Sweet Health
Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine
Asheville, NC
What is Acupuncture? Acupuncture is a safe, painless, effective form of medical treatment that promotes natural healing. This ancient healing art which uses needles to activate the qi in the body creates balance in the patient. Qi is the body’s life force or energy. The body is healthy when the qi is in balance. An individual may become ill when the qi is out of balance. This unbalanced state is often a result of stress, lack of exercise, overexertion, poor diet, accidents, and several other factors. Acupuncture places needles in specific locations on the body to help create balance and return the body to health.
Benefits of Acupuncture
Increased range of motion Decreased healing time
Decreased pain Improved immune system
More energy Improvement of over all well being
What can Acupuncture address?
The National Institute of Health and the World Health Organization recognize acupuncture as an effective treatment for the following ailments including but not limited to:
Respiratory – asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, rhinitis, sinusitis, sore throat.
Gastrointestinal – diarrhea, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, colitis, digestive trouble, dysentery, indigestion, vomiting.
Gynecological – fertility, menopause, menstrual irregularities, morning sickness, premenstrual syndrome, reproductive problems.
Psychological – anxiety, depression, emotional problems, seasonal affective disorder.
Musculoskeletal – shoulder pain, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, osteoarthritis, low back pain, wrist pain, tennis elbow, sciatica.
Neurological – headache, migraines, facial palsy, dizziness, trigeminal neuralgia.
Urogenital - urinary tract infections, incontinence, impotence.
Other modalities to Acupuncture
Acupuncture has other modalities to assist in improving ones health. These modalities include Tui Na massage, fire cupping, Gwa sha, electro acupuncture, and moxabustion.
Tui Na is a form of bodywork therapy developed in
Fire cupping is a method of applying heat to a cup and placing the cup on the skin to create a vacuum. In Traditional Chinese Medicine cupping is used to move stagnant energy. Cupping can be used for the treatment of respiratory diseases such as bronchitis, pneumonia and the common cold. Cupping is also used to treat musculoskeletal conditions involving the back, neck and shoulder region.
Gua sha is an ancient medical treatment using a round edged object with repeated strokes over an area of skin. The object is usually a Chinese soup spoon. It is pressed firmly next to the skin moving down the muscle. A patient may experience red dots from gua sha which usually fades in 2-4 days. Gua sha is used to treat fever, cough, bronchitis, asthma, muscle and tendon injury, headache, and stiffness.
