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From a modern scientific perspective, stimulation of acupuncture meridian points causes the release of nervous-system chemicals in our brain, spinal cord, and muscles that help restore the body’s ability to heal naturally.
These chemicals provide tremendous health benefits, whether it is influencing your body to heal more quickly, or simply altering how you may be experiencing your pain. regardless, the healing and regenerative properties of acupuncture and traditional Chinese Medicine are truly amazing; the only way to find out if acupuncture is the perfect treatment for you is to give it a try.
Acupuncture and Chinese medicine are safe, effective, and drug-free therapies that can help address a variety of common ailments and problems.
Acupuncture is recognized by leading national and international health organizations to be effective in the treatment of a wide variety of medical problems. Below is a list of some of the conditions that acupuncture can help with. The list is not a complete list but is some of the things we treat more commonly.
When you come in there will be an initial diagnostic period. This is the time when we will ask questions about your condition. After the diagnostic period, we will then formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan.
The acupuncture needles are very fine. Sometimes you won’t even feel the needles at all. There may be times when you will feel a heaviness or sharp sensation. That type of sensation is the energy coming to the needle. When you feel that sensation that means that energy and blood are coming to the needle.
The needles are left in for around 30 min. During the 30 min. depending on your treatment plan you will either sit or lay down to relax. We will have relaxing music for you to help you feel more relaxed. After 30 min we will then take out the needles and give you health recommendations to help you even more with your health condition.
The acupuncture needles are very thin. They are not like the needles that you will see at your doctor’s office or in the hospital. Because they are so thin and fine you will hardly even feel them. There may be some instances where you may feel a sharpness or pinch like feeling, but it is not painful.
You don’t need to wear anything in particular. If you need to change clothes we have gowns that you can wear. Many conditions are treated without even taking clothes off. Sometimes it may be helpful to wear some loose clothing.
The number of treatments depends on the condition and how long you may have had it for. Typically a series of acupuncture treatments are the best. What we typically recommend is to do at first around five treatments. After that, we will then evaluate to see if you need more treatments or not.
Many times it is best to do a series of treatments upfront and closer together in frequency that is the relief period. After the relief period, we can spread treatments apart to correct any underlying issues. After the relief period depending on how you feel you can come in for maintenance and on an as-needed basis.
Yes, all of the practitioners at Master Lu’s Health Center are fully trained Licensed Acupuncturists. It is important to make sure whoever you see as an acupuncturist is Licensed and has had appropriate training. There are health practitioners who have acupuncture training but are not licensed and did not have full acupuncture and Chinese medicine training.
Master Lu’s Health Center has the capability to prescribe herbs. We have in stock many different Chinese herbal formulas. We also are able to make custom formulas that are more individualized for you. Chinese herbs will enhance your body’s ability to heal. They will along with acupuncture help your body to heal more effectively.
We also provide whole food nutrition. Good nutrition will also help you to feel better, improve your health, and enhance your body’s healing process.
There are several adjunct modalities that are done along with acupuncture treatment. Depending on your condition and diagnosis you may have cupping and moxibustion done. These adjunctive modalities will improve the effectiveness of the acupuncture and the healing process.
Yes, children can be treated by acupuncture as long as they can tolerate the needles. Sometimes children are afraid of the needles even though you may hardly even feel them. If children cannot tolerate we can do pediatric Chinese medical massage for them.
