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What conditions are treated with Acupuncture?

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The St Mary Institute in Northridge, Ca utilizes Licensed Acupuncturist and Master Herbalist to treat individualss with acupuncture and/or natural treatments to improve their health and well-being. Acupuncture is often used as a preventative medicine.

Lucy at her desk at SMI
Lucy at her desk at SMI

Acupuncture involves the insertion of extremely thin needles through your skin, to various depths at strategic points on your body to improve health and well-being. It originated in China more than 2,000 years ago, but over the past two decades its popularity has significantly grown within the United States. American practices of acupuncture use medical traditions from China, Japan, Korea and other countries. In the United States, the best-known type of acupuncture involves putting hair-thin, metallic needles in your skin. While scientists don't fully understand how or why acupuncture works, some studies indicate that acupuncture may provide a number of medical benefits ranging from reducing pain to helping with chemotherapy-induced nausea.

Acupuncture points are locations on the body that are the focus of acupuncture, acupressure, sonopuncture, and laser acupuncture treatments. There are several hundred acupuncture points that are distributed along pathways (also known as "meridians" - connected points across the body which affect a specific organ or other part of a person) as well as numerous other "extra points" that are not associated with a particular meridian.

Common Problems Treated With Acupuncture

Do you know what common problems are treated with Acupuncture?

The most common ailments presented to acupuncturist tend to be pain related conditions. For example; arthritis, back, neck, knee and shoulder pains. Carpal tunnel syndrome and sciatica are also included in this common list.

Acupuncture Diagnosis

To determine if Oriental Medicine can help you an acupuncturist will have to look at the onset of your condition and see what your constitutional diagnosis is because each case is unique and it would be difficult to determine how effective acupuncture will be for you without a full assessment.

Please contact our licensed acupuncturists in The San Fernando Valley for a consultation to find the best suited practitioner for you. We are located in Northridge, CA. Serving the San Fernando Valley.

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Clinical Director Lucy Cooper, LAC
Licensed Esthetician and Licensed Acupuncturist
Master Herbalist
Patient Educator
The St. Mary Institute Holistic Health Services, Northridge, CA
San Fernando Valley
Call now: 818 775 1183

Traditional Chinese Medicine is a complete medical system that is capable of diagnosing and successfully treating a wide range of conditions. Here is a list of conditions that Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine can treat. This is not, by all means, a complete list of what Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine can treat.

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