Acupuncture Services

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 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 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.  

Sometimes your provider may offer to apply superior grade essential oils onto certain acupuncture points to bolster the therapeutic benefits.  This is usually incorporated when we are working with generating energy from the inside out.  Conditions like emotional transformation, lack of focus, stress reduction or simply just centering your energy may be some of the times we use essential oils. 

If we are working from the outside inward, like with muscle pain conditions, we usually prefer to use medicated plant based liniments which penetrate the muscles with greater ability and ease any pain signals from chronic or acute conditions

FAR-infrared energy is absorbed very easily by the human body and helps in all aspects of bodily growth and development. The body has its own mechanism for producing FIR which stimulates healing and cellular repair. When the body is exposed to FAR-infrared rays our healing processes are stimulated and our body’s own repair responses are activated, restoring function and detoxifying. FAR-infrared thermal treatment detoxifies the body of heavy metals, pesticides and other toxins.  Our treatment tables and therapy lamps are all FIR, using natural amethyst, full spectrum warmth and healing.

We are specialists in bodymind exercise both for physical rehabilitation and energy balancing.  If appropriate, we offer guidance on effective exercises to balance the body and calm the mind.  If the patient is interested, they may also inquire if Qigong exercises would be of benefit to their condition/s.