What is Moxibustion and how does it work?
 Moxibustion has very long history as Acupuncture in China. It is another main therapy included in Acupuncture category. It is a form of heat therapy using dry plant materials called "moxa" warming near at the surface of skin.. In general, it is a soothing technique has wealth of health benefits. It can be used alone as an adjunct to regular acupuncture sessions.
The intention is to warm and invigorate the flow of Qi (positive energy) in body and dispel certain pathogenic influences. Like all traditional Chinese treatments, the goal of moxibustion is to bring the body into balance and ensure a consistent flow of Qi.
 
What moxibustion can treat?

• Hypothyroidism ●Cold and flu strains ●Fluid retention ●Lowered immunity

      ●Chronic Pain syndrome ●Fatigue ●Digestive problems ●Insomnia 
        ●Depression and low mood ●Low energy level ●Wellness purpose and etc
 
Example Moxitustion treatment plan:
Treatment: 2 treatments per week for 5 weeks.
Restorative: 1 treatment per week for 8 weeks
Wellness care: 10 treatments per year.

More information: https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/moxibustion

Myopia -----how acupuncture helps
Myopia  is one of the common health issues that happen in the youth stages. We call it as ---Pseudo-myopia. It is due to the regulation of tension, or even paralyzed functional myopia. School-age children or adolescents usually have to take longer time to read a book or computer, this is because the muscle around the eye area cramping or spasms can occur, as well as affect their vision. Sometimes our kid read books have to squint or look at the book very closely this can cause the problem to be even worse. This may lead to adjustment of tension and paralysis, depending on the distant objects, manifesting as myopia.
Acupuncturists can help treat this type of myopia. Usually, one to three courses of treatment can restore normal vision. The treatment achieves a satisfactory therapeutic effect by stimulating the meridians of related meridians.

 By Misha Cohen, OMD, LAc
Chronic sinusitis affects over 37 million Americans a year. It is the most common chronic condition in the United States today.
The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery describes chronic sinusitis as "a prolonged sinus infection; one that usually lasts for more than three months ... when you breathe in through your nose, the sinuses (which are air-filled) act like a filter, which creates mucus. If your sinus pathways do not properly drain, your sinuses can become 'diseased.' This can result in difficulty breathing through your nose, facial pain, and blockage of the sinuses among other symptoms. A sinusitis condition can interfere with one's lifestyle because of the constant pain and discomfort ... generally, a sinusitis condition will last more than 10 days and could also cause a discharge of thick yellow/green mucus, nasal congestion, and facial pain/pressure. There is no known 'cure' for chronic sinusitis. The right treatment can help resolve a current infection, but there are no guarantees that the infection won't return."

References: www.acupuncture.com

We offer the Acupuncture treatment not only for the syndrome you already have, we also have sinus wellness treatment available to decrease the chance of sinus issue reccurring.

Again, the idea of Traditional Chinese Medicine is focused on the prevent it then treat it.

Acupuncture can relieve wrist pain, and researchers have tracked the brain and nervous system changes that may help explain why.
Scientists randomized 80 people with mild or moderate carpal tunnel syndrome — pain caused by nerve compression at the wrist — to one of three groups. The first received acupuncture at the wrist and ankle. The second got acupuncture at the wrist alone. And the third received sham acupuncture, using “fake” needles near the affected wrist, as a placebo. Using functional M.R.I. and nerve conduction tests before and after the procedures, they measured the effect on brain and nerves.
All three groups found relief from pain, but both of the true acupuncture groups showed measurable physiological improvements in pain centers in the brain and nerves, while sham acupuncture did not produce such changes. Improvement in brain measures predicted greater pain relief three months after the tests, a long-term effect that placebo did not provide. The study is in Brain.
“What’s really interesting here is that we’re evaluating acupuncture using objective outcomes,” said the senior author, Vitaly Napadow, a researcher at Harvard. Sham acupuncture was good at relieving pain temporarily, he said, but true acupuncture had objective physiological — and enduring — effects.
“Acupuncture is a safe, low-risk, low side-effect intervention,” he continued. “It’s perfect for a first-line approach, and it’s something patients should consider before trying more invasive procedures like surgery.”

From NEW YORK TIMES By NICHOLAS BAKALAR MARCH 2, 2017