Pain / Musculoskeletal Conditions

Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints, causing pain, swelling or stiffness. We use pain management techniques, such as thermotherapy, acupuncture or massage. Thermotherapy includes moxibustion, TDP lamp, hot stone or hot lava shell or ice. Acupuncture improves blood flow, reducing the inflammation. Orthopedic massage therapy can reduce stiffness, and  manual lymphatic drainage could reduce swelling. Cold laser therapy can reduce and stop the development of scar tissue in the joint. Depending on the stage, the type of arthritis, either a single technique or a combination will be applied.

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This is a condition where the patient experiences pain in the low back area with/without injury, however, the cause of the pain can be anywhere from the upper back, pelvis, lower limbs muscle stiffness, joint restrictions, or from internal organ conditions such as kidney stones. So, when low back pain happens, consult your physician first, to clarify the cause of the pain, if it is a muscular-skeletal issue, then massage, acupuncture, chiropractor, or physiotherapy would be a solution. If internal organ Is the cause, acupuncture and herbal medicine would be a complementary treatment to western medicine in reducing or limiting the symptoms.

Damage from MVA can vary, from whiplash to broken bones. In our facility, we deal with whiplash grades 1-3. We can help improve mobility of joints, release muscle stiffness, stop headaches, and alleviate neck and back pain.

How do we treat MVA? A combination of acupuncture, moxibustion, orthopedic massage therapy, cold laser. We also can give proper advice for home care, including how to support the spine and provide customized exercise.

In acute stages of the injury, acupuncture is often used for pain management, reducing swelling and inflammation by improving blood flow in order to speed up the healing process. In the semi-acute and chronic stage, we usually combine moxibustion and needling to release pain and reduce adhesions, improving mobility.

Other than injury, the most common cause of the TMJ Disorder is stress. There are several methods to treat the TMJ Disorder in our clinic.

Option #1: Massage Therapy : By manipulating the muscles around jaw, through inside mouth , so called Intraoral Massage, and external side the muscles as well as the muscles in neck and shoulders can relieve the pain , tenderness, locking jaw and difficulty of chewing, as well as grinding teeth caused by stress and muscle tension. This method is suitable to the people who needed immediate relief of the discomfort and who is suffering reoccurring TMJ disfunction.

Option #2: Acupuncture : By using hair thin fine needles stimulate meridian channels such as Gallbladder channel and Stomach channel to improve Qi flow to the jaw to nourishing the cells of the soft tissues can decrease pain and release tightness in the muscles. This method is suitable to the people who is suffering reoccurring TMJ disfunction and other treatment methods was not successful.

Option# 3: Chinese herbal medicine: It is the main key to strengthen and balance the nervous system to relieve and prevent future stress. This is great method to prevent chronic TMJ disorder happening.

Acupuncture plus Moxibustion is a great combination to ease the pain caused by this condition. Preventing tendonitis includes correct repetitive movements by utilizing good body mechanics and regular massage therapy. Strengthening muscles used in your activity or sport can help them better withstand stress and load.