Acupuncture:
Acupuncture is a tradition used for health maintenance for 5,000 years. More recently, the World Health Organization has identified 41 conditions that lend themselves to acupuncture treatment. The National Institutes of Health have noted acupuncture's utility in adult post-operative and chemotherapy nausea and vomiting, post-operative dental pain, addiction, stroke rehabilitation, headache, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, myofacial pain, osteoarthritis, low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and asthma.
Your new patient appointment usually includes and extensive interview where your practitioner really listens to you and gets to know you. This is followed by an exam and further assessment. Needles, often thinner than a hair, are placed. Sometimes, people do not even feel the needles. Many people with fear of needles have been treated successfully. In addition to addressing their concern, most clients feel improvements in other areas they did not even expect.
Massage:
Massage has been utilized as a form of therapy and healing for
thousands of years. Defined simply as the application of techniques of
soft tissue manipulation, there are countless forms of massage that have
developed over the years, comprising a vast and various pool of methods
that can be used with a recipient for endless benefits, be it
addressing a specific issue or complaint, encouraging overall wellbeing
and health, or preventative measures.
The benefits of massage range from improvement of specific physiological
functions to mental relaxation and the exponential somato-emotional
gains one takes from that. Some of the most commonly reported effects of
massage include: decreases stress and anxiety; promotes relaxation;
lessens muscle spasm cramping; improves circulation and lymph drainage,
boosting the immune system, helps regulate blood pressure; improves
flexibility, and reduces scar tissue. Massage is an excellent tool for
athletes, professional and casual, in training, pre- and post-event
sessions, injury or event recovery, and for general maintenance.
Reiki:
Reiki (Ra-Ke) is a
Japanese technique that treats the whole person, body and spirit.
Through non-invasive light touch with the receiver fully clothed, you
rest on a massage table or chair; whichever is more comfortable, during
the session. Reiki is a safe and natural method that can jump starts a
person’s own healing to: reduce stress, manage pain, speed healing, and
enhance other forms of treatments, i.e. surgery, chemotherapy, and other
complimentary and alternative medicine practices.
Herbs:
An herbal consultation will give you insight into Ayurvedic medicine and
balancing your doshas as well as the benefits of many Western herbs.
An alternative to pills, specially formalized teas and individualized
powders make being healthy easy!
Coaching:
Become empowered to making gradual, lifelong changes in a way that is flexible, fun and free of denial and discipline. This helps enable you to reach and maintain their health and wellness goals, like exercise, diet, and other lifestyle changes.
Use nutrition coaching to create and implement an individualized plan to make food and lifestyle choices that help clients achieve greater health and happiness.
Light Touch Chiro:
BioEnergetic Synchronization Technique (B.E.S.T.) is a mind/body energetic medicine technique originated by Dr. M.T. Morter, Jr., which utilizes light touch to update emotional memory patterns, balance the nervous system and the energy fields within the body.
