Acupuncture is a very powerful therapy use for the maintenance of health. It strengthens the immune system and serves to prevent disease, control pain and increase both the ability to function and quality of people’s lives. Acupuncture is recognized world-wide for its ability to effectively treat a wide variety of disorders naturally and holistically-without the use of harmful drugs or invasive surgery and with virtually no side effects
Fang. Yu. is a licensed California acupuncturist with over 25 years of clinical experience. She studied in China and received Medical Degree at the Liaoning University Medical School in Traditional Chinese Medicine. She completed 5 years of University Medical Training in Traditional Chinese Medicine. For 13 years practiced as a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture at the University Hospital in China. More recently,She has been practicing a Licensed California Acupuncturist in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past 7 years. Her specializations include: Chronic and Acute Pain Management, Gastrointestinal Ailments, Women's Health Care, Infertility, Stress & Depression, Allergies, and Work, Sport & Auto Injuries,debilitating Pain.
What are the benifits of Acupuncture
Almost everyone has back pain at some point in their lives. According to the National Institutes of Health, back pain is the second most common neurological disorder in the United States -- only headache is more common.
Acupuncture is an effective treatment for persistent low back pain.
How does acupuncture work? According to traditional Chinese medicine, pain results from blocked energy along energy pathways of the body, which are unblocked when acupuncture needles are inserted along these invisible pathways.
A scientific explanation is that acupuncture releases natural pain-relieving opioids, sends signals that calm the sympathetic nervous system, and releases neurochemicals and hormones.
An acupuncture treatment generally costs between $50 and $60. Acupuncture is tax-deductible (it's considered a medical expense) and some insurance plans pay for acupuncture.
How does acupuncture work?
According to the classical doctrines of Chinese medicine, there is an unceasing flow of “Qi”(life energy) throughout the human body. This vital energy originates from the major organs ,and flows along the continuous circulatory channels called meridians. When the energy flow is smooth and in balance , then one will feel ill or pain. There are some specific points along the meridians called “Acupuncture Points” where the energy can be stimulated and the function of related organs can be regulated, thus restoring the delicate balance: then beneficial healing can more...
Treatment Specialties
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• Upper Respiratory Tract
Acute sinusitis
Acute rhinitis
Common Cold and Flu
Acute tonsillitis
• Respiratory System
Acute bronchitis
Bronchial asthma
• Eye Disorders
Acute conjunctivitis
Central Retinitis Myopia (in children)
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