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For Your Best Night’s Sleep, Choose Acupuncture
Finding a better night’s sleep through natural means
TCM relies upon the methodology that all forms of body disharmony, illness and disease are effectively treated by restoring harmony to the Qi along the energy meridians of your body, thus healing organs and body systems. This includes sleep disorders. We synergize the power of TCM with chiropractic to give your body a multi-dimensional support network. As it relates to sleep, there are two primary energy meridians that apply: one, which is responsible for the quality of sleep, and one which regulates proper timing and duration of sleep.
By balancing the bio-energy along these meridians, restful and restorative sleep can return to your life. I can also make recommendations pertaining to lifestyle habits and diet that could be affecting your sleep. The exact type of acupuncture treatment that will benefit you can only be determined through collaboration between the client and a licensed practitioner. We will determine the root cause of your sleep disturbance and create a plan that will improve your sleep quality.
Sinus Headaches Respond Well to Acupuncture Treatment
Taking a holistic approach to treating sinus infection and headaches
Acupuncture treatment for sinusitis focuses on points specifically related to the sinuses. The Bitong point is particularly useful in managing pain from sinus infections: when needled or massaged, this point helps to open up the sinuses. There are many complimentary points that can be needled along with the Bitong to encourage drainage, relieve pressure and reduce mucus production; the points we target depend on your individual diagnosis. Many people find relief from pain and pressure immediately after a treatment.
Sinus headaches be gone!
Acupuncture positively affects all aspects of health. It can make a big difference in the way your body deals with and, ultimately, overcomes sinus problems. At Community Chiropractic & Acupuncture of Park Slope, we use it in tandem with chiropractic treatment to maximize your well being. Find out more by giving our new office a call to schedule an appointment today.
Taking A Holistic Approach to Stress Management
Coming to terms with your stress
Stress can cause physical pain. Experiencing stress regularly is harmful: high blood pressure is one of its better known side effects, but overstress can lead to a whole range of physical ailments from muscle tissue deterioration to chronic headaches. It is common to hear that joint pain is experienced during moments of prolonged stress. This pain is processed by the central nervous system through a system of neuron transmissions in the spinal cord. The spine then sends signals to the brain, which creates the sensation of pain. Do you ever feel tense when you are stressed? This is a physiological manifestation of the tightness in your muscles. If back muscles are tensing and retracting, they can create misalignments in your spine that cause pressure to the nerves. Simply put stress= pain.
Stress can be treated by chiropractic therapy!
Spinal manipulation restores your spine back into alignment and treats nerves that may have become inflamed due to the build up of stress. Chiropractic and acupuncture are both proven to improve blood circulation. At our office in Park Slope, we use natural methods to boost your body’s natural energy levels, thus helping you cope with stress in a healthier, more effective manner. All of these are important to an effective stress management plan.
Winter Wellness
Feeling your winter best
Your immune and nervous systems fight hard in cold weather; they are often worn down more quickly in winter than in other seasons, hence the seasonal cold, and the outbreaks of flu during cold months. Operating on the idea that the odds are slightly stacked against your nervous and immune systems during winter, holistic medicine attempts to tip the scale back in their favor. Using chiropractic adjustments to establish spinal alignment and balance, your nervous system is less encumbered. Acupuncture balances the body further by stimulating circulation, nourishing all parts of your body with nutrient and oxygen-rich blood and cycling away waste products.
Winter is a grind
Our services ensure that the cold, dark New York winter doesn’t get the best of you. Many of our patients find that with regular attention to their physical and mental balance, they are able to avoid seasonal illness completely. If you are interested in finding out more about our holistical wellness plan for winter, give our office a call to schedule an appointment today.
Banishing Back Pain from Breastfeeding
A healthy transition for mother and child
Keep these tips in mind:
- When sitting, recline to an angle of 20 degrees to take pressure off your neck.
- Use cervical and lumbar support pillows when sitting
- Choose a supportive chair when sitting
- Vary your position between sitting and standing to prevent muscle fatigue
- When standing, always use a baby carrier or a wrap
- If lying down, make sure to use a pillow to prop yourself up and support your upper body effectively
From here, it is a matter of exercising to restore lost muscle tone and improve the weight-bearing and compression-resistance capabilities of your core muscles. If you can do this while also focusing heavily on hydration, nutrition and sleep, you will go a long way towards making a healthy transition for yourself and, by extension, your child. At Community Chiropractic & Acupuncture, we can facilitate this process! We have the expertise and experience to help you fight pain and keep well being on the up and up. Give our office a call to schedule an appointment today.
