What
is acupuncture?
Acupuncture
is a therapeutic method used to encourage natural healing,
reduce or relieve pain and improve function
of affected areas of the body. Acupuncture
is safe and effective and is often successfully used as an
alternative to medications
or even surgery. Relief is often obtained when traditional
medical therapy has failed.
Acupuncture involves the insertion of very fine
needles through the skin and tissues at specific points on the
body. There is no injection of any substance and the treatment
itself causes minimal discomfort.
How
does it work?
Acupuncture
stimulates the body to produce its own pain relieving chemicals
called "endorphins." These chemicals mimic morphine
by attaching to opiate receptor sites found throughout the
nervous system.
Endorphins help to block pathways that relay pain messages
from the body to the brain, resulting in relief of pain, general
relaxation and biochemical restoration of the body's own internal
regulation systems.
The
improved energy and biochemical balance produced by acupuncture
stimulates the body's natural healing abilities, reducing inflammation,
and promoting physical and emotional well-being.
Does
it hurt?
People
experience differing sensations with acupuncture. Most patients
feel only minimal discomfort as the needles are inserted.
Some feel no pain at all. Once the needles are in place,
there should be no significant discomfort.
excerpted from Acupuncture: An Ancient Remedy
for Modern Times
copyright Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute
For
more information about acupuncture or to book your free
consultation, contact Jacqui at
the Acu-Pain Clinic, 905-471-2567
or email.
Massage
Therapy
Many
of today's health problems arise from stress. Because stress
upsets the delicate integral balance of all your body's
functions, regaining this balance requires a holistic approach.
Massage
therapy not only treats those parts of you which are a problem,
but also affects the whole of your metabolism through normalizing
your circulatory, muscular and nervous systems and their
interdependent functioning.
Massage
therapy provides an alternative health option to help
alleviate the soft tissue discomfort associated with everyday
and
occupational stresses, muscular over-use and many chronic
pain syndromes.
It can also greatly reduce the development of painful
muscular patterning if employed early enough after accidents
involving
trauma and injury.
What
to expect at the clinic...
Massage
therapy is the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body
to gain a therapeutic response. Soft tissue includes muscles,
skin and connective tissue, tendons, ligaments and membranes.
Swedish massage is currently the most common form of therapy
practised; however, massage therapists may use a variety
of therapies and techniques, depending on your needs and
their specialties, including hydrotherapy (hot and cold packs,
ice, baths, etc.), heat lamps and remedian and postural exercise
recommendations.
On
your first visit, you will be asked for a confidential medical
history, which will help your therapist form your assessment
and treatment plan. Massage therapy should take place in
an atmosphere of safety and confidence. It is a partnership
between you and your therapist, who will help you to understand
the processes behind your pain and how you can work together
to alleviate it. Your therapist will help you understand
that ultimately your body has the capacity to heal itself,
and will work with you to learn how you can become part of
this process.
excerpted
from Take care of your well-being...Massage Therapy with
a RMT
copyright Ontario Massage Therapist Association
For
more information about massage therapy or to book your
free consultation, contact Jacqui, Mandy or Stavros at
the Acu-Pain Clinic,
905-471-2567
or email.
Acupuncture
- Massage Therapy - Holistic Nutrition
Reiki
- Reflexology - New Patients Welcome!
905-471-2567 -
or - info@acu-painclinic.com
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