Adrenal Stress Disorders
In Traditional Oriental Medicine, the
kidneys are the foundation and the root
of health. This ancient understanding
correlates to contemporary understanding
of adrenal physiology. Integrative Acupuncture Care is an ideal approach to caring for kidney/adrenal health. Herbs, nutrition, acupuncture, and lifestyle choices each play an important role in redressing adrenal stress disorders. Salivary hormone testing is a valuable way to accurately diagnose the kind of adrenal imbalance by measuring cortisol levels. It also helps to track improvement over the course of care.
Allergies
Local and systemic acupuncture therapies with herbal formulas and lifestyle changes can improve outcomes and reduce allergic response in the body. Supporting the immune system, G.I. tract, liver detoxification and adrenal health are all essential components of managing the underlying of root cause of allergies.
(Hayfever, Seasonal Allergies, Airborne Allergies)
Angina
Regulating the flow of Qi and Blood of the Heart for chest pains (that are not due to heart attack) is a condition that can be treated with Integrative Acupuncture Care. Circulating the Qi and Blood of the Heart and the chest is accomplished with acupuncture therapy, herbs, and stress management. It is also advisable to screen for cardiovascular inflammatory markers like homocysteine levels, CRP-hs, and lipid biomarkers.
(Chest Pains, Cardiovascular Health, Systemic Inflammation)
Asthma
Acupuncture and herbs are an excellent way to reduce the incidence and intensity of asthma while also reducing the dependence of steroid based interventions which have long-term adverse effects, particularly in children.
Management of asthmatic symptoms like shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing and a tight chest is done by treating lung and kidney organs and the liver and the spleen when indicated.
(Exercise Asthma, Asthmatic Bronchitis, Childhood Asthma)
Back Pain
Traditional acupuncture-care is effective in relieving many kinds of pain, but particularly back pain. Soft-tissue bodywork along with cupping, moxabustion, and motor point acupuncture can offer substantial improvement in just a few sessions.
(Lumbago, Stiff back, Backache, Tailbone, Hip Pain, Sciatica, Spine Pain)
Blood Sugar Metabolism
Regulation of the body’s fuel system can fall out of balance from an array of factors. Nutritional choices, genetics and stress all play a role in the dysregulation of blood sugar. Utilizing the support of laboratory tests, herbs, nutritional supplements and acupuncture care can all be important tools in successful management of these conditions.
(Reactive Hypoglycemia, Hypoglycemia, Insulin Resistance, Syndrome X, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes)
Bone Healing
The body naturally does most of the work in healing its bones, and with Integrative Acupuncture Care, that natural work can be enhanced. I help to increase the rate of bone healing with herbs (topical and internal), moxabustion, and acupuncture therapy. Magnetic therapy also activates the speed of the healing process. In fact, acupuncture care can help off-set cases where surgical interventions have compromised the healing process.
(Fractures, Broken Bones)
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