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*Integrative Therapies
Cupping Therapy
Electro-Acupuncture Therapy
Cupping Therapy
Cupping is a therapeutic practice that involves creating suction on the skin using a glass or plastic cup. Cupping can be applied stationary on dry skin or as sliding cups with an emollient that allows the cups to glide along the skin. We love to use cupping for pain and recovery of energy.
Cupping leaves temporary marks on the skin that can look like bruising. In cases of wet cupping, where lancets are used to puncture the skin along with cupping, the marks may be darker. The marks themselves typically do not hurt and will resolve within days of treatment.
Gua Sha Therapy
Electro-Acupuncture Therapy
Cupping Therapy
Gua sha is a therapeutic technique in which the surface of the skin is stroked using a round-edged tool. This is typically performed along the neck and back, but can also be used on the arms, legs, and even the face
As the gua sha tool moves over the body, small capillaries may break and create bruise-like markings. These markings will diminish in the days following treatment. In Chinese medicine, we refer to those markings as "sha" or sand, as it resembles grains of sand coming to the surface of the skin.
Electro-Acupuncture Therapy
Electro-Acupuncture Therapy
Electro-Acupuncture Therapy
Electro-acupuncture uses two needles in each meridian point, or acupuncture point, and then connects to a machine that passes a small electric current through the needle.
When you get electro-acupuncture, it activates your sympathetic nerve fibers. By activating these fibers, your body releases endogenous opioids such as endorphins, which help to reduce inflammation. The activated nerve fibers may also help to reduce feelings of persistent pain. This makes it a good treatment for chronic pain and stress.
What is Acupuncture?
What is it?
Acupuncture is the insertion of very thin, sterile needles at specific points on the body to therapeutically balance the patient's body, mind & feeling. For thousands of years it has proven to be a safe, reliable, drug free way to spark the bodies' natural healing response.
What type of needles?
Acupuncture needles are sterile, single-use, stainless steel and are about the thickness of a shaft of human hair. When when placed into the a salty, bio-electric medium like the body, natural currents of electricity are created, amplifying energy and dispersing stasis.
What does it feel like? Does it hurt?
When done correctly by a professional acupuncturist, most people find it does not hurt. Depending on your energy and the point being treated, you may or may not feel the insertion of the needle. In general, our patients are surprised how comfortable and deeply restorative each treatment is.
Where do the needles go?
Needles are most commonly inserted into the arms, legs, back and often at the site of pain or focus. Depending on a person’s condition, acupuncture points are typically retained for about 20-30 minutes. After they are placed, we dim the lights, leave the room and let you relax into health on our far infrared heated therapy tables.