Our natural health and acupuncture clinic serving Palm Beach County, Florida, uses a variety of techniques to restore wellness and promote healing.
Distal Needling Acupuncture (DNA)
Acupuncture was developed over 3,000 years ago and is a multi-faceted approach designed for living a longer, happier, and healthier life. Its guiding principle is to promote balance and harmony. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), good health depends on Qi and blood distribution. Many think ‘Qi’ (pronounced CHEE) means ‘energy.’ However, the translation of Qi is “air” or “vital air” and refers to the oxygen distributed to our organs and tissues through the circulatory system.
During a treatment, very thin needles are inserted at specific points on the body. In Chinese Medicine, these points are called neural nodes or Jie. Acupuncture heals the body by stimulating these nodes, which affect both the central and peripheral nervous systems. These nervous system signals trigger the brain to release the body’s internal chemicals, such as endorphins and enkephalins. Both of which have pain-relieving properties and improve immune function.
Distal Needling Acupuncture (DNA) is an evolved method from the commonly known Balance Method by Richard Tan. DNA is most widely known to treat pain conditions such as low-back pain, neck pain, knee pain, and headaches. DNA places needles distal, or far away, from the symptomatic site. To the untrained eye, these placements may seem random. For example, shoulder pain can be addressed with needles in the wrists, ankles, and knees. These needles are strategically placed for optimal results, and relief is felt on the table within seconds.
Medical Pulse Diagnosis (MPD) & Herbal Medicine
One tool Chinese medical practitioners use to evaluate blood flow is called “pulse diagnosis.” In Chinese medicine, Medical Pulse Diagnosis (MPD) is the gold standard for identifying the root causes of your ailments. It is the most accurate way to detect patterns of ill health by reading the subtle signs of distress within the body. With pulse diagnosis, we can see how blood flows through your radial artery. Distinctions of this flow correlate with how blood flows through specific body regions, including the organs. The pulse reveals many common health concerns and how they are related to one another. The art of pulse diagnosis allows the practitioner to assess each organ system’s overall health and function and prescribe specific herbs to improve blood flow in needed areas.
Chinese herbs are beneficial for the body and can be used in various combinations. Our talented herbalists can combine several herbs to offer a particular form of treatment unique to your needs. All of the herbs have been tested for heavy metals and contaminants. The herbs have already been cooked and turned into a powder that you drink mixed with warm water as a tea. These herbs are powerful and concentrated at a 5:1 ratio. Profound changes take place when taking these herbs.
As your health improves, so does your herbal prescription. Chinese medicine is designed to get to the root cause of the problem, to help the body heal. You will not need to take Chinese herbs for the rest of your life. Once your body has fixed the problem, the herbs will no longer be needed. Chinese Herbal Medicine is primarily made of plants and minerals, nature’s true medicine. This is a natural and safe approach to healing. At NowAcu, we use the most sophisticated form of natural medicine available.
Balance Method Acupuncture
Balance Method Acupuncture is an advanced system of acupuncture developed by Dr. Richard Tan. This method of acupuncture uses powerful ‘distal’ points on the arms and legs to treat all aspects of the body.
Balance Method Acupuncture is unique in its ability to obtain instantaneous results for pain. After insertion of the needles, most patients can immediately feel a decreased pain level and improved range of motion.
Balance Method Acupuncture has been used in our clinic for many years. However, better clinical results were seen using Distal Needling Acupuncture (DNA).
Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Acupuncture
Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Acupuncture acupuncture is becoming increasingly popular because of its effectiveness in treating sports injuries.
This type of acupuncture helps treat an injury, preventing a future injury, and achieving a higher level of performance. No matter which sport you’re into, sports acupuncture can help.
This treatment focuses on the needling of motor points to increase range of motion, improve muscle strength, and accelerate healing.
Motor points are defined as the most electrically excitable area of the muscle and represent the greatest concentration of nerve endings. The needle releases muscle shortening quickly and effectively to restore function.
Five Element Acupuncture
For thousands of years, the Chinese have recognized that the Five Elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water exist in everything, in everyone, and are essential for life. Five-Element Acupuncture asserts that every human being is born with, or develops early in life, an imbalance in the natural functioning of these Five Elements; this imbalance becomes the underlying cause of illness.
Five-Element Acupuncture is set apart from other acupuncture systems by its core premise of diagnosing and treating a patient’s fundamental constitutional/causative factor (CF). The CF is the element among the five that is the source of imbalance. This principle of traditional acupuncture is important because it means the underlying cause of the disease is being dealt with rather than the symptom being swept under the carpet. Five Element acupuncture restores balance.
Diet & Nutrition
Nutrition promotes healing and treating disease through the use of natural foods. Natural foods encourage healing. We will instruct you on what foods to eat and which ones to stay away from. Our nutritional advice will vary from patient to patient, because everyone is unique, with a unique set of health conditions.
Supporting your nutritional intake provides a healing environment for your body. Changing your diet can treat many diseases and symptoms. The goal of nutrition is to find a balanced and authentic way to eat for the long term. Diets that feel unnatural, forced, or uncomfortable usually do not become a viable long-term solution. Appropriate food choices have a tremendous impact on health.
In addition to standard diet and nutrition, it is crucial to supplement the body with essential vitamins and minerals. Supplements can be an excellent complement to acupuncture treatment. Many of the nutritional supplements on the market today are not very beneficial. We will let you know what works, what you need, and how much of it you should take. This could save you thousands of dollars compared to the sales-driven tactics at the health food store.
Heat Therapy
Heat therapy is often used during a treatment to help warm the body, increase circulation, and induce a state of deep relaxation by using a far-infrared heating device known as a TDP lamp. The TDP lamp is a medical device approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The light emissions penetrate deeply into the body to accelerate healing. The TDP Lamp has been shown to increase flexibility, improve range of motion, decrease pain, decrease inflammation, smooth digestive function, eliminate water and toxic substances, and strengthen the immune system.