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About Turning Point
Our practice is committed to providing traditional and evidence-based health services that empower you to make informed decisions and live feeling your best. We are passionate about providing individualized care beyond the treatment table so that you can take charge of your health, cheers to you.
Your initial visit will include a detailed interview to get an idea of your health, holistically. Your treatment plan will include a series of acupuncture sessions, dietary and lifestyle recommendations, and may include adjunctive therapies such as cupping, gua sha, plum blossom needling, moxa or heat therapies, ear acupuncture and ear seeds, electrical stimulation (Estim), and tui na (Chinese medical massage).
Our Services
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Single use, solid, and sterile needles inserted at acupuncture points to elicit De Qi sensation and promote Qi circulation in the body
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Cups are used to create a seal over body tissues allowing fascia and muscles to glide smoothly and release stagnation
*Retention cupping, slide cupping, and flash cupping are offered according to pattern diagnosis and treatment*
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Gua Sha is a therapeutic method that uses gentle scraping along channels or areas of pain to release stagnation; it is also used to treat respiratory and digestive disorders
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Mugwort is a Chinese herb with a long history of use for tonifying Qi and Yang energy. Moxibustion and heat therapies are used to warm the channels, supply energy, and promote immune function.
*This office is limited to the use of topical non burning moxa*
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Electrical stimulation uses varying rhythms and frequencies of electrical current run through acupuncture needles to stimulate blood and Qi circulation and excite or inhibit nerves; It is a mild current and is not painful.
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Lifestyle and dietary advice using the energetic and thermal eight principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): Hot/Cold, Deficiency/Excess, Internal/External, Yin/Yang
