For those people who do not wish to use needles for their therapy, I offer different healing modalities that do not require the use of needles. Moxibustion, Cupping and Gua Sha are adjunctive therapies to Acupuncture and can be used alone or combined with traditional Acupuncture therapies to help with healing acute, chronic conditions. I treat every client with personalized care and choose the best modalities for their specific ailments.
Cupping
Cupping is a form of therapy where suction cups are placed on the body of the patient by a trained practitioner and then heated with fire. After heating, the rims of the cups are sealed and the heated cups create a partial vacuum after the cups cool off. This enables the cup to suck the skin, pulling in skin tissue and promoting blood flow. The concept is similar to acupuncture where “Qi” is drawn to areas with poor blood or lymph circulation in order to create a suction effect which raises the skin and draws the blood to the surface.
Gua Sha
Also called scraping, Gua Sha is believed to be older than acupuncture and can be used to treat a wide variety of conditions. Gua sha is similar to massage and acupressure, but it focuses directly on increasing blood flow beneath the surface of the skin. This heightened circulation can lead to a number of noticeable healing effects in the body. Gua sha is effective in the treatment of acute and chronic internal organ disorders.
Moxibustion
The term Moxibustion (Moxa) is derived from the Japanese phrase “Moe Kusa”, meaning “burning herb.” Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine technique that involves the burning of mugwort, a small, spongy herb, to facilitate healing. Moxibustion has been used throughout Asia for thousands of years; in fact, the actual Chinese character for acupuncture, translated literally, means “acupuncture-moxibustion.” The purpose of moxibustion, as with most forms of traditional Chinese medicine, is to strengthen the blood, stimulate the flow of qi, and maintain general health.
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