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What Acupuncture Treats
Many people turn to acupuncture when they have exhausted other types of treatment like medications, surgery, chiropractic and others. In fact, patients often comment that getting acupuncture is “the last resort”. In general, acupuncture treats pain. Often and not fully obvious, the pain is caused by muscular imbalances in the body. For example, you might have migraines but there is a chance they are being caused by tension form the neck and shoulders. The pattern plays out in acupuncture in many ways and can affect different systems in the body such as nervous, digestive, respiratory circulation and others.
So in general, acupuncture can be used to treat muscular problems, Plantar Fasciitis, TMJ, digestive issues, allergies, frozen shoulder, neck and back pain and many other ailments.
Moreover, acupuncture treats neurological issues such as sciatica, pinched nerves and neuropathy.
When do patients feel results?
The results people feel are all over the map. Some patients feel immediate relief from their complaint and leave stunned that they finally feel something that has given them at least relief from their long lasting issue. Others take a few treatments for relief. Some people are cured in a few treatments and need a maintenance treatment every month or two. Some patients get noticeable relief but not a permanent cure.
Common Reactions to Acupuncture Treatments
Indirect (distal) treatment location is one of the reasons that people mis-understand acupuncture. Maybe they have heel pain and the acupuncturist is treating their calf muscles. Perhaps they have elbow pain and the treatment is to the forearm. The treatment is often not directly where the pain is felt, but often a related muscle. The body is an amazing, interconnected system of mechanical, chemical and electrical parts. It is logical that a problem in one part of the body can cause a symptom in another. Wiggle your fingers and watch your forearm. Watch peoples calf while they walk. Another common misconception is that needles are inserted into nerves. In fact, they are inserted into muscles. It is these muscles that are potentially impacting the nerves and thus the pain you are experiencing.
Common Misunderstandings
Indirect (distal) treatment location is one of the reasons that people misunderstand acupuncture. Maybe they have heel pain and the acupuncturist is treating their calf muscles. Perhaps they have elbow pain and the treatment is to the forearm. The treatment is often not directly where the pain is felt, but often a related muscle. The body is an amazing, interconnected system of mechanical, chemical and electrical parts. It is logical that a problem in one part of the body can cause a symptom in another. Wiggle your fingers and watch your forearm. Watch peoples calf while they walk. Another is that needles are inserted into Nerves. They are inserted into muscles that may be undesirably stimulating nerves.
About Rhonda Hogan Licensed Acupuncturist
Rhonda has been in private practice in Somerset since 2004. She has treated thousands of people and given over 30,000 treatments. She previously worked in a Pharmaceutical company’s microbiology lab under extreme aseptic conditions monitoring the purity of water (This makes her super-careful with clinic cleanliness) . She received her Masters in Acupuncture from Tri-State College of Acupuncture in NYC. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Chinese medicine from The Pacific College of Health and Science and expects to graduate in April 2021. Her Bachelors in Biology is from Lehigh University.