Integrative Bodywork Therapies
Fire Cupping
Traditional fire cupping is an ancient technique that has been performed by many cultures for centuries. Heat from fire is quickly introduced and removed from a glass cup, which creates suction as the cup is placed along various areas of the body. This provides a range of benefits including enhanced blood and lymph circulation, improved immunity, removal of toxins from the skin’s microcirculation, and reduced swelling and alleviation of pain. Modern research has identified numerous therapeutic mechanisms that are responsible for the benefits of cupping. This is one of the go to therapies for muscle pain, stiffness and soreness as well as illness prevention and recovery. This service may be provided in your Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine sessions or as a single Cupping and Chinese Medical Massage session.
Chinese Medical Massage
Known traditionally as Tui Na, this form of medical massage utilizes specialized techniques focused to acupressure points and meridians along the body. This is used as a therapeutic means to increase circulation, relieve pain and tension, balance the energy of the body and enhance the effects of acupuncture sessions. This therapy may be incorporated in your Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine sessions or combined with the Single Cupping and Medical Massage Session.
Electroacupuncture
This modern form of therapy delivers gentle electrical currents to the tissues in the body via electrodes that are attached to carefully placed acupuncture needles. This treatment is performed by our trained acupuncture professionals and provides profound results for a wide range of pain conditions including arthritis and joint disfunction, sports injuries, chronic muscle pain and tension, circulatory insufficiency, and neuropathy. This treatment may be included in your Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine sessions.
Traditional and Facial Gua Sha
Traditional Gua sha is a form of bodywork therapy used to provide pain relief, increased circulation, reduction in swelling and to treat early stages of illness. Medicinal massage oil is applied and a traditional tool with a flat edge is moved at an angle over the desired areas of the skin bringing fresh blood to the surface. This technique is is typically delivered with firm pressure over the areas of the back or neck when treating pain and may be incorporated in your Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine sessions.
Facial gua sha is a rejuvenation therapy that uses smooth stone tools specially crafted to fit the contours of the face. It is delivered using gentle, soothing motions along the face and neck to enhance circulation, relieve tension, reduce puffiness and smooth lines. This is provided in our Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture Sessions or our single Facial Cupping and Gua Sha session.
Moxibustion
Moxibustion, a.k.a. “Moxa,” utilizes the warming nature of the dried herb ai ye/mugwort leaf, which is burned and applied close to the surface of the skin. It has been used therapeutically for thousands of years to treat an incredibly wide range of conditions including but not limited to acute and chronic pain, injury, digestive disturbance, immune imbalances and low energy. It is a gentle yet powerful therapy that has demonstrated through countless studies and clinical observations an incredibly effective, healing nature.