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FINDING THE ROOT CAUSE OF YOUR CONDITION

Acupuncture, within the framework of Traditional Chinese Medicine, focuses primarily on the person, and secondarily on the illness.

The Acupuncturist usually views your symptoms (the reason you are coming for treatment) as a 'branch' expression of an underlying or 'root' imbalance. Your practitioner uses the diagnostic principles and systems of Chinese Medicine to evaluate your root imbalance (some people consider this to be a pattern of disharmony that is more at the constitutional than symptomatic level).

A treatment program is then tailored to address the two aspects of your circumstance, the root and the branch. There are situations where the symptoms are so extreme, they must be the exclusive focus of the treatment but it is more common to receive root and branch treatment in the same session.In many cases, root imbalance diagnosis enables your practitioner to offer appropriate and meaningful lifestyle suggestions in addition to an acupuncture treatment.

One interesting feature of this approach is that different root imbalances can produce the same symptoms or patient complaints. So, for example, five patients with asthma may all present themselves with the same symptoms or Western Medical diagnosis. Yet Classical Chinese Medical diagnosis may reveal five distinct root imbalances hiding behind the symptomatic expression. These five people would all be treated very differently despite the fact that the conditions for which they seek treatment are all seemingly the same.

Because Acupuncture treats the whole person, it has something to offer almost every condition. Having said that, some conditions respond readily to acupuncture treatment and some are notoriously difficult to treat.

In many cases, acupuncture can bring about a complete cure; in others, it is an effective management strategy. Of course, in cases of life-threatening trauma and emergency conditions, your first visit should always be the hospital!

One common perception is that acupuncture is mainly useful in the management of pain. This is not true. With regard to pain, Acupuncture can often resolve the pain rather than merely manage it. Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine have a range of application that is far broader than pain conditions. Acupuncturists routinely and successfully treat patients whose main complaints are related to immune and/or endocrine dysfunction.

Below is a list of conditions and circumstances for which people commonly find acupuncture treatment to be effective.

General: Allergies, Asthma, Sinusitis, Headaches, TMJ, Back Pain, Sciatica, Musculoskeletal Problems, Insomnia, Anxiety, Dizziness, Depression, High Blood Pressure, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Addictions, Indigestion, Constipation, Sexual Dysfunction, Post-Operative Recovery, Palliative Care.

Women's Health: Menstrual Irregularities, Menopause, Conception Difficulties, Pregnancy, Childbirth, Lactation Difficulties, Postpartum, Ovarian and Uterine Problems.

Men's Health: Prostate, Infertility, Impotence.

Pediatrics: Asthma, Cough, Digestive Problems, Behavioural Problems, Ear Infections, Sleep Problems.

Preventative Health: Prevention, Stress Management, Wellness, Seasonal Attunement.

Acupuncture is recognized by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to be effective in the treatment of a wide variety of medical problems. Below is a list of disorders for which acupuncture is effective (according to the NIH):

Muscle, Bone and Nerve Pain and Diseases

• Back Pain
• Leg Pain
• Foot Pain
• Stiff shoulders and Neck
• Lumbago
• Sciatica
• Tennis Elbow
• Carpal Tunnel syndrome and Painful Joints
• TMJ; Toothache
• Headache and Migraines
• Rheumatism; Arthritis
• Facial Paralysis; Bell’s Palsy