August 13, 2023 - August Update
You Deserve It
Do you want to have balance in your life? Are you tired of always chasing symptoms? Do you put up with something because you don't have the time or energy to deal with it? Or because your primary care person told you there is no treatment/cure for it - or you didn't bother to mention it to them?
I've been there!
Your natural state of being is in balance, free of pain, discomfort, naturally*
1. You deserve it
2. It is achievable
3. Not without effort
4. Not overnight
I'll use a personal story to show what I mean.
I have had vertigo before. My first year of acupuncture school, the day before my first final in 1997, and then again in 2010 when I started to have severe migraines lasting 8 days. Both times, my doctor and the specialists I saw had no answer for me. My naturopath, on the other hand, suggested a few things - a maneuver that moves the crystals in your inner ear back to where they are supposed to be… if that was the issue… which apparently it was because it helped… for the vertigo. Not for the migraines… and that is a story for another day.
Fast forward to last year, I had vertigo come back and because it was not severe and only when I laid on my left side, I just ignored it… Not sure why but I did. Until I didn't.
I was at PT one day (for a different issue) and I mentioned it to my therapist saying, 'you know, I think I should probably get this treated.' I mean was I going to have it forever? What was I thinking, not seeking treatment for it? Right? When I mentioned it to her, she said, 'well, as it happens, we have a PT here in this office who specializes in that.**' I've seen her a few times. My now two PTs also recommended cranial sacral and to continue to get acupuncture. All of these things are helping me get better, slowly.
It may not be a straight line to find the balance you are seeking, and it may not be easy; but you do deserve it and it is achievable. And it’s worth it!
My purpose is to help you, others, to find that state of balance and freedom… however it looks. If I think Acupuncture & Eastern medicine can assist in the issue and in maintaining balance, I will recommend it and a treatment plan to get you there, but I will also use my network and knowledge to advise you in other methods, practitioners and therapies. I'm not all-knowing, I can assure you, but I have had a lot of experience, personally and professionally. And I will refer out, if it is the right course of action.
*I acknowledge that not everything fits into the camp of ability to be healed through a combination of natural remedies. I.e., a congenital issue or a traumatic event, that needs emergency care or Western medical intervention. Also, another topic for another day.
**My PT is RENEW Physcial Therapy and I highly recommend them.
Practice Update
I’ve added a free online consultation to my practice as a separate initial appointment. Either in person or via Teams/Zoom.
The initial consultation consists of:
· Learning about your main issue and additionally, your health history.
· Providing you with:
o Information about my process and methods, what to expect from treatment
o An initial Assessment & Treatment Plan - which may include any of the following:
§ # of treatments, frequency, herbs, lifestyle & dietary advice
§ The cost
§ Other therapies, practitioners, referrals
· Answers to any questions you have
If I feel that the medicine and methods, I use can help you, I will tell you and if not, I will tell you that also.