ArTeva Acupuncture offers many modalities for healing
Neuro-functional Acupuncture
Neuro-functional Acupuncture is a modern acupuncture technique. At its foundation is the holistic aspect of Traditional Chinese Medicine. To build upon what has come before, this technique employs modern findings within evidence-based clinical research, neuroscience, anatomy, and physiology to target and stimulate specific neuro-tissue. The therapy can be used to treat pain, sports, and orthopedic dysfunctions.
Application: During the treatment, traditional acupuncture needles are inserted into neuro-reactive sites such as acupuncture points, motor points, and sides of nerve roots.
How does it work? These sites are stimulated manually or with electricity triggering therapeutic and physiological changes along the nervous and musculoskeletal system.
Result: The benefits of Neuro-functional Acupuncture can include pain reduction, tissue healing, increased flow of rich oxygenated blood, inflammation reduction, trigger point deactivation, muscle spasm relief, decreased in excessive sympathetic activities, and restored range of motion.
Dry Needling
This needling technique releases myofascial trigger points. For certain diagnosis, releasing myofascial trigger points can allow practitioners to target tissues that are not otherwise manually palpable. Benefits of this treatment include pain reduction, increase in oxygenated blood circulation, and improvement in movement.
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) - Acupuncture is an accepted medical protocol and a recognized form of treatment by government health institutions and medical specialty groups such as the American College Physician and World Health Organization. It works to correct the energy imbalances in the body. An ancient practice that originated in China more than 2,500 years ago, it is steeped in tradition that has been used to prevent, diagnose, treat disease and improve general health for generations.
Application: Sterile, very fine, solid needles are inserted at strategic points along energy channels.
How does it work? By viewing the human body as a holistic (physical, mental, emotional) being, the goal of acupuncture aims to restore homeostasis. This means affecting the anatomical systems of our body (such as but not limited to musculoskeletal, nervous, cardiovascular, endocrine, and immune systems) through stimulation.
Result: The therapy attempts to promote and encourage the body’s natural processes to restore more balanced functioning, improved health, and well-being.
Massage Therapy
This therapy is defined by hands-on manual manipulation of soft body tissues. This includes muscle tissue, connective tissue, tendons, and ligaments. The technique is performed to assess and treat a broad range of conditions including acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain, sports and orthopedic disorders. During the treatment, tight and sensitive areas are targeted to reduce pain, promote local tissue healing (by increasing blood flow to an affected area), improve fascial integrity, normalize bony structure alignment, and facilitate the range of movement.
Cupping Therapy
In this treatment, heated glass cups (or medical-grade silicone cups) are placed on areas of the body to create suction. Skin, fascia, and muscle layers are drawn into the cup, creating a pulling sensation. Cupping relaxes tight muscles, reduces trigger point pain, and decreases inflammation that may occur from injury. Frequent and regular treatments increase blood flow and lymphatic drainage. This enhances a person’s overall ability to recover from workouts/strenuous activity and see improvements in muscle endurance.
There are two styles of cupping techniques: stationary and sliding.
For stationary cupping: cups are placed at specific areas of the body and left for a short period of time.
For sliding cupping: cups are placed on lubricated skin and moved in the appropriate direction. Both techniques create an increase in circulation. The only difference is stationary cupping targets a specific area while sliding cupping has a broader, more general effect.
Please note: A common side effect is a painless, bruise-like discoloration on the skin. This effect can take a week or more to fade.
Moxibustion
Moxibustion (also known as “Moxa”) is a heat therapy where a trained practitioner “burns” dried herb leaves at specific acupuncture points and close to the skin. Moxa usually comes in the form of a dried Chinese herb called mugwort. The benefits of this technique promote healing in the musculoskeletal tissues, reduce joint pain due to injury or arthritis, and/or the sensations of cold on areas of a patient’s body.
Various forms of Moxa applications exist. Here’s how Moxa techniques can differ:
Indirect Moxa – This is the most common form of Moxa. Mugwort is compressed in a cigar-like shape and held two inches above of the point until the area starts getting pinkish and warm to the touch. Heat sensation remains closer to the skin.
Direct Moxa – In this practice, mugwort is rolled into a cone shape, lit, and placed over acupuncture points. When the patient experiences heat sensation, the Moxa is moved away and brought back to the point. Application is repeated multiple times to allow for gradual penetration of herb energy and heat deep into the soft tissue.
Needle Moxa – For this administration, mugwort is rolled into a ball, placed and lit on the shaft of a needle. This technique provides the deepest heat penetration to the soft tissue.
Please note: Moxa treatment is not advised for persons with any sensitivities to strong smells, history of asthma, or any respiratory conditions. During the practice of Moxa technique, it emits a smell and smoke due to the use of the lit herbs. The smell can resemble, or be akin to that of, marijuana. At ArTeva, this technique is only performed in a well-ventilated room.
