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Acupuncture to Release Pain in Edmonton

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Just about everyone has dealt with pain in their back at some point in time. Whether it be because of an injury or because of sleeping on a bad mattress, back pain can leave you incapable of doing the things you enjoy. Everything that you want to do is put on hold. Acupuncture can be an effective treatment for your back pain, especially when other treatments have not worked.

A Simple Release for Everyday Pain

Instead of dealing with pain on a daily basis, you can get the release you need with acupuncture. This simple, yet effective, procedure will provide you with lasting results that allow you to get back to doing the things you love. Acupuncture treatment doesn’t take much of your time, but the results are well worth the effort. In fact, many people find acupuncture treatments to be relaxing.

Exploring How the Process Works

You get to lie down on the table while the acupuncturist inserts tiny needles at specific points on your body. For most people, they don’t even feel the needles being inserted. Some have even been known to fall asleep on the table. The needles are inserted at certain pressure points to help release the pain and pressure in your joints and muscles. All you have to do is lie there and enjoy having the pain melt away. It really doesn’t get any better than that.

 

Acupuncture Extends Beyond Back Pain

Acupuncture takes things beyond just back pain. It can help with digestive orders, immune system problems, hormonal issues and much more. Just about anything that aches in your body can be treated with the help of acupuncture. Depending on where the problem lies, the needles will be inserted into different areas of the body to address the problem.

Don’t Delay in Scheduling Your Appointment

Instead of struggling with pain and discomfort, you can turn to Oliver Chiropractic Wellness Clinic to schedule your appointment and begin the path to health and healing. Call [sc name=”tel-ocwc”] today to discuss your needs with one of the licensed professionals.

Acupuncture for Anxiety in Edmonton

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Anxiety disorders can develop for a number of reasons. The origin of Generalized Anxiety Disorder or panic disorder can be stress related, or it can be due to chemical imbalances associated with a developing health issue. While anxiety medication is helpful as a coping tool, it is not without some risk. If you have recently been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, considering acupuncture as part of your treatment is a good idea. Here are some of the reasons why.

How Acupuncture Works

Acupuncture is based on the understanding that health requires a proper emotional and physical balance in the body. The energy field of the body is in perfect sync when nothing interferes with that energy flow. Illness comes about when some sort of blockage takes place. The best way to deal with the situation is remove the block and restore the proper flow.

Acupuncture does this by using thin needles at various points in the body known as meridians. Inserting the needles at points understood to relate to the mind and the nervous system removes whatever is preventing the body from healing. As this relates to anxiety disorders, the treatments restore the energy flow needed to produce as reasonable amount of neurotransmitters and calm the mind.

What to Expect During the First Treatment

Many patients who seek acupuncture as a way to treat anxiety find that the mind racing associated with the condition begins to calm during the first session. The needles cause no discomfort while the calm and controlled atmosphere provides a sense of peace that anxiety sufferers find hard to achieve. This benefit alone makes the sessions worth the time and effort.

 How About Later?

As the sessions continue, the patient notices that the periods of feeling calm and back to normal last for a longer period of time. It is easier to return to places where panic attacks occurred and find that they do not happen again.

As first one and then another place is reclaimed as being what anxiety sufferers call safe places, the fear of an attack occurring begins to fade. What was reduced to a limited existence by the anxiety is suddenly a much larger world with nothing to fear and everything to look forward to enjoying.

If you are living with anxiety in Edmonton, contact the Oliver Chiropractic Wellness Clinic today by calling 780-455-2112. With the right combination of treatments, you’ll soon be on the way to feeling normal again.

Acupuncture for Menopause in Edmonton

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Acupuncture is a key element in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that involves thin needles that are inserted into the body at acupuncture points and energy channels. Through the centuries, this amazing alternative medicine has been used for various ailments like chronic pain, weight loss, anxiety, migraines and menopause. Today, many use acupuncture for maintenance and prevention as well as helping with specific symptoms.

What is more, recent studies show that a holistic method such as acupuncture can ease various menopausal symptoms.

Mood Imbalances
When rendering the principles behind acupuncture, hormonal imbalances emerge when the internal balance of Yin-Yang energy is broken or interrupted. The objective of acupuncture is to rebalance and strengthen Yin-Yang within the body. When the internal balance is restored, irritability and mood swings are drastically reduced or eliminated.

Reduces Hot Flashes
According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, acupuncture can reduce hot flash up to 35 percent. Numerous other studies found acupuncture to be extremely effective in reducing the frequency and severity of hot flashes. In fact, many claim that the effects were not reliant on the number of treatment or the length of treatment. Plus the effects lasted up to three months.

Better Sleep
Insomnia is quite common when faced with a hormonal imbalance. Fortunately, even chronic insomnia can be treated effectively with acupuncture. In fact, studies show acupuncture can reduce sleep problems and help regulate hormones. In addition, acupuncture is renowned for its ability to help with night sweats by balancing Yin-Yang.

Fatigue
Sometimes menopause can cause fatigue. However, many menopausal patients using a short sequence of regular appointments (weekly) reported an obvious increase in energy plus a decrease in fatigue.
Spider and Varicose Veins

For centuries, acupuncture has been known to improve circulation and open pathways throughout the body. And by stimulating the blood flow in certain areas with acupuncture, spider and varicose vein can be greatly reduced.

Oliver Chiropractic Wellness Clinic is one Edmonton’s premium health care clinics. We treat a variety of conditions and are excited for the potential of working with you in realizing your health goals. Our wellness clinic is currently accepting new patients. To book an appointment, call today at [sc name=”tel-ocwc”].