Acupuncture Treat Pain Affecting Different Parts of the Body

Eventually, most of us will experience some sort of pain. Pain can take various forms and interferes with normal day-to-day activities. Many people with chronic pain are unable to lead an active lifestyle due to mobility or pain issues. They depend on other people for daily tasks and are more likely to have poor quality of life. Acupuncture for pain in San Francisco can help with relieving pain impacting different parts of the body, including…

Calm Your Anxiety and Live Your Best Life with Acupuncture

Acupuncture is an ancient Eastern practice that includes insertion of paper-thin needles into pressure points within your body. This practice is widely used to alleviate pain, stress, and restore your body’s natural balance. Acupuncture increases the body's natural “feel-good” chemicals while lowering stress hormones such as cortisol. Acupuncture is a safe and effective medical treatment for balancing hormones, improving fertility, increasing circulation, and reducing inflammation. It is also proven to help the nervous system to…

How to Use Acupuncture for Women’s Health

Women’s health is a huge part of medical discussion circuits and forums. Yet it is still not paid proper attention to. With the wide variety of physical and mental struggles women deal with in their lives, acupuncture is a treatment that any woman should consider. With its diverse advantages, it is already proving itself to be the best alternative physical treatment one can get. Aside from a whole host of physical and mental benefits, acupuncture…

What Is Facial Gua Sha?

Gua sha is a traditional Chinese practice that involves scraping the skin with a gua sha massage tool to improve circulation. Gua sha may alleviate chronic pain associated with arthritis, fibromyalgia, and other health conditions. It is also used to treat health conditions that cause muscle and joint pain. It is performed on different parts of the body, including the back, neck, arms, legs, and face. When used in conjunction with acupuncture, gua sha facials…

Put a Pin in Your Eczema Treatment: Acupuncture Can Help

Eczema, also known as dermatitis, is a skin condition that causes inflamed, rough, cracked and itchy skin. Eczema is a common skin condition that affects around 32 million Americans. Around 10-20% of infants also have eczema. Many people consider eczema a relatively mild skin condition. However, nothing could be further from the truth. Many studies have found that some eczema patients have a poorer quality of life than those grappling with chronic health issues such…

Acupuncture For Pain Management

What is Pain? Pain is a generic term used to describe an unusual, unpleasant, and uncomfortable feeling. It can range from mild and annoying to throbbing and debilitating. Physical pain may be localized or generalized. Physical Pain: Causes & Types Some types of pain can be managed at home and usually come and go away over time, others can last days and may indicate a serious underlying condition. Some common causes of pain are toothache,…

Does Acupuncture Work for Fertility?

Infertility can be defined as the inability to achieve a clinical pregnancy, despite having unprotected sexual intercourse for 12 months. Ovulation problems commonly cause infertility. Some problems prevent eggs from being released at all, while others prevent eggs from being released during some cycles. Infertility is more common than people realize. Around 10 percent of women ages 15 to 44 in the United States have difficulty conceiving or staying pregnant.  Symptoms  One of the most…

Acupuncture: Benefits, How It Works and Some Myths About It

Acupuncture is an ancient medical technique that originated in China approximately 3,000 years ago. Acupuncture treatments involve inserting paper thin needles (generally the size of a human hair) into the skin at strategic points on the body.  Benefits  Research suggests that acupuncture works particularly well on chronic pain, including back pain, neck pain, headache, and osteoarthritis/knee pain. No wonder people from all over the world use it to break the vicious circle of chronic pain.…