Acupuncture, Cupping, & Gua Sha

Gua Sha

Gua Sha is a technique commonly used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to alleviate pain and treat chronic and acute conditions. It is very effective in alleviating chronic pain from muscle tension, recent injuries, or older injuries as it promotes circulation in the affected area.

Benefits

  • Headaches

  • Migraines

  • Neck, shoulder, back and knee pain

  • Hepatitis (has been evaluated by Harvard for effectiveness!)

  • Facial Rejuvenation

  • Past Injuries

How It Works

The practitioner uses a smooth tool (usually porcelain, jade, or wood) and gently scrapes along the surface of the skin in areas where tension, scar tissues, or adhesions exist. As the stroke is performed, friction and heat occur, which lead to mast cells. This type of white blood cell produces inflammatory signals that result in a pink/purple discoloration on the skin. This is a therapeutic inflammation, which is helpful to healing. This inflammation acts as the catalyst for the body to start its own healing process, as it increases circulation to the area by 400%. Often, red marks called petechiae will appear, which present like a bruise, but are in fact different as they do not cause swelling. The marks left usually fade and disappear within 2-5 days. 

 

Cupping

Cupping therapy is an ancient healing method that can ease back pain, neck pain, headaches and other issues. It uses suction to pull on your skin and increase blood flow to the affected area.

Suction from cupping draws fluid into the treated area. This suction force expands and breaks open tiny blood vessels (capillaries) under your skin. Your body replenishes the cupped areas with healthier blood flow and stimulates proper and normal healing at a cellular level.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are safe, effective, and drug-free options for the treatment of most non-emergency conditions. Based on the theory of "health through balance," acupuncture and Chinese medicine are uniquely capable of diagnosing and treating the imbalances that cause disease and the related symptoms.  Health is a state of optimal balance, where all of your systems are working in a coordinated, functional way.

An acupuncture treatment is the insertion of extremely thin stainless steel needles into precise points on the body. The combination of points are prescribed based on the pattern of imbalance determined by the practitioner.

Acupuncture

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