Your practitioner may suggest a type that best suits your needs, but the options are many. Here is the low-down on our center’s most common types of massage.
Swedish Massage Swedish massage will increase blood flow and lymphatic drainage with rhythmic movements and flowing strokes.
Deep Tissue Massage Techniques that utilize deep-tissue/deep-muscle massage helps with chronic muscular pain and injury rehabilitation and reduces inflammation-related pain caused by arthritis and tendinitis.
Prenatal Massage A gentle and therapeutic massage that focuses on the lower back, reducing fatigue and increasing overall well being, this maternity massage encourages relaxation and leaves you ready for delivery day.
Shiatsu Massage A finger-pressure technique that utilizes traditional acupuncture points that isolates and rejuvenates muscles. This treatment focuses on specific injuries and health conditions. Shiatsu concentrates on unblocking the flow of life energy and restoring balance in the meridians and organs in order to promote self-healing and brings a sense of relaxation while stimulating blood and lymphatic flow.
Massage and bodywork can help release chronic muscular tension and pain, improve circulation, increase joint flexibility, reduce mental and physical fatigue and stress, promote faster healing of injured muscular tissue, improve posture, and reduce blood pressure. Massage and bodywork are also known to promote better sleep, improve concentration, reduce anxiety and create an overall sense of well-being.
We are treating patients during the pandemic and have a number of safety protocols and policies in place. Masks are required at all times. The practitioner is masked at all times. Patients must wait in car until called in. Compliance with these guidelines maintains a safe environment for all and keeps us in compliance with State of Connecticut guidelines. Please stay at home if you are feeling sick or suspect you have been exposed to someone with a confirmed case of COVID-19.
In addition to strict health and safety precautions, new check-in and check-out procedures have been instituted. We are focusing on treating patients that have pain, injury, anxiety, depression and ongoing fertility acupuncture during this time, essentially any patient that needs our continued services. We are assessing each patient case-by-case prior to scheduling services.
The following criteria must be met to be seen at Acupuncture Healing Arts Center
The patient must not be experiencing symptoms such as a fever, coughing, shortness of breath, pressure in the chest, loss of smell or taste, or any other flu-like symptoms during the previous week.
Patient must not have been in contact with anyone suspected of COVID-19.
The patient must not have traveled or been out of the country in the previous 2 weeks.
The following patients are at high risk for COVID-19 complications and should follow all “Shelter in Place” and “Stay at Home” orders and use extra precautions at all times:
People aged 65 years and older
People with chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma
People who have serious heart conditions
People who are immuno-compromised including cancer treatment
People of any age with underlying medical conditions, particularly if not well controlled, such as those with diabetes, renal failure, or liver disease may also be at risk.
New in-Office Policies for COVID-19:
Please wait in your car until you receive a text or call from the practitioner indicating that the previous client has left the building and all areas have been sanitized.
Your practitioner will be doing a temperature check via a forehead thermometer and then ask that you proceed to the restroom to wash your hands prior to your session.
Masks: Your practitioner will be wearing a mask during your session. It is mandatory that you arrive wearing a mask or I will provide you with one.
The center is equipped with a new UVC Light Sanitizer to purify each treatment room between patients and will run a quiet UV air purifier in the treatment room, filtering out the smallest microns of dust, pollen, and virus.
Bleach is being used on the face rest covers and all linens (including top blanket) are cleaned and sanitized, just for you.
All laundry will be washed in sanitizing hot water and high heat dryer. Tin warming blankets will be single-use only.
We will only be treating one patient at a time and so in order to keep up on our sanitizing between each patient sessions will need to start and end on time.
Check-out time will need to be kept at a minimum. Cash and checks are fast, but sometimes credit cards can take longer. We will run cards after you have left if you are in our system. Give us your information when you schedule your session to have this set up ahead of time.
Lastly, stay at home if you are feeling sick or suspect you have been exposed to someone with a confirmed case of COVID-19.
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Acupuncture Healing Arts Center is pleased to announce we are ready to accept Telehealth sessions. We are able to treat a number of concerns remotely and are concerned for your wellness and safety during this pandemic.
In this session your practitioner will do an initial consult involving intake and general assessment and recommend treatment through a private Zoom video session. We consult on various conditions and recommend herbal medicine, lifestyle, dietary changes, relaxation techniques and video tutorials on self treatment to address and heal these conditions.
Our remote offerings include:
Preventative herbal medicine for cold, flu, cough, allergy symptoms
Protocols for patients to work on their health and wellness goals including fertility, digestion problems, stress and anxiety disorders, weight loss goals, headache/ migraines, sleep problems, and more
Pain syndromes
Tutorials on acupressure, cupping, moxibustion, kinesiotaping, self-treatment using laser/electric acupoint tools
Stress and relaxation techniques
Acupressure face lifting sessions
Flower essence consultation and personalized remedy (emotional repatterning)
Reiki distance healing
To book one of these services, please select remote herbal medicine consult, or simply click on one of the links below to take you to our online scheduler. You will be given a private Zoom link prior to your scheduled appointment.
