| How Can it Help Me? |
| There are hundreds of conditions that respond well to acutherapies. Take a look at the list of some of the most common: |
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| ChiroCare Plus, P.C. * 3204A Ironbound Road * Williamsburg, VA 23188 Phone (757) 565-6464 * Fax (757) 565-7714 |
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The cost of treatment varies across the country, and is dependent on the type of
treatment chosen or recommended by your physician. At ChiroCare, fees range from $50
to $98 per session. Some insurance carriers do provide coverage for acutherapy, so be
sure to ask.
treatment chosen or recommended by your physician. At ChiroCare, fees range from $50
to $98 per session. Some insurance carriers do provide coverage for acutherapy, so be
sure to ask.
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| Acupuncture |
| First Impressions |
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| Is it Gonna Hurt? |
| Nope! Acupuncture needles are not the same as hypodermic needles used for typical injections. Four acupuncture needles will fit inside a hypodermic needle, and because the needles are so fine - about the size of a human hair - most patients compare the feeling to less than a mosquito bite, if felt at all. Needle lengths vary for different parts of the body with larger, more dense musculature. Some patients will experience "Tehchi," a sensation felt when the energy is contacted, equal to a mild or moderate feeling of heaviness or tingling. Teishein tapping needles are use to apply taps to the surface of the skin, similar to tapping a ball point pen. Acupressure uses the thumb and fingers to stimulate various points and is usually not painful unless a close muscle is sore. Electro- acupuncture uses the needle technique, with electrical stimulation applied directly to the needles either by hand or via clips, increasing the reach into the network and many times delivering better results. Surface electrical stimulation is similar in technique to acupressure, but utilizes a hand probe in place of fingers and thumbs. |
| Acupoints can be stimulated in various ways. The most common is through acupuncture. The network mentioned above flows over twelve meridians or conduits, each named for an organ it flows through or near, that are usually well balanced. If the balance is disrupted, the entire network can be altered and pain or other symptoms occur. Very fine, thin acupuncture needles are inserted in the skin at various points in the meridians to restore the balance and eliminate symptoms. |
| There is an energy network - or "chi" -that extends over the entire body and is located just below the surface of the skin. It transmits information from the outside of the body to the inside, and to organs, tissues, muscles and other structures via over 1,000 points on the body known as "acupoints." When this essential energy network becomes jammed or unhealthy, the circulatory, muscular, genitourinary, digestive, nervous and other systems become out of step, and the effects become apparent. Stimulating certain key acupoints that correlate to these systems may restore the balance to the affected area. |
| of acupuncture may be alien and peculiar, as it revolves around the use of needles placed in the skin in various locations, some that may appear a little strange. But not all principles and techniques utilize needles; learning how the principle works and what it entails, and benefiting from the results, will change one's opinion entirely. |
| has deeply-planted roots in China, and the science is estimated to be between 5,000 and 7,000 years old. The use of acupuncture spread throughout the Middle East, Roman Empire and ancient Egypt, and then into Western Europe as merchants and missionaries spread word of discoveries by people of the Orient. Acupuncture did not become prevalent in the United States until the 1970s, when America and China improved diplomatic relations. |