According to the World Health Organization, acupuncture is a proven, effective treatment for numerous conditions, including headaches, vertigo, post-traumatic stress syndrome, painful menstrual periods, frozen shoulder, carpal tunnel syndrome, and many other health issues.

 

Acupuncture has been a healing art for over 2000 years.  According to the underlying philosophy, illness occurs when a body experiences imbalance in the energy (Qi) of the Five Elements (Fire/Earth/Metal/Water/Wood), or in the Eight Principles (interior/exterior, yin/yang, excess/deficient, hot/cold). This imbalance causes blockage or stagnation. The intent of acupuncture is to bring the body and mind back into balance.

 

​A treatment might include Dry Needling, Sotai, Gua Sha, cupping, moxabustion, electro-stimulation, microneedling, a homeopathic injection, lasers or traditional acupuncture. One patient may need aggressive treatments such as dry needle while another patient could require light cupping or Gua Sha.​  Every one of my treatments is unique and individualized for each patient and his/her presenting conditions.

 

​At A-A-Acupuncture, I use a holistic integrative approach to care incorporating insights from Western and Eastern medicine. I utilize Traditional Chinese Medicine, Five Element, Japanese, and Meridian techniques according to each individual’s conditions and concerns.