Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a therapy developed more than 2000 years ago in Asia that consists of stimulating designated points on the skin by the insertion of needles in order to restore and   balance the body’s energy or “Qi” (pronounced “chi”).  Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years in China. It is still the treatment of choice for a quarter of the world’s population despite years of comparison to western medicine. Here at Dallas LMC  we use pre-sterilized, disposable needles and clean the area of the skin with alcohol before the needles are inserted.

Holistic Healing.
Acupuncture is a method of encouraging the body to promote natural healing and to improve functioning. This is done by inserting needles and applying heat or electrical stimulation at very precise acupuncture points. The classical Chinese explanation is that channels of energy run in regular patterns through the body and over its surface. These channels, called meridians, are like rivers flowing through the body to irrigate and nourish the tissues, blood flow and nervous pulses also follow meridians to run through the body to various parts, structures and organs. An obstruction in the movement of these energy rivers is like a dam that backs up the flow in one part of the body and restricts it in others. Any obstruction and blockages or deficiencies of energy, blood and nervous pulses would eventually lead to disease. The meridians can be influenced by needling the acupuncture points: the acupuncture needles unblock the obstruction at the dams, and reestablish the regular flow through the medians. Acupuncture treatments can therefore help the body’s internal organs to correct imbalances in their digestion, absorption, and energy production activities, and in the circulation of their energy through the meridians.

What can Acupuncture Treat?

• Pain — from long standing chronic types to acute injury. Back and joint pain. Movement pain. Sports Injuries.
• Stress and sleep disorders.
• Dyslexia and Attention Deficit symptoms have lessened from special techniques.
• Immune –prevention and control of colds and flu, arthritis, chronic fatigue, “feeling tired”.
• Cardiovascular –high blood pressure, palpitations, poor circulation, cold feet.
• Respiratory — Allergies (food and airborne), sinusitis, bronchitis, asthma, airplane sickness.
• Digestive — constipation, diarrhea, ulcers, poor digestion, heartburn, reflux, stress ulcers, bowel problems.
• Gynecological — PMS, dysmenorhia, pain, cramping, fibrocystic breast disease, infertility, and male impotence.

 

FOR THOSE WHO ARE AFRAID OF NEEDLES:
Although the needles being uses are extremely thin and flexible…not much larger than a strand of human hair, some patients still have a severe aversion to needles in general.  For these individual Dallas LMC is pleased to offer equally as effective & painless electro stimulation therapy.  Inquire today!