Natural Pain Relief
through acupuncture
HOW ACUPUNCTURE WORKS
Electro-acupuncture (EA) is a neuromodulation therapy that causes a change in nerve activity and tissues, by delivering electrical impulses to them. It can affect every area of the body and treat nearly any disease or symptom from headaches, chronic pain, digestive disorders, insomnia and much more.
With such a broad therapeutic scope, Electro-acupuncture is becoming more mainstream. Most people think of acupuncture for neck and back pain relief. However, there are a plethora of applications, such as deep cranial electro-acupuncture stimulation (DCEAS) for Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s and Multiple Sclerosis. Vagul nerve stimulation can be performed with electro-acupuncture for stress, anxiety, digestive disorders and chronic systemic patients.
Electro-acupuncture can even stimulate a response where there was previously none, as is the case with severely motor-impaired individuals following a stroke.
TCM Hoots offers acupuncture in Astoria, Long Island City, Greenpoint and Williamsburg as part of a comprehensive approach to better health and pain-free living.
Acupuncture is a practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine that involves using very thin needles to penetrate the skin at specific points to address specific health concerns.
Treatments stimulate the central nervous system and cause the body to release chemicals into muscles, spinal cord and brain. Patients don’t have to worry about side effects or drug interactions to receive acupuncture benefits like these:
Emotional Benefits
Improved vitality and energy, increased sense of wellbeing, reduced anxiety
Physical Benefits
Pain relief, improved circulation, improved digestion, better sleep
Mental Benefits
Better mood, increased concentration, more mental clarity
TCM Hoots uses acupuncture and electroacupuncture to treat conditions like these
Allergies, Sinusitis, the common cold and Flu
Reduce migraine frequency and severity
Intervention found “highly beneficial” for 86% of patients
Restore BDNF without antidepressants
Improve or restore fertility, treat irregular periods, PMS and Dysmenorrhea
Treat chronic stiff neck and live pain-free
Address knee pain caused by injury or arthritis
Reduce or eliminate lower back pain, numbness and weakness
Quit smoking, reduce unhealthy cravings and speed detoxification
Alleviate stress and restore emotional balance
acupuncture near astoria, greenpoint, williamsburg & beyond
Electroacupuncture is like regular acupuncture in that it uses hair-thin needles applied at specific treatment points. The difference is, electroacupuncture involves using two needles instead of one and an electrical impulse is passed between them. TCM Hoots offers both acupuncture and electroacupuncture near Astoria, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Long Island City and beyond. Here’s how a typical session works:
- We thoroughly evaluate your symptoms or health goals to identify treatment points.
- Your Astoria acupuncturist inserts a needle at the correct location and precise depth, with another close by.
- We’ll connect the needles with electrodes to our state-of-the-art electroacupuncture machine.
- When the machine is switched on, a low voltage electrical current passes between needles.
- Patients sometimes report a brief pinch from needle insertion, but no pain during treatment.