What is Oriental Medicine?
Our practice is based in traditional chinese medicine, which has 5 branches- acupuncture, massage, herbal medicine, qigong, and dietary therapy. Traditional chinese medicine has over 3000 years of history, and stimulates the body's own self healing ability. When we are healthy, our bodies can adapt to stress, and heal from injuries, colds, etc. Traditional chinese medicine focuses on removing blockages and supplementing deficiency that hinders this ability, thereby restoring balance and health.
Our practice is based in traditional chinese medicine, which has 5 branches- acupuncture, massage, herbal medicine, qigong, and dietary therapy. Traditional chinese medicine has over 3000 years of history, and stimulates the body's own self healing ability. When we are healthy, our bodies can adapt to stress, and heal from injuries, colds, etc. Traditional chinese medicine focuses on removing blockages and supplementing deficiency that hinders this ability, thereby restoring balance and health.
How does acupuncture work?
Acupuncture points are stimulated using needles, magnets, or finger pressure (shiatsu) to adjust the flow of qi (our body's life energy) and blood in the body. Acupuncture needles are extremely thin, about the diameter of a few strands of hair. Needle insertion is generally painless, and a dull sensation is sometimes felt as the needle reaches the body's qi. Needles are retained for 15-45 minutes, and most people experience a sense of relaxation, which can be expected to continue after the treatment. Needle placement and number vary with the person's individual condition. Magnets and non insertive tools are available for children and sensitive patients.
Acupuncture points are stimulated using needles, magnets, or finger pressure (shiatsu) to adjust the flow of qi (our body's life energy) and blood in the body. Acupuncture needles are extremely thin, about the diameter of a few strands of hair. Needle insertion is generally painless, and a dull sensation is sometimes felt as the needle reaches the body's qi. Needles are retained for 15-45 minutes, and most people experience a sense of relaxation, which can be expected to continue after the treatment. Needle placement and number vary with the person's individual condition. Magnets and non insertive tools are available for children and sensitive patients.
What is the cost for a treatment?
1 hour acupuncture or shiatsu $90
5 sessions prepaid (good for acupuncture or shiatsu) $400
10 sessions prepaid (good for acupuncture or shiatsu) $700
1 hour shiatsu and 1 hour acupuncture back to back $140
Herbal consult $40 (does not include the cost of herbs)
Children’s acupuncture or shiatsu $40
Celluma $30
Semi-Private Acupuncture $60
Community Style Acupuncture/ Short Shiatsu $30
1 hour acupuncture or shiatsu $90
5 sessions prepaid (good for acupuncture or shiatsu) $400
10 sessions prepaid (good for acupuncture or shiatsu) $700
1 hour shiatsu and 1 hour acupuncture back to back $140
Herbal consult $40 (does not include the cost of herbs)
Children’s acupuncture or shiatsu $40
Celluma $30
Semi-Private Acupuncture $60
Community Style Acupuncture/ Short Shiatsu $30
Do you accept insurance?
Yes we do! Massage is not covered by insurance, and acupuncture coverage varies by insurance company and plan. We are in network with Blue Cross and VA. Medicare and medicaid do not cover acupuncture by Licensed Acupuncturists at this time. If you are a veteran, the VA covers our services through the veteran's choice program, all you need is a referral from your primary care physician. If you have any questions, give us a call at 802-472-7153 or email [email protected]
Yes we do! Massage is not covered by insurance, and acupuncture coverage varies by insurance company and plan. We are in network with Blue Cross and VA. Medicare and medicaid do not cover acupuncture by Licensed Acupuncturists at this time. If you are a veteran, the VA covers our services through the veteran's choice program, all you need is a referral from your primary care physician. If you have any questions, give us a call at 802-472-7153 or email [email protected]
What should I wear?
Shiatsu is done fully clothed on a mat, plan to wear or bring loose comfortable clothing. Acupuncture is also done fully clothed, many of the commonly used points are below the elbows and knees
Shiatsu is done fully clothed on a mat, plan to wear or bring loose comfortable clothing. Acupuncture is also done fully clothed, many of the commonly used points are below the elbows and knees
What is Shiatsu?
Japanese for "finger pressure", shiatsu uses finger and palm pressure as well as stretching along the same meridians used in acupuncture to harmonize energy flow in the body, loosen tight muscles, and promote well being. Shiatsu is performed on a mat, fully clothed and is suitable for children and adults.
What does acupuncture treat?
