To work with the mental-emotional level within acupuncture means to work with blood chemistry. Altering blood chemistry affects brain chemistry. Practicioners within alternative medical therapies often speak of “blockages” as a simplistic way to describe what’s going on inside the body. What does blockage mean?...
The history of acupuncture spans more than 2000 years. Some of the greatest medical and philosophical minds of Chinese culture created the medicine. Medical professionals were philosophers as well as scientists. Being a philosopher in ancient times meant also being a psychologist. Psychology is applied...
Within Chinese Medicine, the body consists of 12 Primary Energy Channels, each corresponding to a major internal organ. Each channel possesses a role within the normal functioning of the body. The channels are also associated with various stages of psycho-social development, emotional expression and cultivation...
Pain is the most frequent symptom treated by acupuncture in the United States: Low back pain, stiffness of the shoulders, carpal-tunnel, limb weakness, foot pain, arthritis, headaches, gastro-intestinal pain, sinus pressure. I treated all of these in my office, everyday. Pain cannot be ignored. No...
Acupuncture treatment is a way to alleviate symptoms, heal from chronic conditions, let go of sadness and anxiety, change thought patterns. Some patients come with specific ailments that they want gone asap! Others come to maintain health and a sense of balance. I have used acupuncture...
