a tea.
Herbal medicine can be used as a stand-alone therapy, although it is quite common to give a prescription in conjunction with acupuncture treatments. The formula can be seen as a way of amplifying the effects of acupuncture and continuing the treatments at home.
Unlike Western pharmacology, Chinese herbal medicine uses customized prescriptions for each individual to minimize or eliminate potential side effects.
Many herbal medicines are also foods and can be incorporated into the diet as a form of continuing therapy. Food therapy can be a powerful tool, especially when treating people who are already taking many different medications.
Posture Alignment Therapy
WE ARE EGOSCUE CERTIFIED
Both chronic and acute pain is due to misalignment in the body as it loses its designed posture. Egoscue analyzes your posture using a uniquely designed software, alleviates pain, and returns you back to an active, pain-free lifestyle.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Egoscue uses a series of gentle exercises and stretches to return musculoskeletal balance and symmetry to your body. If your body has lost its designed posture, it’s because muscles have moved your bones into a new, dysfunctional position. Pain is the body’s way of alerting you to the fact that your body isn’t aligned—and therefore isn’t moving—properly. Through Posture Alignment Therapy, your muscles will be reeducated and reminded how they need to function in order to maintain proper alignment.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR ME TO SEE RESULTS AND FEEL BETTER?
All clients respond differently and on different timelines. However, the vast majority feel different after their first visit. The body has an amazing ability to heal itself; you just have to give it a chance. Posture Alignment Therapy is a process, but one with a remarkable 94 percent success rate since its inception in the 1970s.
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