Needle Insertion

Here’s the deal with acupuncture – by the time you are ready for acupuncture you may have exahausted all your options and you are desperate (or maybe not). The thing is, as far as I can tell, is that patients come to me beacuse they are in pain. Now the real question you have to ask yourself is – Is the pain I’m feeling  going to over ride any real or imagined objections to getting a needle stuck in me by a stranger?

Maybe you are one of these people who hate to take medication or you tried the medication and you don’t like the side effects. Then acupuncture is for you.

Maybe the thought of needles gives you the willies. Rest assured the needles are about the diameter of 2 of your hairs. Very thin and virtually painless on insertion.

I’ll be honest with you – I tried acupuncture well before I was a student. In Florida, if you have been in a car accident your PIP insurance will cover it. since I had nothing to loose and one of my friends worked for a local acupuncturist I decided to try it and guess what! It wasn’t so bad. Eventually I wound up in acupuncture school and to my amazement did quite well.

Chinese Medical Diagnosis

Chinese medical diagnosis…hmmm…conjures up all kinds of mysterious images and exotic aromas. Chinese Medicine can be divided into two distinct branches.Traditional Chinese Medicine – which is what is practiced in mainland China today. It is based on the 8 principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 5 Elements – Earth, wood, metal, water and fire. While I was in school the Doctors always told us that the 5 Elements were a primitive type of acupuncture theory and that the 8 Principles were more advanced. The 5 elements are a very ancient form of Chinese medicine. I suspect its roots may be related to Ayurvedic Medicine as that is a very, very ancient medical art from India and it even predates the 5 Elements.The 8 Principles are a relatively modern approach and really became popular during the Chinese revolution. The Communists figured out it was an inexpensive way to keep the masses healthy. Now in China you have the best of both. I think it is the perfect marriage of East meets West.  

new office details

I’m pleased to announce that I will be working with Melodie and the gang at:

www.BodyTherapyRetreat.com

Body Therapy Retreat

9948 Grove Drive
Port Richey, Florida 33668

727-869-4801

In addition to acupuncture, here is a smattering of the other services they offer:

Aromatherapy Facials

Aromatherapy Facials

Microdermabrasion

Seaweed Body Wrap

Airbrush Tanning

Deep Tissue Massage

Relaxation Massage

Stone Massage

Cellulite Treatments

and many other decadent treatments…

It’s on a couple acres of beautiful land and is conveniently located and easy to find.

Check out the website and come on by to be pampered like royalty!

www.BodyTherapyRetreat.com

shoulder tension & golf balls

Who has tension in their shoulders? Raise your hand! Nope, can’t do that? No worries. Acupuncture to the rescue once again.

There are a few special points on top of your shoulders, they are easy to locate because golf ball sized knots seem to magically appear on the acupuncture point GB 21. This would seem to indicate that acupuncture would be a great option for melting them right into oblivion. Give it a try. You may be pleasantly surprised. What have you got to loose except those pesky little golf balls anyway? 

sressed?

We have all been there - stressed out, overwrought, and out of our minds. We have all “been there and done that” at some point in our lives. But, did you know that there are special acupuncture points that can calm your mind and help relieve the stress? No kidding. The particular points I have in mind are called the “four gates.” Two are located on your hands and two are located on your feet. Amazing, huh? There are a lot more amazing little nuggets of information to come.

try it you’ll like it!

If you are about my age (a perpetual 38..ahem) then you may remember an old commercial for Alka-seltzer. The slogan was “Try it, you’ll like it.”

Well, that slogan applies to acupuncture quite nicely. Only, with acupuncture you won’t experience drug induced side effects and if you do feel better then maybe it’s just a coincidence, or is it?