EVERYTHING TRADITIONAL ABOUT ACUPUNCTURE, PLUS

My first exposure to this kind of needling was in school, 20 years ago. If anything, we called it " Orthopedic Acupuncture" or "Trigger Point Acupuncture" and it is now called "Dry Needling" by those who cannot legally call it acupuncture. In any case, it's an acupuncture needle in the hands of someone who knows what they are doing, releasing myo-facial adhesions so muscles can regain function and a person can resume pain free movement. I've been using it clinically since starting practice in 2004.

Since the invention of the hypodermic needle, physicians have researched where and what to inject. 5 states allow Acupuncturists to perform Injection Therapy, or Aquapuncture, "The introduction of liquid, therapeutic agents into acupuncture points, myofacial pain points, connective tissue, etc." Many therapeutic substances are in our scope of practice such as; vitamins, saline, and homeopathic remedies. I count myself as a patient and have had many years of successful cases.

Not long after beginning the study of Chinese Medicine, it became clear I had to learn to use my hands as well as the needles to be effective and I worked on my Shiatsu skills. After graduation in 2004, the Art of Sotai Ho attracted me as a way to effectively find and resolve imbalances in the musculo-skeletal system, helping a person's original blue-print of function to reemerge. Sotai brings about deep balance.

By itself, traditional Acupuncture is very effective and it's what we all learned in school. I'm here to tell you, though, if I thought it alone was most effective, it's what I'd be doing. With these powerful adjunct therapies, we get to the source of the issue and integrate what works to achieve your goals. In striving for the most effective therapy, this is what I've come up with.

· Joint & Muscle Strains & Sprains

· Headaches including migraine

· Jaw & Neck pain· Shoulder Pain

· Rotator Cuff injury

· Back Pain & Sacroiliac Pain

· Elbow Pain – Golfers Elbow and Tennis Elbow

· Wrist Pain & Carpal Tunnel

· Leg & Knee Pain

· Hip & Groin Pain

· Arthritis (Osteoarthritis & Rheumatoid Arthritis)

· Repetitive Strain Injuries

· Plantar Fasciitis

· Post-Surgical Pain

· Ankle Pain & Sprain

· Sciatica

· Bulging/Herniated Disc