Acupuncture has been used for over 4000 years to help people heal
Acupuncture helps to alleviate pain, reduces stress, and engages your body’s natural healing response.
The goal of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is to discover the root cause of illness or pain and help bring your body back to balance. Acupuncture is a therapeutic modality within TCM that uses needles or an electric current to stimulate acupuncture points in your body. These treatments address imbalances that arise from physical and emotional stress, nutritional deficiencies, infection, or injury.
Using very fine, one-use-only, sterile stainless needles, acupuncturists aim to correct the flow of energy in the body by stimulating several acupoints. Officially, there are 409 acupuncture points on the body!
Acupuncture stimulates your body’s own healing. Acupuncture is deeply relaxing and many people rest or sleep during their treatment.
Acupuncture can help with so many health conditions!
- Chronic Pelvic pain
- Hormonal symptoms such as PMS, hot flashes or painful periods
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Infertility or irregular menstrual cycles
- Depression, anxiety, stress management, sense of overwhelm, PTSD
- Postpartum depression or anxiety
- Poor sleep
- Recurrent headaches & migraines
- Chronic constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain and GERD
- Painful scar tissue
- Overuse injuries such as carpal tunnel or plantar fasciitis
Our skilled Acupuncturists will get to know your treatment goals, assess your needs, and develop a treatment plan to restore health and function to the body. Acupuncture can calm your mind and heal your body. Whether it’s for relaxation or rehabilitation, our experienced acupuncture team will customize each treatment based on your goals.
Our therapists are members of the Nova Scotia Association of Acupuncturists and the Association of Doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Registered Acupuncturists of Canada.
How does acupuncture work?
Acupuncture works by engaging your body’s natural healing response. Recently, scientists have studies acupuncture to better understand how it helps us heal. They found that acupuncture reduces inflammation, improves circulation, decreases pain, releases endorphins, increases tissue healing, and balances hormones.
Our team combines the best of ancient knowledge and modern science to help you reach your health goals. We offer acupuncture, electroacupuncture, fire cupping, and moxibustion.
Dedication to Sensitive Practice
The Pelvic Health Clinic strives to foster an environment where clients feel safe and supported. To help you feel safe and avoid possible triggers, we ask that you discuss with your physical therapist how they might make you feel more comfortable and better supported during assessment and treatment.