ACUPUNCTURE and herbal medicine
What to expect
Your first Treatment will include:
Your Pulse Intake
A comprehensive Pulse Assessment
This process gives detailed information regarding your nervous system and the current state and function of your organsAcupuncture Treatment
Your treatment will be directed by your Pulse Assessment, as well as your presenting symptoms. Some acupuncture or contact needling will be performed. Moxibustion is often used as well, to gently direct infrared heat into specific acupuncture points or wider treatment areas. These are wonderful ways to deeply support the body, and awaken it to its natural healing potential.Chinese Herbal Therapy
Custom herbal formulas are tailored to your presenting symptoms, and takes into consideration your constitution. Herbs help support and reinforce the treatment, allowing the healing momentum to continue between acupuncture visits.Treatment Strategy
You’ll discuss the next steps that will guide you to feeling better
Pulse Assessment
Pulse diagnosis can give very detailed information on the state of the internal organs, and all other parts of your body, as well as your emotional or “nervous system” state. Through checking the pulse, we can feel the person’s level of health flowing through their blood stream. We can feel where there is vitality in the body, and where it might be lacking. Pulse diagnosis also allows us to assess your body’s constitution and help us understand the patterns causing imbalance.
Bodywork is also an integral part of the healing process, and are sometimes included in your treatment depending on your needs that day. Manual therapies can reinforce the powerful effects of acupuncture.
Qigong Tui Na, myofascial release, and craniosacral therapy induce a state of relaxation that allows the body to gently unwind stuck areas, and has a calming and emotionally stabilizing effect on the nervous system.
Cupping therapy can break up and move stagnation and fascial adhesions, freeing up circulation and movement to help you feel more at ease in your body.
