Diseases
What We Treat
At Inner Beauty Acu Clinic, we treat a variety of health conditions with acupuncture and other therapies. World Health Organization (WHO) reports acupuncture can help to treat the following list of medical disorders.
Psychological
Anxiety, depression, insomnia, OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder), PTSD (Posttraumatic stress disorder), somatization disorder, stress
Neurological
Cervicobrachial syndrome, disc problems, facial palsy, headache, Meniere’s disease, migraines, neurodermatitis, neurogenic bladder dysfunction, peripheral neuropathies, sequelae of stroke, trigeminal neuralgia
Musculoskeletal
Arthritis, fasciitis, fibromyalgia, frozen shoulder, gout, joint pain, knee pain, low back pain, muscle pain, stiffness, and weakness, neck pain, sciatica, shoulder pain, sports related injuries, sprains, tendinitis
Gynecological
Dysmenorrhea, infertility, irregular menstruation, lactation, menopausal symptoms, morning sickness, PMS (Premenstrual syndrome), PCOS(Polycystic ovary syndrome)
Gastrointestinal
Chronic duodenal ulcer pain, colitis, constipation, diarrhea, gastritis, hyperacidity, irritable bowel
Respiratory
Allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, common cold, hay fever, sinusitis, tonsillitis
Urological and male reproductive system
impotence, male sexual dysfunction, non-organic, recurrent lower urinary tract infection, urinary incontinence
Other disorders
Alcohol dependence and detoxification, drug dependence (recreational or pharmacological), tobacco dependence, weight control
Cardiovascular
Psychological
Neurological
Musculoskeletal
Immunodeficiency
Gynecological
Gastrointestinal
Eye, ear, nose, and face
Respiratory
Urological and male reproductive system
Other disorders
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FAQ
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Acupuncture is part of the ancient practice of Traditional Chinese medicine. The origins of acupuncture can be traced back 2000 years and it is one of the oldest and the most long standing health care systems in the world. Acupuncture is the practice of penetrating the skin with thin, solid, and metallic needles. Acupuncture works to restore the body to a balanced state through stimulation of acupuncture when there is something wrong with the body’s tissues and organs.
The human body has more than 2,000 acupuncture points connected by pathways or meridians. These pathways create an energy flow (Qi, pronounced “chee”) through the body that is responsible for overall health. Disruption of the energy flow can cause disease. By applying acupuncture to certain points, it is thought to improve the flow of Qi, thereby improving health.
Many studies have shown that acupuncture is effective for a variety of conditions.Acupuncture takes a holistic approach to understanding normal function and disease processes and focuses as much on the prevention of illness as on the treatment. Acupuncture also has been effectively used in various autonomic nerve-related disorders through modulating the imbalance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic activities, such as cardiovascular diseases, epilepsy, anxiety and nervousness, circadian rhythm disorders, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and subfertility.
K-Acupuncture (Korean Acupuncture) is often called “four-needle” technique (or Sa-am technique). Sa-am acupuncture is one of the traditional acupuncture methods in Korea. This method was founded by a Buddhist monk called Sa-am 400 years ago. The four needles are used and split two and two. White two needles tonify the good energy of the channel; two other needles sedate the bad energy of the channel to balance our body.
Sam’s four-needle acupuncture technique is one of the therapeutic modalities representing traditional Korean medicine. Sa-am acupuncture controls the meridians by placing acupuncture points in a place called Five Shu points. To explain the principle of Sa-am acupuncture in a simpler way, a lot of bad energy is concentrated in the painful area. According to Donguibogam, Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine written by Heo Jun in the 17th century in Korea, if it flows well, it doesn’t hurt, and if it doesn’t flow, it hurts. Although the causes of pain are all different, it will not hurt in the end if you make it flow.
First of all, the flow of qi and blood in the painful area should pass well. Painful areas often have damage and blood stagnation. Therefore, there may be swelling, bruising, and a dull color change in the case of chronic condition. Sa-am acupuncture treats painful areas using the principle of regulating the flow of meridians based on the principle of the five elements. Sa-am acupuncture method called “distal treatment,” does not put acupuncture on the sore spot, but rather stimulates the lesion and the distant point to treat the disease.
The biggest characteristic of Sa-am acupuncture is that acupuncture is placed on the opposite side of the painful area. The effect of acupuncture is quite fast. It is enough to recognize the improvement in the middle of treatment.
