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Relieving Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with Acupuncture

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Acupuncture is extremely effective at treating carpal tunnel syndrome; eliminating the need for surgery or the use of anti-inflammatory drugs or corticosteroids. In fact, one of the most common reasons that people get acupuncture is for repetitive stress injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome. Recent studies even suggest that acupuncture may be more effective than corticosteroids when it comes to treating CTS.

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Reiki for Emotional Balance in Dupont Circle

Reiki Healing

Do you ever feel out of balance, stressed or anxious or have low energy? Years of stress, anxiety, and pain may be holding you back. Reiki (pronounced Ray-key) could be the key to restoring your zest for life.

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Chinese Herbs: An Effective Approach to Health

Chinese Herbal Medicine

Chinese herbal medicine is a tradition of ancient wisdom that is passed down through the generations. Many of herbal formulas that most practitioners use have the same fundamental herbal components for hundreds of years. Chinese herbs have been used to treat a broad array of disease and illness.

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Make Fertility Treatments Affordable with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs

Acupuncture for fertility Dupont Circle

The odds and the cost may seem to be stacked against you, but you can improve those odds dramatically with acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. Studies have indicated TCM significantly increases rates of conception, from 36% using IVF alone to 51% when using IVF in conjunction with acupuncture before and after treatment. And increasing the odds will help to reduce the cost by helping you require fewer treatments before you conceive.

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Study: Acupuncture Key for Low Back Pain

Acupuncture for Back Pain Dupont Circle

Studies have shown that acupuncture is very effective for the majority of people with chronic low back pain. To treat back pain, your acupuncturist will insert extremely fine needles into the skin at specific points along meridians. Patients have reported a significant reduction in pain with acupuncture, especially when paired with Chinese herbs. Certainly, these new guidelines show that doctors now agree: Acupuncture is very unlikely to cause any harm and may improve back pain.

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IBS Treatment with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine

IBS Treatment with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine

We treat IBS every day and are highly successful at doing so! When treating IBS, we pair acupuncture with Chinese herbal medicine. Our treatments are aimed at reducing stress and improving the immune system through acupuncture (which lowers the frequency of attacks), and reducing the severity of symptoms through Chinese herbs. Treatment for IBS is highly individualized. There is no "one size fits all" treatment for IBS.

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