Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a complete medical system recorded and developed over a 6,000 year history, lending to many modalities of practice. Today, and in our office we incorporate the modalities of TCM to provide the best service possible while empowering you along your wellness journey. These include: Acupuncture, Bodywork, Nutrition, Herbal Medicine, Movement, and Lifestyle Choices.
Any TCM or adjunct service may be an add-on to your acupuncture service. Some of these services are provided on their own, without acupuncture.
TCM Add-On Therapies:
30 minutes $40
Cupping - Excellent for pulling congestion out from the muscular and fascial layers of the body. Cupping releases tension, fights off the acute onset of colds, increases circulation and tissue detoxification. Bruising from cupping is common, lasting a week or so.
Gua Sha (‘scraping red’)- Trauma and tension in the body present as inflammation. When gua sha is applied this is released and expressed thru the bruising of the skin. Gua Sha is best applied to joints where ligaments and tendons connect. This technique is also excellent at soothing and ‘training’ chronic scar tissue in the alleviation of tension, stiffness, and pain.
Electrical Stimulation (e-stim)- Needles are applied with the attachment of a positive and negative lead to run current thru the region of focus. E-Stim is excellent at firing muscles bodies into activation and clearing the tension of chronic muscles bodies. While an obvious sensation is desirable for most treatments, this form of therapy is not painful and often used as an adjunct to acupuncture.
Moxibustion (moxa)- A warming therapy which may be applied to acupuncture needles or directly onto the skin. Think of this as an ‘herbal infrared’ therapy, the warmth deeply penetrating the muscles and joints. Moxa is an excellent therapy for those with joint pain, worsened with cold weather, and for those with chronic cold limbs and joints.
Tuina (chinese medical massage), utilizing the meridian flows with a rigorous massage modality, utilizing the same meridian theory for which acupuncture is based.
Acupressure may be employed in lieu of acupuncture and adjunct to all modalities offered by AHA.
QiGong Stretching and Movement sessions will focus on assisting to better utilize the body, thru movement add length and fluidity to the meridian pathways, and focus on breathing.
Nutrition & Herbal Education may be provided as part of your treatment, depending on the focus of care and your openness to receiving this information. Please note, there is no additional charge for creating a personalized herbal or nutrition treatment plan.
However, the cost of herbal prescriptions is separate and not included in the additional time spent on your session. We are committed to providing the highest quality herbal care. Understanding that treatment plans may evolve and herbal prescriptions can change frequently, we prescribe and charge by the tablet, ensuring you only pay for what you need—without requiring the purchase of entire bottles.
Alternative Therapies
Add-On Alternative Therapies
80 MINUTES $150
40 MINUTE ADD-ON $55
Reiki/Medical QiGong are energetic practices. Guided visualiation, Sound Therapy with the use of Tibeten Singing Bowls, and Aromatherapy may all be applied as adjunct to this hands off energetic practice. Thispractice is greatest recomended for those seeking healing more on the emotional and spiritual level.
Arvigo Maya Abdominal Therapy is excellent for those with digestive and reproductive disorders.
