Acupuncture needles are so thin that they do not stimulate enough nerve endings to cause pain.
Suzanne Swearengen, AP, Dipl.OM, is a licensed Acupuncture Physician. She is board certified in both Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine. Her degree in Oriental Medicine was earned at the East West College of Natural Medicine.
Acupuncture has helped billions of people and has been the primary source of health care in China for more than 2,500 years.
Cupping is a form of alternative therapy by which cups are placed on the skin to create suction.
Chinese Herbal Therapy represents the highest form of medicine in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Classical Five Element Acupuncture is an ancient form of acupuncture. It relies on the laws of nature and takes into account the condition of the body.
CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is a light touch technique that releases deep seated tensions in the body to address pain and dysfunction.
Massage is generally considered part of complementary and alternative medicine.
Hypnosis is a naturally induced state of relaxed concentration - a state in which we communicate suggestions to our subconscious mind.
It is a light therapy using lasers or LEDs to improve tissue repair, reduce pain and inflammation wherever the beam is applied.
