Services Offered at The Healing Vessel
Acupuncture is the stimulation of acupuncture points with very fine sterile needles along energetic pathways. Acupuncture is part of a broad-based treatment approach. Treatments may be combined with other therapies such as herbs to naturally eliminate pain and reduce inflammation. By nourishing, strengthening and supporting the body, illness may be avoided before physical symptoms manifest themselves. At The HealingVessel our focus is not only a return to a healthy state, but a lifelong maintenance of it.
Cupping is a therapy that opens the ?Meridians? of the body. Meridians are the conduits in the body through which energy flows to every part of the body and through every organ and tissue. There are five meridians on the back that, when opened, allow invigorating energy to travel the whole length of the body. Cupping has been found to activate the lymphatic system. Clear colon blockages, help activate and clear the veins arteries and capillaries, activate the skin, clear stretch marks and improve varicose veins. Cupping is one of the best deep tissue massages available. Cupping, the technique, is very useful and very safe.
Gua Sha Is a healing technique used in Asia by practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine in both the clinical setting and in homes. It involves palpation and cutaneous stimulation where the skin is stroked, by a round-edged instrument. In the treatment a special oil is put on a particular area of the skin where after the therapist starts ?scraping ? the area with a ?scraper? (a specially designed instrument of jade or horn) that results in the appearance of small red petechiae called ?Sha? that will fade in 2 to 3 days. Raising ?Sha? removes blood stagnation considered pathogenic, promoting normal circulation and metabolic processes. One can expect to experience immediate relief from pain, stiffness, fever, chill, cough, nausea, and so on. Gua Sha is valuable in the prevention and treatment of acute infectious illness, upper respiratory and digestive problems, and many other acute or chronic disorders.
Chinese Nutrition is a way of balancing the body by choosing foods that augment the acupuncture sessions. For example, if you have a condition of cold, you feel cold, and being in cold weather makes your condition worse, eating warm, cooked foods will help bring you back into balance.
Tui Na Pronounced ?twee nah? is a form of Oriental bodywork that has been used in China for centuries. Tui Na incorporates a combination of soft tissue massage, acupressure and other forms of body manipulation. The use of herbal compresses, liniments, ointments and heat may be used to enhance these techniques. Tui Na works by applying pressure to acupoints, meridians and groups of muscles or nerves to remove blockages that prevent the free flow of Qi. Removing these blockages restores the balance of Qi in the body, leading to improved health and vitality. Tui Na is best suited for rectifying chronic pain, musculoskeletal conditions and stress-related disorders that affect the digestive and respiratory systems. Among the ailments Tui Na treats best are neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain, tennis elbow and sciatica. However, because Tui Na is designed to improve and restore the flow of Qi, treatment often ends up causing improvements to the whole body, not just a specific area. There is anecdotal evidence that headaches, constipation, premenstrual symptoms and some emotional problems may also be effectively treated through Tui Na.
Chi Nei Tsang- abdominal massage is a method of internal organs massage, based on ageless Taoist techniques, that makes use of the energy flow of all major systems in the body: breath, vascular, lymphatic, nervous, fasciae/tendon/muscle and acupuncture meridian. With this practice one is able to increase the energy flow to internal organs by specific manipulations and through massaging a series of points in the navel area. CNT frees the blockages in the abdomen and guides the healing energy through the entire body. Some of the benefits of Chi Nei Tsang are:
- Get rid of abdominal pains
- Digest and assimilate better
- Eliminate regularly
- Breath more fully and effortlessly
- Release physiological and emotional blocks
- Detoxify and strengthen weak or damaged organs
- Boost your immune system
Chinese Herbal Medicine In the herbal classic, herbs are categorized into three groups. The first group is called ?food herbs? which are eaten as part of one?s diet for general fortification, prevention and maintenance. The other two groups are called ?medicinal herbs? which are dispensed to each patient as an individual formula based on one?s constitution, environment and medical condition. Medicinal herbal therapy works in concert with acupuncture by providing the nourishing support for the energetic ?reprogramming and rebalancing efforts of acupuncture. Chinese Herbal Medicine has been used as front line medicine by the majority of the world?s population since before recorded history, and is still the most widely utilized system in the world today. Adverse reaction.