Homeopathy is a system of medicine that uses highly diluted doses from the plant, mineral, and animal kingdoms to stimulate natural defenses in the body. Homeopathic remedies are based on the theory that “like cures like,” and uses remedies that cause symptoms of a certain illness in one who is healthy in order to stimulate the body’s natural defenses to heal those same symptoms in one who is ill. The word homeopathy comes from the Greek word ‘homeos’ meaning similar, and ‘pathos’ meaning suffering.
A homeopath will take a detailed medical history (including physical and emotional symptoms) from a client, then tailor remedies to heal the symptoms. It is particularly effective in treating chronic illnesses that fail to respond to conventional treatment.
For thousands of years, oriental medicine has acknowledged that there is a vital life force that flows through all things which is called “qi” (pronounced “chee”). In the west, qi is often referred to as “energy”. Energy (qi) flows along pathways in the human body, which are related to the organs and the tendo-muscular system. Pain or illness results when the balance of this energy is disturbed due to either trauma, poor diet, medications, stress, hereditary conditions, environmental factors, or excessive emotional issues. Oriental medicine focuses on correcting these energetic imbalances by breaking up any obstruction and encouraging an even flow of qi, which stimulates the body’s natural ability to heal itself.
One of the main reasons Chinese live healthier and longer lives than any other people in the world is their use of rejuvenating herbs. It’s no secret then, that herbs help improve the quality of our health; many of today’s wonder drugs are derived from them. The Chinese have had such remarkable success with herbal curative formulas and they’ve been developing, improving and perfecting them for 5,000 years.
Ancient Chinese herbal formulas are as effective now as they were when first introduced. Most formulas consist of two to eighteen different types of herbs. Formulas treat a wide variety of symptoms while stimulating the body’s natural healing process. Hospital studies prescribing individualized complex herbal formulas have demonstrated excellent results with patients who fail to respond to conventional pharmaceutical treatments.
Proper diet and exercise, meditation, and the careful prescription of herbs can prevent disease, restore the body’s proper balance, and aid one in maintaining optimum health. Chinese herbology believes that all disease stems from imbalance occurring in the organ system. The healthy body, with its properly functioning immune system, is more than capable of combating the viruses it is exposed to. A properly balanced system will resist and destroy bacteria before they cause disease. Simply put, illness simply cannot exist if the body is in harmony. On the other hand, Chinese herbal theory holds that an unhealthy body requires herbal and dietary treatments to restore and maintain this essential balance.
Oriental medicine focuses on correcting energetic imbalances and “qi” (pronounced “chee”). Pain or illness results when the balance of energy is disturbed, but oriental medicine works to break up any obstruction and encouraging an even flow of qi, stimulating the body’s natural ability to heal itself. Oriental medicine can also be used for pain management, as well as a comprehensive system of health care and health maintenance.
Conditions commonly treated with acupuncture and oriental medicine: Allergies/Asthma Anxiety/Depression Arthritis/Joint Problems Back Pain Bladder/Kidney Problems Childhood Illnesses Conjunctivitis Constipation/Diarrhea Colds/Flu Cough/Bronchitis Dizziness Drug Addiction/Smoking Fatigue Frozen Shoulder Gastrointestinal Disorders Gynecological Disorders Headache/Migraine Heart Problems/Palpitations High Blood Pressure Immune System Deficiency Infertility Knee Pain Menopausal Discomfort Neck Pain/Stiffness Pre-Menstrual Syndrome Paralysis/Numbness Rhinitis Sciatica Sexual Dysfunction Shoulder Pain Sinusitis Skin Problems Stress/Tension Tendonitis Vision Problems
This is just a sample of commonly treated conditions. Of course, there are many more.
Oriental Medicine encompasses a variety of health care therapies and is a way of looking at medicine that integrates all therapies in its understanding. Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology are the most popular forms of Oriental Medicine in the United States. Other aspects included diet, nutrition, lifestyle choices, Tai Qi (martial arts/physical exercise), Qi Gong (breath exercise), Tui’na (massage), and Feng Shui (environmental balance).
For thousands of years, oriental medicine has acknowledged that there is a vital life force that flows through all things which is called “qi” (pronounced “chee”). In the west, qi is often referred to as “energy”. Energy (qi) flows along pathways in the human body, which are related to the organs and the tendo-muscular system. Pain or illness results when the balance of this energy is disturbed due to either trauma, poor diet, medications, stress, hereditary conditions, environmental factors, or excessive emotional issues. Oriental medicine focuses on correcting these energetic imbalances by breaking up any obstruction and encouraging an even flow of qi, which stimulates the body’s natural ability to heal itself.
Oriental medicine is used not only for pain management but also as a comprehensive system of health care and health maintenance. Athletes use oriental medicine to achieve optimum performance levels. Cancer patients are treated for the side effects of chemotherapy to enhance their quality of life. Detoxification treatments have been proven to help those with chemical and/or substance dependency problems. Headaches and migraines may be eradicated or managed with the help of acupuncture.
