What I Treat/What to Expect
The short answer is I treat everything. Because acupuncture is about bringing things into balance, it's good for everything. It will also make you feel calmer, more peaceful, more able to handle whatever is going on, and that ALWAYS makes any issue feel better.
The long answer (OK, the above answer was a little long, but bear with me) is that I am a general practitioner, with areas that I have specialized training in and several areas where I refer out to other practitioners.
For things that acupuncture is good for, see my All About Acupuncture page.
I have specialized training in
-pain (any kind)
-stress
-wellness
-women's issues (infertility, irregular/painful cycles, menopause)
-back/neck/shoulder pain and mobility issues
-headaches, migraines
-emotional issues (including depression, anxiety, emotional pain)
-sports injuries/trauma (acupuncture is SUPERB for sports injuries and car accident trauma)
-pediatric acupuncture (yes! I can treat kids)
-fatigue (including CFS/Fibromyalgia)
-PTSD
--treating parents of children with special needs
-digestive issues (reflux, stomach ache, loose bowels, constipation)
-anger/irritability
I do not treat the following conditions. I can refer you to a practitioner who does:
-smoking cessation
-childhood ADHD
What Makes My Treatment Style Different
Part of what makes my treatments different from what other acupuncturists in LV do is that I spend time counseling my patients on nutrition, lifestyle, exercise/stretches to help address what ails them. It makes no sense for my patients to come in to get treated for something that is being caused by the way they are living life, or in the environment, and expect to get better just from acupuncture. I spend one hour with you out of the 168 you have every week. If you are sitting at your computer desk wrong and it creates neck pain, if we don't address how you are sitting at the computer, the pain will never truly get better! This is true for every condition that my patients have. YOU have to take charge of your wellness and be willing to change the things that are making you sick. Acupuncture can open the door to wellness, but YOU have to be willing to walk through! That is why initial appointments are two hours: the first hour for a health history and counseling, and the second hour for a treatment.
My patients report that the lifestyle counseling is one of the most valuable services that I provide, because it puts them in charge of their well-being!
What to Expect
The first appointment will take 2-2.5 hours. I will take a comprehensive health, emotional, and physical history for the first hour, and you have your first acupuncture treatment for the second hour. Follow up appointments are generally an hour.
I ask my patients to plan on 4 once a week sessions, and then we space out the treatments depending on how you are responding to the treatments. In my experience, by having a weekly treatment for four weeks, you will notice improvement faster.
My goal is to help you help yourself, so you can live a life that is full of ease and truly thrive.
The needles are one-time use, disposable, sterile needles. There is no risk of transmission of any disease. They might pinch or tingle, but they rarely hurt. They are nothing like the needles doctors use!
9402 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Las Vegas 89134 (702)539-9185
