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Unique Style of Acupuncture
Treatment
At the Acupuncture Longevity Clinic we use a unique style of acupuncture that involves extremely
effective selection of neurovascular nodes mentioned in ancient acupuncture texts.
We find results are obtained
using this unique style of treatment where other medical treatments, including acupuncture and other forms of alternative
medicine, have not been successful. Often pain conditions are relieved within one minute after insertion.
This
unique style of acupuncture, along with almost 20 years of evidence-based clinical experience, is why we are considered specialists
in orthopedic acupuncture and pain relief.
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Meet the Physician
Pamela Miller,
is a licensed acupuncture physician both in California and Colorado, a Diplomate of Homeopathy, a Qualified Medical Examiner
and she has a Masters degree in Oriental Medicine. In practice since 1989, the Acupuncture Longevity Clinic was started to
treat and educate people to help them live a long, beautiful, and healthy life.
Where does bad health come from? What is the cause of disease?
"All diseases originate from
the envionmental conditions of wind, rain, cold, and heat; from seasonal changes; excess joy and anger; from what one drinks
and eats; the conditions of one's residence; and by incessant worry and sudden fear."
--Yellow
Emperor's Internal Classic of Internal Medicine
(Huangdi Neijing, 300
BC)
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What
We Treat
We are pain relief specialists. We treat workers' compensation and industrial injury. We provide
pain relief from car accidents, arthritis, sports, and other injuries.
Illness is a symptom of lack of flow within
the organ systems. Acupuncture increases blood circulation to facilitate healing.
Symptoms are alleviated AND the
body is in a healthier, more balanced state after a series of acupuncture treatments.
Problems of infertility /
fertility, workers' compensation injury, pain, asthma, gall stones, allergies, and other internal conditions are treated.
Besides the IVF treatment, a pre-natal and post-natal sequence is also offered.
Emotional situations such as
grief, depression, anxiety, anger have a physical presence in the body and can be eased.
All conditions involving
pain, such as back pain, sprained ankle, migraines, achilles heel, etc. are effectively treated with this style of acupuncture.
Patients may also benefit from highly specific and effective Chinese herbs, which are also offered by the clinic.
An herbal prescription often completes the health picture, and can have a long-lasting and profound effect (see herbal medicine
link above).
Weight-loss involves consideration of psycho/social/physical conditions. There are no valid scientific
studies confirming that acupuncture alone is an effective modality for weight-loss. We treat with diet, herbal formulas, improved
digestion, and lifestyle counseling. Each patient is considered and treated as an individual.
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How Does
Acupuncture Work?
Studies of acupuncture and Chinese Medicine have found that acupuncture points have
a unique physiological structure, often containing many more cells than other areas, as well as different types of cells in
high concentration.
Stimulation of an acupuncture site by insertion initially stimulates the circulatory system,
lymphatic system, and the nervous system.
Afferent nerves of the sympathetic nervous system excite electrical impulses
to travel to the dorsal horn of the spinal column, proceed through the dorsal loop to the ventral side of the spinal cord.
Impulses then travel up the spinal cord to the brain. Some impulses go up to the cerebellum, allowing you to experience
tactile sensations. The mid-brain and the brain stem are also stimulated.
The hypothalamus-pituitary gland stimulates
the release of various neurotransmitters, enkephalins, endorphins, bradykinin, and serotonin. This produces a feeling of well-being,
relaxation, relief from depression, and produces a strengthened immune response and balances circulation.
The
receptor sites along the spine are now occupied. The impulses of pain cannot communicate to the brain when this happens and
pain is alleviated.
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