Sa-am acupuncture is a less burdensome acupuncture method for patients. Sa-am needles do not go deep into the skin, so they are relatively less irritating. This method has the effect of continuously circulating acupuncture points when acupuncture is applied once. Therefore, even if it is given to the patient every day, there is no strain on the body.
Sa-am acupuncture not only treats diseases, but also prevents diseases. In the past, this acupuncture was called Divine Acupuncture because it was excellent in improving patient’s body constitution. It shows that Sa-am acupuncture treatment combined with conventional body acupuncture showed better results than those of body acupuncture alone. Sa-am acupuncture is an acupuncture that can cure incurable disease that is difficult to treat by correcting the body’s imbalances in the body’s organs.
Usually when you think of acupuncture, you think of acupuncture placed on your body. In addition to that, according to the site of the acupuncture, it is classified into foot acupuncture, hand acupuncture, head acupuncture, facial cosmetic acupuncture, and ear acupuncture. In case of severe pain, electro acupuncture is a method of stimulating acupuncture by passing an electric current through the needle. It has the advantage of being easy to control the intensity of stimulation using electricity.
Our health care system in the US is focusing primarily on illness rather than on wellness (Shi & Singh, 2022). Western medicine has a number of advantages and is represented by drugs and surgery. The fact that antibiotics have freed mankind from numerous fatal bacterial diseases and the fact that many lives can be saved from death through surgical treatment helped solidity the status of the modern western medicine. Western medicine tries to find the cause of a disease only in factors such as viruses, bacteria, mutations in cells, and heredity rather than bad habits in daily life. As a result, if it is difficult to find the cause or if it is complex, they only cling to the symptoms and aggravate the harm of symptomatic therapy. Although it is important to divide medicine by differentiation, it is necessary to take an approach that looks at the human body as a whole. This focus on illness rather than on wellness should be changed. Somewhat it is changing from illness to wellness. In order to enjoy a healthy life, each individual must take responsibility for maintaining their own health.Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes not only the treatment of diseases but also the prevention of diseases. In order for traditional Chinese medicine to contribute to national health through a more systematic medical system, it is very important to be recognized as a preventive medicine. Preserving one’s health is defined as the act of trying to improve health so as not to get sick by moderation of life. In other words, it refers to the prevention of diseases by properly managing the right lifestyle so as not to get sick, or self-healing if there are middle symptoms. Many people in the US belong to the risk group for metabolic diseases such as high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, obesity and diabetes, and metabolic disease can be called lifestyle-related disease. The goal is to prove the body to a health state. In curing disease, the center is the patient, and the therapist is always a helper. Healing takes precedence over treatment. The patient’s self-healing posture by improving lifestyle becomes the basis of treatment.
It is our responsibility to help you maintain your own health before getting sick as a preventive care. Also, acupuncture care is clinically proven to help with short term and long term benefits for low back pain, knew osteoarthritis, chronic neck pack, and headache and the integration of acupuncture into a primary care setting has been proven to be cost-effective to treat them (Mao &Kapur, 2010).
Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years. It is recognized as effective by the World Health Organization with established guidelines for practice. In the United States, acupuncturists are licensed by their state’s department of health. Acupuncture uses very thin medical needles like hair. Usually, very thin medical instruments with a diameter of 0.25-0.40 mm are used. In most of time, it doesn’t put too much strain on the body.
Also, there are times when blood comes out when the needle is withdrawn after treatment. There are no major side effects. The needle does not directly touch the nerve so that you don’t have to worry about damaging your nerve.
After your acupuncture treatment,in general, people tend to feel relaxed after an acupuncture treatment. And the days following might even mean better sleep, digestion, and an overall sense of well-being. But some patients report having a deeper, more intense effect in the days following a treatment. You may feel tired for up to 3 days depending on your body condition. During this time, your body is cleansing and eliminating the toxins and poisonous waste that builds up in the blood stream. Fatigue is part of the normal healing process, and can be a positive sign that acupuncture is working.
