Services Offered at LifePoint Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
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Acupuncture
The term "acupuncture" describes a family of procedures involving the stimulation of anatomical points on the body using a variety of techniques. The acupuncture technique that has been most often studied scientifically involves penetrating the skin with thin, solid, filiform needles that are manipulated by the hands or by electrical stimulation. Practiced in China and other Asian countries for thousands of years, acupuncture is one of the key components of traditional Chinese medicine. Acupuncture became better known in the United States in 1971, when New York Times reporter James Reston wrote about how doctors in China used needles to ease his pain after surgery. American practices of acupuncture incorporate medical traditions from China, Japan, Korea, and other countries. Read more... |
Chinese Herbal Medicine
Chinese herbalists use plants according to their taste and how they affect a particular part of the body, an organ, or the biochemistry in the body. The Chinese Materia Medica, a modern botanical pharmacology text used by Chinese medicine practitioners, contains hundreds of medicinal substances. Most of the substances are plants but there are also some minerals and animal products. Practitioners may use different parts of plants such as the leaves, roots, stems, flowers or seeds. Usually, herbs are combined and you take them as teas, capsules, tinctures, or powders. Read more...
Chinese herbalists use plants according to their taste and how they affect a particular part of the body, an organ, or the biochemistry in the body. The Chinese Materia Medica, a modern botanical pharmacology text used by Chinese medicine practitioners, contains hundreds of medicinal substances. Most of the substances are plants but there are also some minerals and animal products. Practitioners may use different parts of plants such as the leaves, roots, stems, flowers or seeds. Usually, herbs are combined and you take them as teas, capsules, tinctures, or powders. Read more...
Nutrition Therapy
The Chinese viewpoint of a balanced diet is very different from that in the West. In the Chinese system, a balanced diet is one which includes all 5 tastes - spicy, sour, bitter, sweet, and salty. Foods and herbs which have a particular taste tend to have particular properties. Foods with certain properties were thought to have the ability to strengthen the body, improve health or prevent aging and included foods and herbs such as Chinese date, wolfberry, sesame, grape and lotus seed. Renowned doctors over the various dynasties of China recommended recipes and formulas for medicinal soups, healing meats, and nourishing wines. All whole foods contain the chemical constituents which our bodies need to function optimally. Creating a personalized nutrition strategy is the key to balance and good health for everyone. Read more...
The Chinese viewpoint of a balanced diet is very different from that in the West. In the Chinese system, a balanced diet is one which includes all 5 tastes - spicy, sour, bitter, sweet, and salty. Foods and herbs which have a particular taste tend to have particular properties. Foods with certain properties were thought to have the ability to strengthen the body, improve health or prevent aging and included foods and herbs such as Chinese date, wolfberry, sesame, grape and lotus seed. Renowned doctors over the various dynasties of China recommended recipes and formulas for medicinal soups, healing meats, and nourishing wines. All whole foods contain the chemical constituents which our bodies need to function optimally. Creating a personalized nutrition strategy is the key to balance and good health for everyone. Read more...
Electrical Stimulation
Microcurrent Electro-Acupuncture is a safe and highly effective evaluation and treatment system with far-reaching applications, including: pain management, rehabilitation, and tissue healing acceleration. It uses hand-held probes, needle clips or electrode pads to transmit imperceptible stimulation to the acupuncture point. Electro-Acupuncture can be used with or without traditional needle acupuncture, making it a good choice for those who prefer a non-needle approach. Read more...
Microcurrent Electro-Acupuncture is a safe and highly effective evaluation and treatment system with far-reaching applications, including: pain management, rehabilitation, and tissue healing acceleration. It uses hand-held probes, needle clips or electrode pads to transmit imperceptible stimulation to the acupuncture point. Electro-Acupuncture can be used with or without traditional needle acupuncture, making it a good choice for those who prefer a non-needle approach. Read more...
Tui Na, Gua Sha, and Cupping
Tui Na massage uses rhythmic compression along musculo-skeletal and motor points of the body, as well as a variety of techniques that manipulate and lubricate the joints. Like acupressure, Tui Na directly affects the flow of blood, lymph and tissue hydration by holding and pressing on the body at certain points. Gua Sha uses a hand held tool to scrape the skin for ailments such as respiratory inflammation, sinusitis, chronic neck and back pain. Cupping is a technique used to mobilize blood and fluid in the tissues and and skin to promote pain relief and reduce inflammation. Read more...
Tui Na massage uses rhythmic compression along musculo-skeletal and motor points of the body, as well as a variety of techniques that manipulate and lubricate the joints. Like acupressure, Tui Na directly affects the flow of blood, lymph and tissue hydration by holding and pressing on the body at certain points. Gua Sha uses a hand held tool to scrape the skin for ailments such as respiratory inflammation, sinusitis, chronic neck and back pain. Cupping is a technique used to mobilize blood and fluid in the tissues and and skin to promote pain relief and reduce inflammation. Read more...
Other Therapies
- Electro-Dermal Screening (EDS) with MEAD*
- Acupuncture, Trigger Point techniques, Advanced Dry Needling
- Moxibustion
- Non Needle Techniques
- Exercise, stretching, Qi Gong, Breathing techniques
- Herbal Consultation with Herb-Drug Considerations
- Custom Formulations
- Whole Food and Functional Food Analysis
- Blood Chemistry Analysis
