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TCM is: What TCM can treat:
What to expect at a TCM consultation and treatment: A regular visit comprises of the practitioner asking questions and making observations to access the patient’s constitutional pattern. Questions may cover all aspects of health including digestion, sleep patterns, emotional states, as well as the nature of the main complaint. Examination usually includes facial and tongue analysis, feeling of the carotid and radial pulse, and palpation of acupuncture points. After the consultation, a diagnosis will be determined and a treatment plan developed. Depending on the patient’s needs, the treatment may consist of acupuncture, cupping, massage, and herbal prescriptions, or any combination of the these modalities. Treatments may consist of one single visit, or multiple follow-up visits depending on the nature of what is being treated. As a general rule of thumb, the longer one has had an ailment, the longer it will take to treat it. . . . Treatment options and rates: TCM Treatment , $90 Your first session will be approximately 90 minutes and will include a full intake interview. This and follow-up sessions may include acupuncture, herbal prescription, nutritional analysis, cupping therapy and spot-Tui Na for acute symptoms. Herbal Consultation: First Visit $90.00 This session will include a full intake interview with herbal prescription and nutritional analysis. Herbal Consultation: Follow-up Visit $50.00 This session may only be booked after an initial consultation and treatment. A complimentary consultation is available for those who want to find out if TCM is right for them. Please contact David Lesseps, LAc for more information. . . . About... Acupuncture Acupuncture is a therapeutic method that involves inserting fine needles into specific body points in order to balance and regulate the bodies vital energy and substances, thus leading to a return to health. What does it feel like? Most people associate needles with hypodermics used in injections and blood tests; however, acupuncture needles share little in common with them. Acupuncture needles are hair-thin and solid. When the needle is inserted, there is often a slight prick, like the feeling of a hair being pulled, followed by varying sensations of warmth, tingling, or a radiating dull ache similar to deep massage. Needles are inserted for anywhere from a few seconds up to an hour or more, depending on the patient’s constitution and the nature of their complaint. During acupuncture, patients commonly experience heaviness in the limbs or a pleasant feeling of relaxation. At Apotheca, only sterile single-use needles are used. Herbal Medicine Acupuncture is what comes to mind for most Americans when they hear of Chinese Medicine. However, TCM has a very complex and effective system of herbal medicine. The Chinese herbal materia medica is comprised of thousands of herbs with specific qualities and functions that are combined into complex and elegant prescriptions tailor-made to the needs of the patient. Herbal formulas are prescribed in the form of raw herbs that are cooked into strong tasting teas, powdered herbal concentrates, or pills and capsules depending on the patient’s needs. Tui Na Tui Na is the millennia-old bodywork branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is a highly effective method of massage that uses deep pressure, stretching, tapping, and kneading on acupuncture meridians and points to relieve pain and stress. Great for stiff necks, headaches, migraines, insomnia, anxiety, TMJ, frozen shoulder, back pain, etc. Cupping or Gua Sha Tui Na can also incorporate other methods such cupping or gua sha. Cupping therapy utilizes glass cups that create a suction on specific areas of the body to invigorate the blood and remove stasis. Gua Sha uses the smooth edge of a Chinese soup spoon or a honed piece of animal bone to scrape along the bodies meridians. Both are effective methods of relieving pain and treating a common cold. David Lesseps, MS, LAc, CMT I am a graduate of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where I received a Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine. I completed my studies in 2007 and earned my Acupuncture License in February of 2008. As part of my studies, I completed a certification in Tui Na therapy, which includes 341 academic hours of training, to which I have added more than a year of clinical Tui Na experience, as well as maintaining a private practice. I also worked at the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic HIV Integrated Clinic where I worked alongside MD’s in the treatment of HIV and hepatitis. I have had the pleasure of treating, and benefiting, patients with chronic and acute pain, multiple sclerosis, stroke-related paralysis, anxiety disorders, insomnia, allergies, addiction, and infertility. |
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