At Whatcom Family Acupuncture, we offer acupuncture for the whole family, from infancy to expecting mothers, and anywhere in between! She takes a special interest in helping children achieve health and wellness with Traditional Chinese Medicine. Acupuncture is a safe, effective, chemical-free way to promote the body's remarkable self-healing abilities.
It is used to prevent and treat disease, relieve pain, balance mood, enhance athletic performance, increase fertility, and improve overall health and wellness.
It is used to prevent and treat disease, relieve pain, balance mood, enhance athletic performance, increase fertility, and improve overall health and wellness.
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Several thousand years ago, East Asian practitioners discovered that the body forms disharmonies as a result of the various physical and mental stresses of life. Oriental medical theory explains these disharmonies as an imbalance of opposing forces called yin and yang. This imbalance disrupts the movement of the body's vital energy (qi) along the meridian pathways, which are channels through which the body's energy is thought to flow.
Chinese herbs are often used in conjunction with acupuncture for added therapeutic effect. While many cultures have herbal medicine traditions, the sophistication of Chinese herbal medicine is unsurpassed. Chinese herbal medicine has a long history reaching back several thousand years, and the resulting system is now used to treat everything from the common cold to certain types of cancer.
This is the number one question I am asked when I talk about pediatric acupuncture. Here is a "quick look" at how acupuncture for kids is different than acupuncture for adults, and you can look at my blog post here. Only use needles and other tools when the child and parent are comfortable with those treatment options.
So this is why acupuncture for kids is not scary, it doesn't take much to help them to feel better! A.K.A. they do not need many acupuncture needles during a treatment! Their little bodies only need a gentle nudge towards balance and a boost to their immune system to help them to heal. Heal without drugs, antibiotics, Tylenol, ect.
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Melinda D. Ashbaugh
Oct 06, 2019
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Heather is incredible. She is professional, knowledgeable, attentive, and makes you feel comfortable and at ease. She explains everything in easy to understand terms. I can't recommend her enough. I have had Acupuncture treatments a number of times and at a number of places and Heather has been the best by far. She is intuituve, listens to your concerns, and is very thorough and preceptive. Her practice is beautiful and peaceful. Everytime I have a treatment from Heather I feel better within a few mins of her putting the needles in. And you almost never feel the needles. She's like a super Ninja
Heather Ouilette
Jul 23, 2019
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