Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years to treat a variety of ailments including, insomnia, vertigo, digestive disturbance, fertility issues, colds and flus, auto-immune disorders, chronic pain and much more. A full assessment of the body is made through a comprehensive health history, in-depth pulse reading, and tongue diagnosis. Sessions are then individualized to treat the range of ailments that each person is experiencing and to bring the body back into a state of ease.

Orthopedic acupuncture is a cutting edge combination of techniques used to heal from chronic pain and injury. This includes a more active style of acupuncture that utilizes the release of trigger points through a technique called “dry needling”. Electro-stimulation may also be applied to reduce inflammation and promote healing of injured tissue. Applied kinesiology and manual therapy are also employed to uncover compensation patterns and muscular weakness and to release the tension held in the overcompensating tissue.

Herbal Consultations are individualized to treat each person as a whole versus treating symptoms. Through a Classical Chinese Medicine system called Jing Fang, a full assessment is made to figure out where the areas of “dis-ease” are and which herbs would affectively treat the imbalance that created them. Within this system, all of the negative symptoms each person is experiencing will improve and they will come back into a state of balance and wellbeing. In addition to herbs, a patient can choose to receive nutritional counseling and personalized whole foods cleansing regimens. Herbal and nutritional consults can be used to treat the same imbalances that acupuncture treats and is wonderful to use in combination with acupuncture treatment for a faster road to recovery.

Orthopedic massage will utilize the brain/body connection to bring the body back into ease and alignment. A comprehensive treatment plan will be created to address the specific discomfort using modalities such as Graston Technique, Frederick Stretch Therapy, Active Release Therapy (ART), and Kinetimethod. Some of these modalities will enable the body to relax, however, Orthopedic work aims to be corrective and one may experience many sensations. The entire body may not be incorporated into the massage but the work will be holistic in nature.

Through Therapeutic Massage, restrictions and discomfort within the body will be treated with circulatory and deep tissue massage all with the aim of engaging the parasympathetic nervous system and releasing tension. This massage is best for a maintenance session or when the body feels overwhelmed by all that activates our "fight, flight or freeze" response. We may also reassess where the body is holding tension throughout this full body experience in order to inform future sessions of Orthopedic Massage. The priority for this massage will always be releasing tension and relaxing the nervous system.