Acupuncture
Arizona acupuncture school offered free stress treatment
TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine offered some mental relief from the Tucson shootings. It hosted free walk-in trauma and stress recovery treatments Monday.
Volunteers performed 45-minute community style acupuncture treatments by inserting five one time use needles in each person’s outer ear.
“Often the nervous systems gets stuck in a state of fight or flight and its difficult for them to sleep or think. The acupuncture treatment is like pressing the reset button for the nervous system that allows them to calm down and de-stress,” said Melanie Rubin from Acupuncturists Without Borders.
People who are treated typically feel a tiny pinch when the needles go in. That quickly gives way to a feeling of deep relaxation.
New Acupuncture and Asian Medicine Clinic Opens in Studio City
Bokchi Acupuncture Clinic is proud to announce the opening of its office in Studio City, California, serving the entire San Fernando Valley and beyond. The clinic specializes in Bokchi medicine and acupuncture and treats an array of common ailments such as respiratory problems, musculoskeletal disorders, allergies, headaches, depression and anxiety.
Bokchi Acupuncture Clinic’s therapies focus on balancing energy and eliminating the body’s toxic elements. Acupuncture uses thin sterilized needles to improve energy flow, reducing pain and restoring vitality, health and function to organs, joints and tissues. “Bokchi Medicine” utilizes the art of abdominal palpation by the hand of a trained professional. Areas of pain and sensitivity are identified. These areas are toxic elements accumulated in the body. A clinician then blends Asian herbs into teas, pills and powders to formulate a detox program suited for each patient’s medical needs.
The clinic offers other treatments as well. Trigger point therapy, developed by Dr. Janet Travell, identifies and resolves painful trigger points which are found in skeletal muscle fibers. SI Technique, developed by Sung-Im Park, uses two probes which have bipolar magnetic energy to correct body energy flow. Clinicians can also monitor their patients’ progress using the Hematology Analyzer, which measures the ratio between granulocyte and lymphocyte activity.
All three of the clinic’s members are licensed acupuncturists with experience in Asian medicine. Their methods are based on the Korean modality, as taught by the Korean Bokchi Medicine Association.
“We are proud that we are the first clinic in the USA to introduce this Korean modality,” said co-founder Edward Jwa.
Bokchi Acupuncture Clinic’s website outlines its many services, and features a section where patients can ask questions and leave comments.