Acupuncture at the Kula
Our perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine is based on using needles and herbs in tandem to help individuals come out of pain. Our approach is to integrate ancient wisdom with modern Western research and diagnosis. For many, acupuncture is something they have heard about, and we strive to ensure that all people coming for acupuncture feel comfortable.
Health Insurance accepted upon approval
Acupuncture in General
Acupuncture is rooted in classic medicine of the East. At its core is the concept
of an energetic body with meridians or pathways of energy moving through the
body. With over 5,000 years of experience behind the art of acupuncture, each
student of Oriental Medicine is a licensed medical practitioner. Their knowledge
of the body is equivalent to that of an MD.
By accessing the energy within the body via needles (relax, it’s not painful), the
pathway of energy in the body is affected. By removing blocks to the energetic
body, physical changes can be made affecting changes in body, mind, emotions,
and spirit.
Acupuncture stimulates the body’s own self-healing abilities – it supports,
strengthens and nurtures the body towards health and wellbeing. When most
people think about acupuncture, they are familiar with its use for pain control. But
acupuncture has a proven track record of treating and addressing a variety of
endocrine, circulatory, psychological and systemic conditions.
Chinese Herbs
Chinese herbal medicine is also one of the oldest treatment methods known to
man and is an integrated part of the mainstream health care in China. In China, approximately 80% of all Traditional Chinese Medicine patients are treated with herbs. Though it is not as widely recognized in the U.S., it is rapidly growing in popularity given the current health care environment. In the United States, we grow up with the quick-fix promise of pharmaceutical drugs. Many patients are tired of paying for expensive drugs with numerous undesirable side effects, and then taking other drugs to alleviate those side effects. As beneficial and life saving as drugs in many circumstances might be, patients are looking for alternatives.
What to Expect During an Acupuncture Session at Ananda Kula
The first visit usually takes the longest as the patient needs to fill out necessary
forms such as a Health Intake and Insurance Verification Form, as our
acupuncturist is set up to take health insurance upon approval. After you fill out
all of the paperwork, the acupuncturist will review the details of the Health Intake
with you and may have additional questions about your lifestyle, diet, exercise
habits and other things that may be affecting your condition. Afterwards, the
acupuncturist will read your pulses and look at your tongue – 2 more things
used in Chinese medicine that are diagnostic in nature. Finally, you will receive
your acupuncture treatment. After the needles are gently inserted, you will be
allowed to rest on the table for a period of time with soft music playing in the
background. Acupuncture is a very gentle therapy compared with many other
medical procedures and many people find the treatments relaxing. All of this
usually takes about 2 hours. Follow up treatments take less time, of course,
usually about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
How Many Treatments Will I Need?
Acupuncture is a therapy. Therefore, most people usually require several treatments in order to see significant results, especially if the condition is chronic in nature. It stands to reason, that if someone has been suffering for 10 years with an ailment, one acupuncture treatment will not suffice. Reasonable expectations are necessary in order to understand the healing process. The long- established tradition of acupuncture in China means that patients there generally have more awareness of the type of treatment involved. Each patient and his/her condition is unique, so please discuss this with your acupuncturist on your first visit.
Acupuncture is recognized by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to be effective in the treatment of:
- Addiction – alcohol, drug, smoking
- Anxiety
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Chronic fatigue
- Colitis
- Common cold
- Constipation
- Dental pain
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Digestive trouble
- Dizziness
- Dysentery
- Emotional problems
- Eye problems
- Facial palsy/tics
- Fatigue
- Fertility
- Fibromyalgia
- Gingivitis
- Golfer’s Elbow
- Headache
- Hiccough
- Hip Pain
- Incontinence
- Indigestion
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Knee Pain
- Low back pain
- Menopause
- Morning sickness / Nausea
- Neck Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain
- Plantar Fasciitis
- PMS
- Reproductive problems
- Rhinitis
- Sciatica
- Seasonal allergies
- Shoulder pain
- Sinusitis
- Sleep disturbances
- Smoking cessation
- Sore throat
- Stress
- Tennis Elbow
- Tonsilitis
- Tooth pain
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Urinary tract infections
- Vomiting
- Women’s health issues
- Wrist pain