Acupuncture
ACUPUNCTURE
For anyone who wants to know if they are a candidate for "Needle-Free" Acupuncture?
An interview with Dr. Froyd:
Q. What is Acupuncture?
A. Acupuncture is a safe and effective healing art that balances the energy in the meridians of the body, to restore normal function to the various organs, glands, and tissues of the body on the premise that most diseases are a result of malfunction due to disrupted energies. The use of Acupuncture has been wide spread throughout the Asian and European Countries for thousands of years, however has been relatively new to the United States (30 to 35 years).
Q. Where does the interruption of energy occur?
A. In either or both locations: (1) In the channels (called meridians) of energy flow, which are located throughout the body just beneath the skin surface, (2) In the spinal column where vertebrae may become misaligned, thereby compressing vital nerve energy trunks.
Q. How do you treat energy flow interference in the meridian system?
A. There are specific acupuncture points (usually multiple points) at various locations on the body which can be stimulated by various methods to release the energy flow (life force or chi) which allows the body to heal naturally.
Q. How many treatments will it take?
A. In approximately 80% of cases the meridian energy can be balanced in as little as 6 to 12 treatments.
Q. What percentage of patients accepted for Acupuncture Healthcare experience a favorable response?
A. 80% of patients experience 100% relief of pain or symptoms, 10% experience improvement, while 10% for various reasons do not respond favorably.
More people have benefited from Acupuncture over the course of 50 centuries than the combined total of all healing sciences, both ancient and modern. Acupuncture combined with Chiropractic (Chiropractic if needed) can greatly increase your chances of living a pain-free lifestyle.
Q. Do you use needles?
A. There are many methods to treat the Acupuncture points and Needle Acupuncture is one method, however, most people prefer "Needle-Free" Acupuncture which can be accomplished by non-piercing needles, fingertip pressure (called Shishin or finger needles), metallic balls taped to the points, micro-current (electrical current), laser light, and moxi-bustion (the burning of herbs over the points).
NOTE: The most popular choice for "Needle-Free" Acupuncture in our office is micro-current. The non-piercing techniques are practically painless, there is no blood, no danger of infection, and the results are equal to, if not better than, other techniques. Yes, if requested we do use needles.
Q. What are some of the conditions commonly treated by Acupuncture?
A. The World Health Organization lists over 2,000 conditions treatable with Acupuncture. Typical ailments usually responding to Acupuncture health care includes; neuralgias, headaches, trigeminal neuralgia, tics, spasms, muscular rheumatism, neuralgia of the shoulders and arm, tennis elbow, osteoarthritis, rheumatism, ulcers, stomach problems, diarrhea, hepatitis, asthma, bronchitis, shortness of breath, coughs, certain types of heart trouble, abnormal blood pressure, hemorrhoids, lumbago, bladder irritation, bed wetting, certain kidney problems, female disorders, impotence, glaucoma (sometimes), weak eyesight, hay fever, loss of smell, tonsillitis, loss of hearing, skin conditions, and even nervous or psychiatric factors based on the fact that often mental problems arise from physical disorders.
The above list may seem long as though Acupuncture were a panacea. Please be mindful; of the fact that Acupuncture is not like one drug used for one condition, but on the contrary it is a complete healing art within itself, concerned with the systems of the body such as nervous, circulatory, digestive, respiratory, eliminatory, reproductive, hormonal, musculoskeletal, and seeks to correct health problems within those systems.
Q. Are spinal adjusting treatments necessary with Acupuncture?
A. Absolutely, if found to be needed, spinal adjusting is part of the Acupuncture health care. World authorities, including Feliz Mann, M.D. of England; Paul Nogier, M.D. of France; and Kunzo Nagayama, M.D. of Japan are very emphatic on this aspect of "getting well". Dr. Mann states that many internal diseases are cured by the spinal adjustment alone. Leaving the adjustment (Chiropractic) out of the treatment plan, when needed, invites failure.