How We Treat
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a relaxing process, and most people experience feelings of calm and well-being during and after their treatment. Our practitioners will treat your symptoms and treatments are aimed to rectify the cause of your symptoms.
From a technical standpoint, Acupuncture treatment uses ultra-fine sterile, disposable needles inserted at specific locations on the body (don’t worry—it’s not painful!) in order to remind your body how to function efficiently again.
If you are new to acupuncture, we will walk you through the process every step of the way so that you know exactly what to expect.
We treat a wide range of symptoms and conditions. We may also choose to incorporate additional treatment techniques (see below) to your acupuncture treatment, based upon your unique needs
Supportive Treatment Therapies
When we evaluate new patients, we sometimes find that chronic conditions may need a mosaic of treatments. We find that some patients with chronic pain benefit from having a few different types of therapies during the acupuncture session. In addition to acupuncture, we sometimes utilize the following treatment:
Cupping
Our patients love cupping! We use cupping to separate fascia from the muscle to relieve chronic muscle tension and pain. There are all different levels of cupping. If you are nervous about bruising, please let us know and we will adjust the cups accordingly.
Infrared Heat Therapy
Infrared heat therapy can be used to increase circulation to different areas of the body. It is a nice, relaxing touch during your acupuncture session.
Electrical Stimulation
We often employ electrical stimulation (e-stim) to help with nerve pain. The electrical impulses help to regulate the nervous system and how the brain perceives pain.
Ultrasound Therapy
Ultrasonic therapy is used to send sound waves through the tissue to relieve swelling and inflammation. This is a great therapy for a joint that is red and swollen and needle sensitive. Ultrasound therapy is painless, cooling, and therapeutic for a hot, angry joint.
Herbal medicine is an ancient, highly elaborate system of natural healing that has been used by billions of people for all kinds of health conditions.
Dedham Acupuncture has a comprehensive apothecary that includes Chinese Herbs, Naturopathic herbs and supplements, and the highest quality vitamins and supplements based in the Whole Foods tradition.
Herbal medicine and Whole Foods supplementation is a wonderful complement to acupuncture treatment, as it works on different substrates in the body and maintains continuity in therapeutic intervention. Acupuncture works on the energetic level by harmonizing the flow of energy through the pathways of the body. Quantum physics has verified that our entire material world is comprised of energy, as is the human body.
Acupuncture is so unique because it is one of the few therapies that can manipulate the flow of energy in the body and mind to produce a therapeutic effect. In acupuncture theory, until chronic health conditions are addressed on the energetic level, the root cause or problem will often be neglected.Herbs and Supplements work more on the level of blood and manifest physiology.
The herbs contain macro and micronutrients that can have specific therapeutic effects on certain organs of the body, such as the liver or kidneys. By working on both the immaterial and material levels, the treatment of acupuncture with herbs is much more effective and lasting.
