Services
Customized Treatment for You Only
Unlike western medicine, there is not only one “prescription” in oriental medicine to treat different patients for the same health problem. It is because in oriental medicine perspective that each person’s body is considered unique with its own individual Qi flow and resonance. We provide customized care for your uniqueness!
Oriental Medicine Modalities
Acupuncture is the art of inserting fine sterile metal needles into certain body or ear points to readjust and rebalance Qi (vital energy) in order to allow the body to heal by itself. It is relatively painless, often accompanied with a heavy sensation, warmth, or movement of energy at the point of insertion or along the energy channels. We use sterile disposable needles, which are the highest quality, most gentle acupuncture needles manufactured in the world.
Chinese Herbal Medicine
involves the use of herbs to help herbal medicine in newport beachpromote health and prevent disease. These traditional herbs have been consumed for millennia to cure illness and enhance wellness. The value of rare herbs in Asia exceeds the cost of gold or precious stones many times over. Such herbs were once believed to help develop spiritual enlightenment, bolster prosperity and motivate destiny; still others were used to augment beauty, sexual prowess or physical strength. We use the highest quality herb granules/capsules made in the U.S. and compose individualized formulas for each patient.
Cupping Therapy
involves placing heated or vacuumed cupscupping treatment newport beach over the skin to encourage blood flow and ease stress, aches and pains. It stimulates flow of blood, Qi and body fluids, such as lymph, which circulates around the body tissues, to the affected area. Oriental medicine states pain is due to stagnation of these systems. This stagnation can be a result of injury or stress. Cupping has been practiced for thousands of years for the treatment of disease and pain. Its use includes relieving pain in the muscles, especially back pain from stiffness or injury, and clearing congestion in the chest, which can occur with colds and flu.
Auricular Therapy
(Ear Acupuncture) is a healing practice dating back to the third century acupuncture treatments in newport beachwherein the practitioner uses needles at acupuncture points on the outer ear that correspond to specific parts of the human body. It is a form of alternative medicine based on the idea that the ear is a microsystem which reflects the entire body, represented on the auricle, the outer portion of the ear. Conditions affecting the physical, mental or emotional health of the patient are effectively treatable by non-invasive stimulation of the surface of the ear exclusively, including addictions, mood disorders, obesity, pain, and musculo-skeletal and central nervous system disorders. Using special adhesive dots, the practitioner attaches small and inconspicuous cowherb seeds to stimulate specific points on your outer ear. By pressing these ear seeds, you can stimulate your own acupuncture point for up to two weeks.
Moxibustion
(Chinese: 灸; pinyin: jiǔ) is a traditional Chinese medicine therapy using moxa made from dried mugwort (Artemisia argyi). Suppliers usually age the mugwort and grind it up to a fluff; practitioners burn the fluff or process it further into a cigar-shaped stick. Practitioners use moxa to warm regions and meridian points with the intention of stimulating circulation through the points and inducing a smoother flow of blood and qi. Some believe it can treat conditions associated with the “cold” or “yang deficiencies” in Chinese Medicine. acupuncture services in newport beachIt is claimed that moxibustion militates against cold and dampness in the body, and can serve to turn breech babies. Practitioners claim moxibustion to be especially effective in the treatment of chronic problems, “deficient conditions” (weakness), and gerontology. They can use it indirectly, with acupuncture needles, or burn it on the patient’s skin. There are several methods of moxibustion. Three of them are direct scarring, direct non-scarring, and indirect moxibustion. Direct scarring moxibustion places a small cone of moxa on the skin at an acupuncture point and burns it until the skin blisters, which then scars after it heals. Direct non-scarring moxibustion removes the burning moxa before the skin burns enough to scar, unless the burning moxa is left on the skin too long. Indirect moxibustion holds a cigar made of moxa near the acupuncture point to heat the skin, or holds it on an acupuncture needle inserted in the skin to heat the needle. There is also stick-on moxa.
Holistic Medicine Modality
Rapid Release Technology Rapid Release Therapy
(RRT) is a revolutionary breakthrough in therapeutic technology focused on relief of soft tissue problems affecting nerves, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. RRT was designed from the ground up to target scar tissue adhesions with a specific frequency. In addition, this frequency is in a range that is known to relax muscle guarding or spasms. This lightweight, maneuverable Targeted High Speed Vibration device is unique and in its own class.
