Acupuncture for Menopause
Menopause describes that time in a woman’s life when her body must give up menstruation and free that energy for more spiritual purposes. Since it may come with a fair amount of physical discomfort in the form of hot flashes, night sweats and irritability it is often viewed as a medical condition and treated with hormone replacement therapy. There are many reasons why this natural transition may not be as smooth and comfortable as we would like but there is great news for all women who do experience this discomfort. Acupuncture can eliminate the hot flashes. Acupuncture will stop the night sweats. Acupuncture will greatly reduce the irritability.
Acupuncture will help you to find and sustain the appropriate hormonal balance which nourishes both mind and body. The physical discomforts of night sweats, mood swings, and hot flashes will be soothed away by using a natural method to treat a natural imbalance.
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Acupuncture for Shingles
Shingles can be a very painful condition which may arise when the varicella-zoster virus becomes active. Shingles is the same virus which causes chicken-pox. Varicella-zoster virus, or VZV, is the known pathogenic agent for two diseases: chickenpox (varicella), and shingles (herpes zoster). This VZV virus does not have to be reintroduced into the body in order to cause shingles. It is common for it to lie dormant in the spinal nerves for years only to reemerge when the immune system is suppressed. These conditions include the presence of other viruses or pathogens, stress, lack of sleep, improper diet and a whole list of situations known to compromise the immune system. Acupuncture is an established and extremely effective method for treating shingles.
One of the more problematic complications that can arise from a case of shingles is post herpetic neuralgia, or PHN, a complication in which the pain surrounding the rash persists for months or even years after the rashes have healed. Managing shingles symptoms (and PHN should it arise) is an area of difficulty for conventional allopathic medicine because the virus is directed at nerve sensors that are just under the skin and are often unresponsive to pain medication.
Acupuncture treatment for shingles will attack the root source of the problem and provide lasting pain relief. Acupuncture is already well known for its analgesic ability. What is not as well known is its capacity to strengthen the immune system so that the body can deal with the shingles and many other pathogens at the same time. Acupuncture may be said to treat shingles at its’ root cause…an immune system not quite up to the task of clearing the active virus.
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Acupuncture for Sports Injuries
I would like to discuss one of my uncle's favorite games, golf. Golf is not supposed to be a contact sport, nor is it one in which extreme physical exertion is the key to success. For this reason one might suppose that golf injuries were almost non-existent. This, however, is far from the case. Golf injuries do occur and can be particularly baffling.
Within Traditional Chinese Medicine there is the concept of a turning meridian, an energetic pathway which services the torso as it rotates to facilitate the golf swing. This channel goes from the back through the hip and on to the abdomen. If in the course of play, a wrong or repetitive movement strains the torso, it may well present as a back or hip problem. This condition is slow to respond to conventional treatment such as aspirin, heat, or ice but responds dramatically to the appropriate acupuncture technique utilizing the turning meridian.
One or two treatments might have you comfortably back on the golf links feeling great so check it out.
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Acupuncture for Migraine Headaches
Migraine headaches vary widely by symptoms and severity. Migraine headaches usually are described as an intense, throbbing or pounding pain that involves one temple. (Sometimes the pain is located in the forehead, around the eye, or at the back of the head).
Often they affect one side more than the other. Many come with pulsating and nausea. There may be sensitivity to light, sound and smells. Some feel it’s helpful to categorize migraines as Basilar, Abdominal, Hormonal, Ophthalmologic, etc. It is estimated that over 30 million people suffer from these headaches-- many on a regular basis. Acupuncture is an extremely effective, holistic way to treat migraines. Acupuncture can often decrease pain on the spot while the frequency and severity of these headaches are reduced over time. In those cases where the migraine is paired with other problems both may usually be treated at the same time.
One of my patients could always feel the migraine coming, since it was precipitated by pain over the left eye and tightness in the left neck and shoulder. Acupuncture released the neck and shoulders and stopped the migraine cold. Another acupuncture patient responded to barometric pressure to the extent that she could identify the imminent arrival of a weather front. Acupuncture improved her condition greatly. She could still sense the arrival of a weather front, but the acupuncture eliminated the migraines.
For these reasons, I recommend acupuncture for migraine headaches because acupuncture is one of the safest and most effective ways to get rid of migraines and restore health.
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