Acupuncture

Lenora Brace, R.Ac brings decades of experience in health care to her Acupuncture Profession. Lenora uses Traditional Chinese Medicine knowledge to treat health conditions using Acupuncture needles. Acupuncture can heal, promote wellness, and augment the care received from other health care and wellness professionals. She encourages a balanced life to sustain health and happiness. Experience the Qi!

What is acupuncture?

Furthermore, Chinese Medicine considers a broad range of factors such as a patient’s personal and work environment, emotions, lifestyle, diet, physical activity, climate, as well as changes in season. These factors can play a major role in a patient’s ability to regain and maintain health and well-being. Acupuncture treatments can help correct the imbalances of energy flow by stimulating specific points located all over the body. These points are portals through which Qi, of specific internal organs and meridians, is transported to the surface of the body. With balance restored, the body can use its own self-healing response. Your practitioner will gladly offer more insight into this amazing medicine, originating from eastern countries that has existed for thousands of years. Today it is practiced almost everywhere in the world either as a primary therapy by fully trained acupuncturist or as an adjunct modality by doctors and various other alternative health practitioners.

What conditions can acupuncture help with?

Acupuncture is most commonly known to treat disorders related to pain as well as injuries related to sport, repetitive stress and accidents. However, a TCM acupuncturist can also help treat and alleviate a broad range of health conditions by helping in rebalancing the body internally to a more optimal function.

There is no need to wait until you are in pain or have health issues before seeking alternative therapies. TCM acupuncture is a wonderful way of keeping yourself in optimal heath by preventing and correcting small imbalances that can become significant and lead to diseases. Often, patients can come for a ‘seasonal tune-up’ before the beginning of each season, or during or after a stressful event to help return the body in a state of well-being. Many patients come for acupuncture simply to experience of sense of deep relaxation and nourishment of energy. Your car is not the only thing that deserves a little Tune up every now and then! Maintenance and prevention is a key to a long healthy life.

Here are a few examples of things acupuncture and TCM can help with:

• digestive and elimination disorders (acid reflux, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), constipation, diarrhea, bloating, gas, bad breath, food sensitivities)
• acute & chronic respiratory issues (asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia)
• immune disorders (frequent and lingering colds and flus, environmental sensitivities)
• sport and repetitive stress injuries (carpal tunnel syndrome, plantar fasciitis, upper and lower back tension and pain, frozen shoulder, knees and wrist pain)
• muscle, tendon and joint issues and injuries (trauma, arthritis, chronic inflammation, sprains)
• headache and migraine
• jaw tension and pain, teeth grinding, toothache
• nerve pain and sensory disturbances
• mental and emotional disorders (anxiety, depression, bi-polar, poor concentration)
• gynaecological issues (menstrual issues: heavy, painful and irregular periods, menopausal symptoms: hot flashes and night sweats)
• reproductive issues (male and female infertility and sexual dysfunction, increase success of In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Intrauterine insemination (IUI) by helping regulate menstrual and ovulation cycles)
• pregnancy care (alleviating nausea, vomiting, acid reflux and fatigue, help prevent miscarriage)
• post-pregnancy care (breastfeeding issues, promote healing of post-surgical C-section scar)
• circulatory disorders (poor circulation, blood pressure)
• regulates body temperature (overall too cold or too hot, abnormal sweating)
• addiction (alcohol, nicotine, drugs, food cravings)
• energy levels (poor sluggish energy, or hyperactivity)
• hormonal balancing (hypo and hyper thyroid, adrenal fatigue, abnormal weight gain)
• skin issues (dry, red, pale, irritated, rosacea, acne, sagging, wrinkly, hives, rashes)
• fluid retention

…to name a few!