Calcium-Magnesium Balance for Better Spinal Health
Magnesium is key to calcium absorption
So many people focus exclusively on intaking the recommended amount of calcium and vitamin D, forgetting about magnesium. Magnesium and calcium share a complementary relationship, the former helping the body absorb the latter. Without a balance of magnesium, calcium accumulates in the body and this in of itself can be detrimental. Magnesium has a lot of health benefits beyond simply helping your body absorb calcium but, from a spinal wellness perspective, this can be one of its most important roles. Fortunately, magnesium is even more widely available from natural foods than calcium and certainly moreso than vitamin D.
Simple diet tricks for improving spinal health
The magnesium-calcium balance is a great example of how simple dietary changes can have profound effects on your spinal health. If you are interested in finding out more, give our office in Park Slope a call to schedule an appointment today.
How Acupuncture Directly Treats Back Pain
Acupuncture for back pain explained through a western medicine lens
Studies show that when acupuncture needles are inserted at specific points in the body, they stimulate a nervous system response- neurochemicals including endorphins are released in the brain, triggering a ripple effect of chemical and hormone release throughout the body, that in turn affects the spinal cord and the localized soft tissues. These chemicals change the way you perceive pain and help the body regulate its internal functioning; the resulting improvement in biomechanical balance is what TCM calls balancing the Qi.
Making your body more capable of caring for itself
For all these reasons, acupuncture should be a front line treatment. It should not be a last resort, when all other pain remedies have been tried and proven ineffective. It is most effectively used as a conservative, proactive approach to dealing with back pain and dysfunction. If you are interested in finding out more, give our office a call to schedule an appointment today.
Getting Excited About Brain Balance
Improving brain function helps you live a more functional life
At Community Chiropractic & Acupuncture of Park Slope, we support holistic methods for training the brain. Brain fitness refers to neuroplasticity- the idea that you can create new neural connections and improve your brain performance through simply using your brain; clinical evidence is telling us that it is that simple!
And this concept applies to people of all ages, and especially those who are looking to recover from traumatic brain injuries or strokes. Using sensory training exercises and balance improvement techniques, you create natural challenges for your brain that elicit a response and an improvement in overall functioning. This translates to a real improvement in overall wellness.
Balancing the Brain Through Exercise
Increasing coordination of the left and right brain
Indeed, conditioning your brain starts with being more mindful. The first exercise we often recommend is to simply tune in- challenge yourself to clear your mind and really focus on the present moment; the sounds, smells, and sights of your immediate surroundings are something that we often breeze through without truly perceiving. At Community Chiropractic & Acupuncture of Park Slope, we also encourage the following techniques to improve hemispheric brain balance:
- Visualization
- Logic games and puzzles
- Problem-solving strategies
In conjunction with a balanced, holistic lifestyle, focusing on coordination of your left and right brain can be a powertful tool for improving wellness. There is a lot to be gained from improving brain balance- from an uptick in confidence to an increase in brain function, we want you to feel your best! Check in at our new office in Park Slope and start taking advantage of a more balanced brain today.
Acupuncture to Induce Labor
Acupuncture to induce labor
The method behind using acupuncture for inducing labor is that by inserting acupuncture needles into specific points in the body, we can encourage both the dilation of the cervix and help catalyze contractions. Clinical studies are showing that acupuncture can contribute to a more ready cervix without the side-effects of more traditional labor-inducement methods. However, it is important to note that none of the studies we have reviewed included a reduction in the necessity for C-sections. However, a comprehensive review of the Western medicine literature that studies acupuncture for inducing labor has validated the theory that for many women, acupuncture is a good option to seek.
Your pregnancy acupuncture specialists in Park Slope
At Community Chiropractic & Acupuncture of Park Slope, we are one of Brooklyn’s longest standing and most trusted pregnancy acupuncture centers. With a new office replete with acupuncture specific facilities and tables that can accomodate the heaviest of pregnancies, we want to bring our services to an even greater part of our local community. Please don’t hesitate to give our office a call to schedule an appointment today.