Scar Tissue forms in the body as a temporary patching mechanism for wounds caused by injury, surgery, newport beach acupuncture servicestrauma or repetitive stress. This scar tissue is made from collagen just like our skin but without blood supply it dries out, constricts and de-vitalizes. Scar tissue fastened to tissues not normally connected, is called an adhesion. Adhesions can cause pain, numbness or limit range of motion.
RRT relies upon the science of resonance. Like the piano note vibrating the corresponding guitar string across the room, the target acupuncture newport beachabsorbs vibrational energy and oscillates. Same principle as the opera singer who can vibrate a crystal glass across the room until it breaks. RRT operates at a frequency over 3 times faster than the fastest competition. Notice the symmetry of high speed compression waves through healthy tissue. Now notice the lack of waves when RRT is put over chronic fibrous tissue. The energy is absorbed by the denser tissue and it begins to vibrate.
Community Outreach Programs – Educational Seminars
Gokhale Method Posture Training
End Back Pain: Stretchsitting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9CDhcVTAdc
Corporate Prevention Workshop
Topic 1. Natural Solution for Stress Management
Topic 2. Five Secrets to Looking and Feeling Younger/Permanent Weight Loss/Diabetes Prevention and Correction
Topic 3. How to Increase and Maintain Your Energy, Vitality, and Youth
Topic 4. Stay Fit While You Sit
Wellness Exercise Class: Tai-Chi, Qi-gong, reflexology, etc.
Community Outreach Programs – Community Clinic
Stress Relief Auricular Therapy
Our practitioners provide free treatment on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month. Please call (949) 242-0397 for more details.
Diagnosis Methods
Classical Pulse Diagnosis
Energy moves from each of the 12 organs in your torso to specific positions on the radial artery, on the wrist below your thumb. The function and strength of each organ is evaluated by the quality and strength of the blood flow in those specific positions. The acupuncturist will place his/her fingers over the pulse on your wrist. A normal, healthy pulse has moderate speed and strength and feels just like blood [of course!].
It is not fast or slow.
It is not excessive [pushing the fingers off the pulse] or deficient [difficult to feel].
Most importantly, the pulse does not have a quality other than that of blood.
Normal and healthy blood is viscous; it’s thicker than water, but not as thick as motor oil, for example.
In Oriental Medicine, there are 28 pulse qualities. One is normal, and 27 indicate problems.
Classical Tongue Diagnosis
newport beach acupuncturistThe organ functions, energy, and blood are reflected on the tongue. A normal, healthy tongue has four qualities:
1. The color is a lustrous, healthy red [not purple, bright red, pale, pink, etc.].
2. The coat is thin and white: it covers the tongue’s entire top surface [not clear, yellow, thick, etc.]
3. The size is average [not long or short].
4. The shape is round [without bumps, cracks, tooth-marks, depressions, pointedness, swelling, or anything else unusual].
If your tongue is not normal, it shows health problems exist in your body.
Tan’s Balance Method
Based on the traditional Chinese medicine theory – meridian theory, balance method, developed by Dr. Richard Teh-Fu Tan, is a series of acupuncture systems rooted in the concept of healing the body by balancing meridians. It is easy to be applied in treatment, causing immediate shift effect in the body, and mostly use distal points, even without local points.
Balance method is effective in treating:
(1) many types of pain, such as migraine headache, fibromyalgia, sciatica, arthritis, musculoskeletal pain and phantom-limb pain;
(2) pain-like sensations, such as numbness, tingling, burning, aching, itching, and cramping on the affected meridians;
(3) internal diseases, such as nauseam asthma, IBS, insomnia, palpitation, sore throat, cough, diarrhea, menorrhagia, P.M.S., menopause, prostatitis and impotence;
(4) skin diseases, such as acne, rashes, boils, bumps, pustules, flaking and swelling.
Fertility Issues
Acupuncture treats infertility in both men and women by targeting specific points that aid reproductive organ functions and restoring the body’s natural ability to reproduce without side effects.
Pain & Arthritis
Pain and other symptoms occur when your body lets you know that something is not right and you'd better do something about it before it gets worse. Let us help you find relief from pain.
Fibromyalgia
We’ve treated fibromyalgia successfully since 2002. We led a study in 2012-2013 that demonstrated acupuncture’s effectiveness in relieving physical symptoms and emotional stress among fibromyalgia patients.
Thyroid Disorders
In treatment for thyroid issues, acupuncture can help restore hormonal balance, regulate energy levels, smooth emotions and help manage sleep and menstrual problems.