… relieving stress and pain one needle at a time …
Laureen Macintosh – Calgary Acupuncturist
… relieving stress and pain one needle at a time …
Are you feeling “stressed out”? The stressors of daily life (commuting, finding parking or dealing with overcrowded public transit, work …
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Headaches are, quite literally, a pain in the head. They can range in intensity from mildly annoying to debilitating. As …
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Read MoreAcupuncture is the manual therapy most easily associated with traditional Chinese Medicine. In acupuncture, specific points on the body are stimulated by inserting a thin, sterile needle into the point.
Cupping therapy is a manual therapy that uses cups to create a vacuum. The negative pressure acts to stretch the underlying muscles and fascia tissues to relieve adhesions. It also improves local blood flow.
Gua sha, or Graston, is a scraping technique that breaks up adhesions in muscle, tendon and fascia. It greatly increases local blood flow.
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