TCM Acupuncture

You might think acupuncture is for hipsters who don’t believe in Western medicine or for your aging parent with chronic back pain, but a growing body of research shows that acupuncture can help treat a condition that affects everyone from time to time: anxiety.

Managing severe anxiety can be tricky because it generally includes therapy, which might not provide results for months, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. What’s more, it can require medication, which can have serious side effects, says Ladan Eshkevari, PhD, CRNA, LAc, a certified acupuncturist, a physiologist, and the assistant director of the Nurse Anesthesia Program at the School of Nursing & Health Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Yet when acupuncture for anxiety is effective, symptoms lessen after the first few visits, and practitioners like Eshkevari are confident it attacks the problem at its roots.

A modern variation of TCM is auricular acupuncture, developed and tested in Hong Kong as a treatment for acute drug withdrawal in the early 1970s, auricular acupuncture involves the insertion of tiny metal pellets in the patient’s ear which remain in place for up to two weeks. Due to its promising results, this is now being utilized in many countries for the treatment of opiate withdrawal.

The head is the place where all the yang meridians of hand and foot meet, as well as qi and blood of the zang-fu organs all flow upward to the head. Attacks from the internal or external factors may cause headache due to derangement of qi and blood circulation in the head. Acupuncture is used to regulate the derangement and restore the circulation.

TCM Acupuncture works to regulate the flow of menses and production of blood, move qi and blood.

TCM Acupuncture works to help restore flow and whole-body balance, plus can be used in combination with Western approaches to fertility. The first step is to begin with a TCM approach to build body’s energy, or Qi. Then, ART can begin, if needed. TCM practices can be used to support ART, decrease side effects of hormonal therapy, and increase chances of pregnancy. These techniques do not interfere with the efficacy of ART.

Acupuncture can help treat a wide variety of skin care issues including wrinkles, sagging, rosacea, acne, eczema, and psoriasis. It can also help with draining and brightening the skin. While estheticians and dermatologists generally concentrate on treating the outside of your skin, a Registered Acupuncturist is concerned about the underlying issues inside your body that lead to what you see on the outside with your skin. Once these issues (such as hormone imbalances) are addressed and you are able to bring balance to your body as a whole, then your skin starts to look better.

The causative factors are varied from the external pathogenic factors (Excess type) to weakened body resistance (Deficiency type).

TCM Acupuncture works to eliminate the pathogens, strengthen the Lung, Spleen, and Kidney energy.

Bi syndromes are the syndromes characterized by obstruction of qi and blood in meridians and collaterals due to invasion of pathogenic wind, cold, damp, or injury. Manifested by soreness, pain, numbness, and heavy sensation of the limbs and joints, limitation of movement. It is common in areas where the weather is cold, wet, and windy.