However, some patients can have some discomfort after receiving acupuncture treatment. It is the throbbing muscle pain called ‘acupuncture body aches’ after treatment. This body aches do not appear in everyone, but it is a common symptom when the physical strength is weak or the energy is very low. If patients receive acupuncture treatment while the muscles are stiff due to excessive nervousness, ‘acupuncture body aches’ may be caused in the next day. Also, when lactic acid, a fatigue substance accumulated in the muscles of patients is released under the influences of acupuncture treatment, lactic acid can cause muscle pain. If you get used to acupuncture treatments and receive it when you physical condition is not too hard, you don’t have to worry about acupuncture body ache.
After acupuncture and cupping, you should not bathe immediatelyor go swimming for 12-24 hours. This is because after getting acupuncture, you may lose energy or an infection may appear in the area. Wait at least 2 hours before bathing. This allows the treatment to remain in the body undisturbed. Also, heavy exercise, caffeine, alcohol, and junk food should be avoided.
Acupuncture is not recommended after drinking alcohol, heavy sweating and diarrhea, when thirst or emotional ups and downs are severe, after overwork and excessive fatigue. Acupuncture is also prohibited in cases of extreme weakness or excessive blood loss due to surgery or childbirth.
Acupuncture sessions can last anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour, depending on the type of treatment you are receiving.With the exception of some acupuncture methods, most of them are left with acupuncture of about 30 minutes because it takes 30 minutes for Qi to circulate through the whole body. When acupuncture is stimulated, a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine is secreted after 15 minutes and stops at 30 minutes according the point of view of modern medicine
One or two acupuncture treatments cannot cure you. There is no such miraculous cure in the East and West. In oriental medicine, the effect of acupuncture is compared to the flow of water. Just as the water does not become clear in muddy water even if you turn on the water once or twice. You need to get acupuncture at least 3 times to energize. Depending on the disease, 15-20 treatments may be needed for serious cases. The frequency of acupuncture is usually 3-5 days apart.
According to Chinese medicine, chemotherapy can be stressful for all organs, especially the liver, kidney, and spleen. To balance that and give more strength to the body, acupuncture can nourish those organs and help the body gain more energy. Acupuncture can really help people with cancer by improving side effects from chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery and by improving pain, fatigue, insomnia, low energy and nausea. Also, some acupuncture points such as PC 6 and ST 36 help to improve symptoms of nausea which is one of the side effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients and to relieve discomfort after surgery or radiation chemotherapy.
Our clinic is a clinic that practices gratitude because practicing gratitude makes you healthy and many scientific studies support it. Everyone has probably heard in their life the saying to live with gratitude. Gratitude is emphasized in all religions. Most religious traditions such as Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, and Islam all encouragepracticing gratitude as an important moral value. Living with gratitude and its benefits are universal laws that apply to anyone, even if they do not believe in religion. In recent years it is good to see many research results showing scientifically proven benefits of being grateful beyond simple moral values.
It is easy to be grateful when there are many things to be grateful for, but it is not always easy to express gratitude if you are going through difficult times or a boring daily life. Numerous studies have shown that maintaining a grateful heart and attitude improves overall well-being. Even a simple change in attitude can change the way you see the world and improve your health, emotional and physical health. Gratitude does not just help you remove your negative emotions. The habit of being grateful can reduce the secretion of stress hormones, such as cortisol, from the adrenal glands in response to mental and physical stress by 25%. Looking at life through a more grateful lens stimulates the calming part of the parasympathetic nervous system. This may increase the release of oxytocin, a mood-enhancing hormone that resists stress hormones.
Maintaining a grateful heart, along with making healthier choices, has been shown to have a positive effect on blood pressure, improving cardiovascular health. Gratitude also helps people have better quality sleep which is important for immune function.
Dr. Mill’s article on the Role of Gratitude in Spiritual Well-being in Asymptomatic Heart Failure shows how closely related our heart health and gratitude are. In his correlational analysis, patients practicing gratitude showed lower levels of inflammatorybiomarkers, better sleep, less fatigue, less depressed mood, and better self-efficacy to maintain cardiac function. (Mills et al., 2015) There studies, which can scientifically provide clinical results, are important because they make the health benefits of gratitude more believable for many.
When a cup is half full, there are those who complain that it is half full and those who are grateful that it is half full. There is a big difference between a positive view and a negative view. That difference in perspective can have a huge impact on our health and wealth.
Practicing gratitude can improve mental health, physical health, stronger social bonds, and resilience. In order to develop a habit of being grateful, gratitude journaling or setting aside times each day to reflect on the things you are grateful for can be great ways to start.