Acupuncture
Maintaining Your Wellness
How Acupuncture supports health?
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Acupuncture increases energy levels and blood flow to the brain, causing it to release mood-enhancing hormones, such as serotonin, dopamine, and endorphins. At the same time, your brain suppresses cortisol production to relieve stress, depression, and anxiety.
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Several studies have concluded the effectiveness of acupuncture therapy for relieving pain, including discomfort, tension, stress, and pain in the neck, shoulder, upper/middle/lower back, sciatic pain, headaches, migraines, and discomfort caused by osteoarthritis.
Instead of using pain-relieving medications, such as NSAIDs, opioids, and narcotics, we recommend undergoing acupuncture therapy to improve your health without adverse effects.
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A robust immune system prevents external pathogens, including viruses and bacteria, from entering your body. Immunity is critical for strengthening your body and reducing the risk of health conditions, including allergies, inflammation, and infection. Acupuncture increases white blood cells, including T-cells, to enhance the immune response and streamline healing.
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Improved gut health is directly proportional to enhanced brain function. Acupuncture balances the gut-brain axis and streamlines the nervous system to alleviate stress and improve digestive processes. It slows down the overactive sympathetic nervous system to improve gastrointestinal functions.
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Acupuncture is an excellent way to regulate hormone production, optimize metabolic processes, improve digestion, decrease inflammation, boost energy levels, and suppress your appetite. It reduces water retention in your body and balances the homeostatic system to help you lose weight.
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) take a holistic, or whole-body approach to health by taking into account the whole self, not just your symptoms, in order to get to the root of your health concerns. You will work together to find out how factors like your lifestyle and emotional and mental well-being may be affecting your health.
Originating in China over 2,500 years ago, acupuncture is one of the most thoroughly researched, practiced, and respected forms of complementary medicine available anywhere. Acupuncture is based on the concept that our bodies contain energy, a vital life force that gives us our ability to move, think and feel. The purpose of acupuncture is to bring the body back into internal balance. This is done by using very fine needles to puncture the surface of the skin at specific points along energy channels or pathways called meridians. These sites are called acupoints and are chosen according to Chinese medicine theory in order to elicit specific therapeutic effects.
Meet the Acupuncturist
Brian Barrett
INTRODUCTORY OFFER
Intake: $49.99 (Reg. $180)
Treatment: $100 (Reg. $120)
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Specializing in pain management and orthopedics, Brian addresses whole body energetic systems which are the matrix of the mind, body, spirit connection. Brian has specialties in Pain Management and Stress Relief to name a few. The Intake session is very thorough to allow for a complete understanding of the patient’s health history.
Brian Barrett’s journey into traditional holistic medicine started at the Swedish Institute of Massage Therapy in 1992. His career in musculoskeletal balancing through tissue therapy would span over two decades before turning his eye towards acupuncture and traditional eastern medicine to explore the broader healing platform they provide. After taking a leave of absence to complete his Master’s Degree in Acupuncture and Herbology from Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Brian is returning to Alice's Chiropractic Wonderland. He will once again work alongside familiar friends and colleagues whom he has collaborated with since originally joining the team in 1997.
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Wednesday 11am - 6pm
“Excellent experience with Brian the acupuncturist.
Excited to continue with his healing energy.”