Community Acupuncture Vs Traditional Acupuncture
Community Acupuncture is the practice of treating groups of people together in a spacious open setting. This approach allows for cost-effective treatments, making it possible for you to receive care as often and for as long as necessary for recovery and maintenance of health. In such communal settings, treatments are typically limited to certain areas of the body, as well as detailed discussions of personal or medical information during sessions. Best suited for stress relief, illness prevention, and promote overall wellness.
Traditional Acupuncture is provided in a private setting, facilitating a one-on-one open dialogue with your doctor who will listen fully about your particular health concerns and tailor a treatment strategy to meet your individual needs. Best suited for chronic pain management, complicated health conditions, and mental health.
Types of Treatments offered in Community Acupuncture
Harmonizing Point Combinations
Point combinations on the arms, hands, lower legs, feet, and/or head may be selected. Treatments will be aimed towards relieving stress/tension, improving energy and vitality, and calming the mind/spirit to be more present and still.
AcuDetox
The NADA 5-needle protocol is used in a community acupuncture setting, points on the outer ear are stimulated in order to affect the body and mind. The ear can be used to represent the entire body as demonstrated in reflexology. The ear is highly dense in nerves and by stimulating these precise points certain areas of the brain are regulated. The NADA 5-needle protocol for auricular acupuncture is widely used for reducing stress, calming the mind, improving sleep, promoting inner quiet and strength, substance abuse/detoxification, and coping with emotional trauma.
Global Balance
Based on Acupuncture Channel Theory, 8 points on the arms and legs are selected to restore balance along yin/yang pairs of acupuncture channels that cover various regions of the body. The proper movement of energy and blood flow are restored along those areas that are covered by those channels. Global balance treatments can be useful for relieving stress and tension effecting various areas of the body, improve digestion, insomnia, fatigue, calming the mind, reduce anxiety, and maintaining wellness throughout the body and mind.