Adjunctive Therapies
TUI-NA
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Chinese bodywork massage therapy, known as tui-na, is applied after acupuncture treatments in many musculoskeletal cases.
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By manually stimulating soft tissue of the body, we increase blood flow and eliminate stagnation in channels which commonly leads to musculoskeletal pain.
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A topical herbal lotion or oil is used to enhance the benefits of tui-na.
MOXIBUSTION
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Moxibustion, a heat therapy where the herb Artemesia Vulgaris is applied at acu-points, functions to:
- warm the body for cold conditions
- increase circulation for stagnant conditions
- strengthen the body for deficient or depleted conditions
- warm the body for cold conditions
- increase circulation for stagnant conditions
- strengthen the body for deficient or depleted conditions
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This therapy is very effective and is commonly used for:
- musculoskeletal pain especially when worse in the cold or rain
- digestive conditions
- infertility
- fatigue
- digestive conditions
- infertility
- fatigue
CUPPING
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Cupping is an adjunctive therapy used typically after acupuncture treatments where suction is applied to an area.
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Cupping is commonly used for:
- tight or knotted muscles
- low back pain
- fever
- low back pain
- fever
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Cupping stimulates blood flow to reduce pain by breaking up blood vessels on a microcirculatory level thus moving blood and oxygen through the affected area.
ELECTRO-ACUPUNCTURE
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During electro-acupuncture, an electrical pulse is applied to pairs of acupuncture needles to treat chronic pain conditions or difficult pain conditions and post chemotherapy nausea.
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The needles are attached to a device that generates the electric pulses using small clips.
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This technique is similar to a TENS unit used among physical therapists.
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This therapy increases circulation similar to needle manipulation that is performed by hand but is more continuous over a length of time.
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