Acupuncture
Acupuncture, one of the oldest medical procedures globally, helps regulate body function by addressing imbalances or blockages in the pathways where energy and blood flow. Sterile, single-use hair-thin needles inserted through the skin into specific “acupoints” stimulate blood flow & healing in specific areas. Depending on the condition, the practitioner may sometimes use gentle electrical stimulation (electro-acupuncture) on the needles to increase the therapeutic effect.
Acupuncture can be used to address a wide range of issues including chronic pain, anxiety, depression, muscle tension, sleep issues, neurological conditions, migraines, digestive issues, and trauma healing.
Reproductive & Fertility Support
Birchwood approaches reproductive and fertility support with an integrated, functional medicine approach that includes acupuncture, abdominal therapy, nutritional counseling, and Eastern medicine concepts such as food therapy. Conditions such as fibroids, endometriosis, PCOS, unexplained infertility, and many other conditions can impact quality of life, and negatively impact both physical and mental health. Reproductive and fertility support works to complement Western medicine interventions to create a care plan that is unique to each individual. Because everyone’s reproductive journey is different, your care plan should be, too.
Abdominal Therapy
Abdominal Therapy is a deeply relaxing form of massage that focuses on the low back, pelvis, and abdomen. It is non-invasive and focuses on increasing blood circulation and organ position while breaking up adhesion, scar tissue, and stagnation in the lower pelvic area. Most often used for women’s health issues, this form of therapy can help address fertility concerns, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, pelvic floor dysfunctions, and many other issues related to the low belly, low back, and buttock area.
Massage
Massage therapy is the manipulation of soft tissue by a trained professional who will be using varying degrees of pressure, touch, and movement to help increase blood flow circulation, promote relaxation and healing of the body. Most people realize that massage therapy is so much more than that. Therapeutic touch can help manage chronic pain conditions, alleviate stress and decrease anxiety. Research has shown that massage can help to boost the immune system and promote the body’s own innate healing ability to address chronic pain conditions. It may be used for a wide range of medical conditions or as a component of stress management care.
Birchwood Acupuncture currently offers three massage services: Relaxation, Deep Tissue, CranioSacral Therapy, and Abdominal Massage.
CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle, hands-on technique that uses light touch to release tensions deep in the body, relieving pain and dysfunction and improving overall health. CST focuses on the release of the body’s connective tissue, or “fascia.” Fascia is a covering found throughout the body that forms a body-wide connective network. Similar to the meridians in East Asian medicine. CST is able to alleviate a wide variety of dysfunctions by enhancing the body’s own inherent self-regulation, self-correction, and self-healing.
A CranioSacral Therapy treatment is similar to getting a massage, but the patient will remain fully clothed. The patient will lie on the table and the practitioner will use gentle pressure techniques to encourage fascial release throughout the body.
