Chronic pain affects more than 100 million people. And yet, one of the biggest reasons that people won’t come to see an acupuncturist is because they are afraid of the pain!
We have options for those patients.
There are multiple ways to move qi and blood in the body, providing excellent results without needles. Modern research has provided new opportunities for acupuncture treatments that did not previously exist, including micro-current, magnetic treatments and laser acupuncture.
Laser acupuncture is practiced widely throughout Europe and Asia and is quickly gaining popularity. Perhaps the greatest advantage of laser acupuncture is that it’s completely painless.
Most lasers used in acupuncture are known as low-level lasers or “cold lasers,” (because they don’t produce heat.). These are not the same as lasers used for laser surgery, in which “hot lasers” are used as a scalpel to burn or cut. Studies show that low-level lasers can help regenerate cells, decrease pain, reduce inflammation, improve circulation, and stimulate hair growth, to name a few examples.
Recent studies on laser acupuncture have included advanced brain imaging, as well as several other modern protocols for measuring various physiological effects to the body. These studies show that laser acupuncture has physiological effects, not only locally, but also in the brain, similar to needle acupuncture. Laser on Urinary Bladder 67, for example, shows measurable effects in the brain. The effects were only detected when the laser was turned on. When the laser was turned off, no effects were detected.
Cost:
Adults $75 per session
Children $50 per session
Animals $75 per session
Conditions appropriate for laser acupuncture therapy:
Digestive Abdominal pain Constipation Diarrhea Hyperacidity Indigestion | Emotional Anxiety Depression Insomnia Nervousness Neurosis | Eye-Ear-Nose-Throat Cataracts Gingivitis Poor vision Tinnitus Toothache | Gynaecological Infertility Menopausal symptoms Premenstrual syndrome |
Miscellaneous Addiction control Athletic performance Blood pressure Regulation Chronic fatigue Immune system Tonification Stress reduction | Musculoskeletal Arthritis Back pain Muscle cramping Muscle Pain/weakness Neck pain Sciatica | Neurological Headaches |