Acupuncture, What we treat
What is Acupuncture?
“Acupuncture” means a form of primary health care, based on traditional Chinese medical concepts and modern oriental medical techniques, that employs acupuncture diagnosis and treatment, as well as adjunctive therapies and diagnostic techniques, for the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health and the prevention of disease. Acupuncture shall include, but not be limited to, the insertion of acupuncture needles and the application of moxibustion to specific areas of the human body and the use of electroacupuncture, Qi Gong, oriental massage, herbal therapy, dietary guidelines, and other adjunctive therapies, as defined by board rule. - Title XXXII Chap 457 Florida
Acute
from a common cold (which we call a wind invasion) to a recent strain or pain
Chronic
Long standing conditions or pains which need more healing
Diagnosis
Your diagnosis finds the pattern causing your disease or pain. The treatment must be tailored to the individual patient in order to bring them the most relief and benefit. Here is a list of western medicine terms that we will identify the root pattern causing your concerns.
Yes Acupuncture works for that:
- We can't list everything but here's a few
- Abdominal pain
- Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever)
- Anxiety
- Asthma
- Back Pain
- Bell's Palsy
- Depression
- Dysmenorrhoea, primary
- Earache
- Facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders)
- Fibromyalgia
- Frozen Shoulder
- Headache
- Hypertension
- Induction of labor
- Insomnia
- Knee pain
- Low back pain
- Malposition of fetus, correction
- Menopause
- Nausea and vomiting
- Neck pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Postoperative pain
- Raynaud syndrome
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Sciatica
- Sjögren syndrome
- Sore throat (including tonsillitis)
- Sprain
- Stress
- Stroke
- Temporomandibular joint dysfunction
- Tennis elbow
- Traumatic Experiences
- Weight Control
Don't see your concern
We are always happy to answer questions. It is impossible to list every health concern.