The World Health Organization lists diseases or disorders for which acupuncture therapy has been tested in controlled clinical trials reported in the recent literature:
Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which acupuncture has been proved-through controlled trials-to be an effective treatment:
Adverse reactions to radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy
Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever)
Biliary colic
Depression (including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke)
Dysentery, acute bacillary
Dysmenorrhoea, primary
Epigastralgia, acute (in peptic ulcer, acute and chronic gastritis, and gastrospasm)
Facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders)
Headache
Hypertension, essential
Hypotension, primary
Induction of labour
Knee pain
Leukopenia
Low back pain
Malposition of fetus, correction of
Morning sickness
Nausea and vomiting
Neck pain
Pain in dentistry (including dental pain and temporomandibular dysfunction)
Periarthritis of shoulder
Postoperative pain
Renal colic
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sciatica
Sprain
Stroke
Tennis elbow
Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which the therapeutic effect of acupuncture has been shown but for which further proof is needed:
Abdominal pain (in acute gastroenteritis or due to gastrointestinal spasm)
Acne vulgaris
Alcohol dependence and detoxification
Bell’s palsy
Bronchial asthma
Cancer pain
Cardiac neurosis
Cholecystitis, chronic, with acute exacerbation
Cholelithiasis
Competition stress syndrome
Craniocerebral injury, closed
Diabetes mellitus, non-insulin-dependent
Earache
Epidemic haemorrhagic fever
Epistaxis, simple (without generalized or local disease)
Eye pain due to subconjunctival injection
Female infertility
Facial spasm
Female urethral syndrome
Fibromyalgia and fasciitis
Gastrokinetic disturbance
Gouty arthritis
Hepatitis B virus carrier status
Herpes zoster (human (alpha) herpesvirus 3)
Hyperlipaemia
Hypo-ovarianism
Insomnia
Labour pain
Lactation, deficiency
Male sexual dysfunction, non-organic
Ménière disease
Neuralgia, post-herpetic
Neurodermatitis
Obesity
Opium, cocaine and heroin dependence
Osteoarthritis
Pain due to endoscopic examination
Pain in thromboangiitis obliterans
Polycystic ovary syndrome (Stein-Leventhal syndrome)
Postextubation in children
Postoperative convalescence
Premenstrual syndrome
Prostatitis, chronic
Pruritus
Radicular and pseudoradicular pain syndrome
Raynaud syndrome, primary
Recurrent lower urinary-tract infection
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Retention of urine, traumatic
Schizophrenia
Sialism, drug-induced
Sjögren syndrome
Sore throat (including tonsillitis)
Spine pain, acute
Stiff neck
Temporomandibular joint dysfunction
Tietze syndrome
Tobacco dependence
Tourette syndrome
Ulcerative colitis, chronic
Urolithiasis
Vascular dementia
Whooping cough (pertussis)
Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which there are only individual controlled trials reporting some therapeutic effects, but for which acupuncture is worth trying because treatment by conventional and other therapies is difficult:
Chloasma
Choroidopathy, central serous
Colour blindness
Deafness
Hypophrenia
Irritable colon syndrome
Neuropathic bladder in spinal cord injury
Pulmonary heart disease, chronic
Small airway obstruction
Japanese for "finger pressure", shiatsu uses finger and palm pressure as well as stretching along the same meridians used in acupuncture to harmonize energy flow in the body, loosen tight muscles, and promote well being. Shiatsu is performed on a mat, fully clothed and is suitable for children and adults.
What does acupuncture treat?
The World Health Organization lists diseases or disorders for which acupuncture therapy has been tested in controlled clinical trials reported in the recent literature:
Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which acupuncture has been proved-through controlled trials-to be an effective treatment:
Adverse reactions to radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy
Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever)
Biliary colic
Depression (including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke)
Dysentery, acute bacillary
Dysmenorrhoea, primary
Epigastralgia, acute (in peptic ulcer, acute and chronic gastritis, and gastrospasm)
Facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders)
Headache
Hypertension, essential
Hypotension, primary
Induction of labour
Knee pain
Leukopenia
Low back pain
Malposition of fetus, correction of
Morning sickness
Nausea and vomiting
Neck pain
Pain in dentistry (including dental pain and temporomandibular dysfunction)
Periarthritis of shoulder
Postoperative pain
Renal colic
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sciatica
Sprain
Stroke
Tennis elbow
Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which the therapeutic effect of acupuncture has been shown but for which further proof is needed:
Abdominal pain (in acute gastroenteritis or due to gastrointestinal spasm)
Acne vulgaris
Alcohol dependence and detoxification
Bell’s palsy
Bronchial asthma
Cancer pain
Cardiac neurosis
Cholecystitis, chronic, with acute exacerbation
Cholelithiasis
Competition stress syndrome
Craniocerebral injury, closed
Diabetes mellitus, non-insulin-dependent
Earache
Epidemic haemorrhagic fever
Epistaxis, simple (without generalized or local disease)
Eye pain due to subconjunctival injection
Female infertility
Facial spasm
Female urethral syndrome
Fibromyalgia and fasciitis
Gastrokinetic disturbance
Gouty arthritis
Hepatitis B virus carrier status
Herpes zoster (human (alpha) herpesvirus 3)
Hyperlipaemia
Hypo-ovarianism
Insomnia
Labour pain
Lactation, deficiency
Male sexual dysfunction, non-organic
Ménière disease
Neuralgia, post-herpetic
Neurodermatitis
Obesity
Opium, cocaine and heroin dependence
Osteoarthritis
Pain due to endoscopic examination
Pain in thromboangiitis obliterans
Polycystic ovary syndrome (Stein-Leventhal syndrome)
Postextubation in children
Postoperative convalescence
Premenstrual syndrome
Prostatitis, chronic
Pruritus
Radicular and pseudoradicular pain syndrome
Raynaud syndrome, primary
Recurrent lower urinary-tract infection
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Retention of urine, traumatic
Schizophrenia
Sialism, drug-induced
Sjögren syndrome
Sore throat (including tonsillitis)
Spine pain, acute
Stiff neck
Temporomandibular joint dysfunction
Tietze syndrome
Tobacco dependence
Tourette syndrome
Ulcerative colitis, chronic
Urolithiasis
Vascular dementia
Whooping cough (pertussis)
Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which there are only individual controlled trials reporting some therapeutic effects, but for which acupuncture is worth trying because treatment by conventional and other therapies is difficult:
Chloasma
Choroidopathy, central serous
Colour blindness
Deafness
Hypophrenia
Irritable colon syndrome
Neuropathic bladder in spinal cord injury
Pulmonary heart disease, chronic
Small airway obstruction