Acupuncture
An Alternative Medicine Practice
What is Acupuncture?
What Is Acupunture Used For?
Is Acupuncture Safe?
How Does Acupuncture Actually Work?
What Are the Needles Like?
Where Are the Needles Inserted?
How Does It Feel?
Is Needle Insertion the Only Technique?
What If I'm Already Being Treated Conventionally?
Is There Anything Else That An Acupuncturist Will Do?
Will Health Insurance Cover Acupuncture?
Can I Use an FSA or a HSA Card for Payment?
Additional Modalities
There are additional practices or techniques used inside of the acupuncture field. While not specifically acupuncture, which refers to the use of needles, other forms of stimulation can be used to treat various conditions. Your acupuncturist will discuss these options with you and tell you why they can be of help.
Cupping
This is the practice of placing glass cups on the patient’s body to create stimulation in the form of suction. The air inside the cup is heated with fire (which does not heat up the glass) with a flammable liquid such as alcohol, or a material such as paper or gauze. The accelerant burns cleanly inside the cup for a short period of time, creating hot air in the cup.
Cups are placed in strategic areas of the skin, and as the air inside the cup cools, it creates a vacuum which “sucks” the skin, causing underlying blood vessels to expand and flow blood to the area. These vessels are left on the skin for 3-5 minutes to do their work without further intervention.
While cupping may be trendy nowadays, it’s not new. There are written records of cupping being done by the ancient Chinese and Egyptian practitioners in 1,550 B.C.
There are many conditions and situations in which cupping can be beneficial, especially when coupled with standard acupuncture. A few of these conditions include afflictions such as herpes zoster, acne, facial paralysis, cervical spondylosis, migraines, certain blood disorders, high blood pressure, anxiety and depression.
At the end of a cupping session, the patient will have dark red circles in the areas where the cups were; this is where the blood has been pulled to the surface by the suction. These will completely disappear naturally in a week to 10 days.
Conditions Treated With Acupuncture and Alternative Medicine
Our focus at Divine Point Acupuncture is relief for chronic afflictions. If you or a loved one is experiencing debilitating pain or if anything has you checked-out of life, we would love to have you visit us.
Chronic Disorders
In Greek, the word chronic comes from a root word that means over a long time. And so it is with chronic disorders, they are either continuously present or they occur over and over again. Our specialty is treating chronic conditions and maximizing your relief. Physical, emotional, and mental afflictions are real and can be debilitating. If you experience such things, in particular autoimmune issues, we can probably help.
Mental Health
With the old-thinking stigma around mental health all but eradicated, we can now openly discuss those things that afflict human beings without any shame. Acupuncture has been treating these maladies for centuries, and continues to be a powerful force in helping to combat things like Depression, General Anxiety, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Insomnia, Irritability, Stresses, Panic Attacks, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Eating Disorders, Disruptive Behaviors, Social Anxiety, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and much more.
Women’s Health
Long overdue for focused attention in the U.S. healthcare community, alternative medicine practitioners have been treating women-specific conditions for millennia. Acupuncture provides Fertility Support for procedures such as Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) and In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF), and directly addresses Menstrual Cramping, Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), Labor Pain, PolyCystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), and Postmenopausal Symptoms such as Hot Flashes and Insomnia.
Digestive Health
Processed foods in the U.S., combined with a total lack of solid dietary information and the convenience of fast foods during a busy day have conspired to create a national health crisis in this country. Alternative Medicine like acupuncture addresses many gastro-intestinal (GI) maladies such as Bloating, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Constipation, Diarrhea, Indigestion, Heartburn, Acid Reflux, Gas, Stool Anomalies, and Abdominal Pain. If you have other digestive concerns, please reach out to us.
Respiratory Health
Pollutants, irritants, second-hand smoke, chemical exposures, airborne molds, viruses, and all manner of invisible particulates conspire to make catching a breath difficult at times. Acupuncture can address the resulting afflictions such as Asthma, Bronchitis, Colds, Allergies, Sinus Congestion, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Symptoms, Black Lung, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Chronic Coughing, and Pulmonary Inflammation (Pneumonitis). Many more lung-related afflictions can be addressed, so please ask.
Generalized Pain
We all get aches and pains, especially as we age. Still, there are those among us for whom pain has taken up full residency. In many cases, conventional Western medicine has all but thrown up its hands after finding no reasonable cause for the source. Acupuncture has shown to be a formidable adversary to pain, and in many cases has successfully treated seemingly untreatable pain in areas such as Headaches, Low Back, Shoulders, Sports Injuries, Neuropathy, Knees, Sciatica, Carpal Tunnel, Feet, Fibromyalgia, Muscle Tears, and so much more.
Miscellaneous Health
Because acupuncture has been around for nearly 3,000 years, there are not many illnesses that cannot be directly or indirectly addressed by the practice. Ancient masters and modern practitioners have studied and refined techniques to address most human maladies, a study that continues to evolve. Some common things that can be addressed are Athletic Performance Enhancement, Cancer Treatment Support,Male Fertility Support, Smoking Cessation, Mental Focus, Dental Pain, Bell’s Palsy, Fibromyalgia, Low Energy, Stress Relief, Hypertension, Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea, Osteoarthritis, and so much more.
If you don’t see your specific issue listed here, please Contact Us and inquire.
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Divine Point Acupuncture
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Mon & Wed: 1-7PM
Fri: 9AM-3PM
Phone
715-201-9592
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1840 Post Road, Suite 2
Plover, WI 54467
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