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Acupuncture for Headaches, Migraines, Cluster Headaches

Oriental Medicine / Acupuncture for Headaches, Migraines & Cluster Headaches Acupuncture is more effective than medication in reducing the severity and frequency of chronic headaches, according to a new analysis conducted by Duke University Medical Center researchers. The pain that headache and migraine sufferers endure can impact every aspect of their lives. Acupuncture can offer powerful relief without the side effects that prescription and over-the-counter drugs can cause. Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs have been used to relieve Headaches and Migraines, as well as their underlying causes, for thousands of years and is a widely accepted form of treatment for headaches in our society.There are two basic strategies for treating headache with Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine: First is...

AN INTRODUCTION TO ACUPUNCTURE

WHAT IS ACUPUNCTURE? DOES IT HURT? These are the two most commonly asked questions about Acupuncture. Acupuncture is a form of medical treatment that encourages your body to promote and participate in its own innate ability to naturally self-heal. Acupuncture helps your body to improve and optimally maintain all of its functions biochemically, physically, emotionally, and mentally. In addition to being a superb preventive and maintenance medicine, it also works safely and excellently along with conventional medicine to effectively treat a wide variety of health disorders. In most cases, the use of acupuncture enhances and safely integrates with all other modalities of health care. WHAT IS ACUPUNCTURE AND HOW DOES IT WORK? In summary, Acupuncture is the insertion of very fine needles (as...

Acupuncture’s Role in Treating Pain

Acupuncture's Significant Role in Treating Pain and its Causes Whether you have chronic or acute pain, there is a lot of evidence-based research to support the healing and pain-relieving effects of acupuncture for a wide range of issues. How do we address your unique issue? At Niantic Acupuncture & Family Wellness, we have worked with a large variety of issues causing pain – including muscle, fascia, joint, bone, tendon, nerve damage or impingement, and even scar tissue. Because every single person who walks through our door has a unique way of manifesting his or her injury and pain, our treatments are tailored to many factors: Your pain tolerance along with the nature and severity of injury. The extent of the tendon, muscle and fascia connective tissue involvement, The presence of...

Acupuncture to De-Stress And Reboot Around The Holiday Season

The holiday season is upon us – a time that should be filled with joy and celebration. However, this time of year comes with its own set of unique stressors. Some of these stressors include the pressure to make the season perfect, overextending ourselves financially or with commitments, losing touch with our healthy practices, and overindulging. We tend to put a lot of pressure on ourselves this time of year and people often report the biggest source of stress can come from their own families. In addition , the prevalence of celebratory gatherings can lead to either being forced into uncomfortable social situations or being excluded and isolated. All of these can lead to feelings of worry, sadness, and frustration. It is normal to have these feelings but when they become overwhelming,...

Turmeric Tea Recipe

Try this Turmeric Tea recipe for pain and inflammation of muscles, joints,and injuries. Circumin, the bioactive compound found in turmeric, has been shown in many studies to help relieve anxiety, depression, pain and inflammation. Turmeric Tea Recipe 8 Cups of water 2 Teaspoons of Turmeric, ground, fresh sliced or grated 2 Tablespoon Coconut oil which enhances the bio-availability of turmeric. 1 tablespoon of Ginger, best fresh sliced or grated, but powered is OK 1/4 Teaspoon of Cloves (vehicles that helps ingredients transport through the blood stream and is also anti-fungal and anti-parasitic) 1/2 Teaspoon of Cardamom, whole or ground. Cook at simmer for 20 minutes, strain and keep in large juice or mason jar in refrigerator. Drink two heated cups a day. A cup before bed makes waking...

Do it for yourself! Acupressure points to use to reduce your pain

Ling gu Da Bai He Gu These three points on the hand are probably the most famous for their relief of low back pain and sciatica. They can also help with menstrual pain, headaches, foot pain, knee pain, Bell's Palsy, TMJ, toothaches, and much more. Pressing and kneading these points is necessary. Use the hand on the opposite side of your pain. For example, if you are having sciatica on your left side, press and knead these points on your right hand for several minutes and then move around a bit to test how you feel in the area of pain while continuing to knead the point. All of these points can help pain generally but in particular: Ling Gu, the one at the top pertains more to lower body pain from mid back to toes Da Bai, the lowest point and He Gu, the more centered point between your...

Formulas to Treat and Prevent Severe Adult Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Prevention of SARS (to take prior to ANY type of exposure) 1. 5 q Jin Yin Hua Lonicerae Japonicae, Flos 5 q Lian Qiao Forsythiae Suspensae, Fructus 3 q Chan Tui Cicadae Periostracum 3 q Bai Jiang Can Bombyx Batryticatus 2 q Bo He Mentae Haplocalycis, Herba 2 q Sheng Gan Cao Glycyrrhizai Uralensis, Radix (raw) Make tea and drink throughout the day for 7-10 days 2. 4 q Cang Zhu Atractylodis, Rhizoma 5 q Bai Zhu Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Rhizoma 5 q Huang Qi Astragali Membranacei, Radix 3 q Fang Feng Ledabouriellae Divaricatae, Radix 4 q Huo Xiang Agastaches seu Pogostemi, Herba 5 q Bei Sha Shen Adonophorae seu Glehniae, Radix 6 q Jin Yin Hua Lonicerae Japonicae, Flos 4 q Guan Zhong Guanzhong, Rhizoma Make tea and drink twice a day for 7-10 days 3. 2 q Guan Zhong Guanzhong, Rhizoma 3 q...

2020 Year of the White Rat

January 25, 2020 is the start of the Chinese Year of the White Rat (or Mouse). The Rat is the first animal in the Chinese Zodiac system and this is the beginning of a completely new 12-year and 60-year cycle and is therefore considered the beginning of a new era. It is also the start of another decade, all of which makes it an important year for new beginnings and new possibilities. It is time to bring out new ideas, new plans and say yes to new opportunities. It is a good year for reinvention and starting over. Rats are considered mostly positive animals to the Chinese and are appreciated for their cleverness and the ability to always find food. People born in the Year of the Rat are considered charming, adaptable, witty and sociable. Rats favor their young, so this is a year of youth...

A Story of Back Pain Relief with Acupuncture

Mary's Story In October 2019, Mary, who is 75 years old, attended a holistic health retreat at Harkness Camp held by an organization called Prevent Heal Thrive Inc. Maggie was providing an ear acupuncture clinic in one of the rooms for the afternoon. Prior to this back pain which began six months prior, Mary was walking her dog daily for greater than a mile. She led an active busy life filled with friends, activities, going to the beach and volunteering at Camp Harkness which she loved. With the back pain progressing she found herself doing far fewer activities and feeling isolated. During last summer she chose to stay in her back yard to sit and read rather than take a walk to the beach. Stairs became harder and harder to climb and she could only do so while using the stair rail to lean...

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