Acupuncture in Calgary SW has been used for centuries to promote the body’s natural self-healing process and is offered at South West Massage and Wellness Centre. This form of ancient Chinese Medicine is used to help our patients restore their well-being. Acupuncture in Calgary consists of minuscule needles that are used to stimulate specific points found throughout your body, where it is meant to release the body’s blocked energy (Qi), allowing the natural flow and rhythm of this energy to return.
When your energy Qi is not balanced, your well-being is often affected. Factors such as disease, stress, anxiety, fear, poor nutrition, infections or injury all contribute to the disturbance of your energy flow. In order to re-balance your energy, our team of deft professionals will carefully utilize tiny needles placed in specific areas along these meridians to stimulate your nervous system, improve your circulation, and re-establish your body’s natural and balanced energy flow without compromising your comfort in the process.
Similar to other holistic massage treatments at South West Massage, such as hot stone and craniosacral, acupuncture will serve you as a pain remedy for various conditions that can include insomnia, anxiety and depression, stress, PTSD, migraines, muscle and joint pain, Sciatic pain, intestinal gastritis, cold and flu symptoms, women’s health, fertility, weight loss, and memory and concentration problems.
When you suffer from conditions and disorders, such as anxiety, depression, and PTSD, trying to function on a daily basis can become an excruciating hardship. To alleviate some of the most vexing symptoms of these conditions, such as nagging feelings of dread, insomnia, and extreme stress that can manifest into physical symptoms, acupuncture for anxiety and more at South West Massage can be conducive to restoring more balance within your nervous system. More so, acupuncture is also supposed to affect areas of the brain structure that produce varied symptoms of PTSD, depression and anxiety. With different techniques that can induce healing, relaxation, and relief of some of the more pressing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD, acupuncture from South West Massage is an effective solution.
Joint, muscle, and head pain can become a tedious obstruction to fully balanced health. As you get older, these specific types of pains can become more severe and more basic pain-relieving methods will be less effective. To firmly relieve the nagging joint and muscle pain, in addition to head pain that can become even more exacerbated with the emergence of migraines, acupuncture has been a historical solution. With the insertion of minuscule needles into the skin, it can release endorphins, which is the body’s natural form of pain-killing chemical, as well as stimulate the part of the brain that affects serotonin and effectively release you from the pain that may leave you encumbered. |
Many women who have experienced physical pain from a menstrual cycle can find effective relief through acupuncture from South West Massage. There is a great amount of evidence that showcases how acupuncture has become a conducive method to reduce the pain intensity of menstrual cramps and can minimize the length of the pain that is experienced during the average menstrual cycle. Acupuncture doesn’t just directly treat the painful symptoms from menstrual cycles but can also treat future pain stemming from this time of the month in the future, effectively improving women’s health for the better.
More so, acupuncture for fertility has also been associated with some improvement when it is performed before and alongside fertility treatments such as IVF.
Chronic pain, like sciatic pain, can cause stagnation in your life that seems impossible to remedy in any viable way. But at an acupuncture clinic like South West Massage, you can treat your sciatic and chronic pain and reduce the intensity of pain that can feel all-consuming. Acupuncture works to relax the tightness of muscles, improving blood circulation, regulating the nervous system, and causing the freeing of neurotransmitters that reduce pain. Because of how acupuncture works in the mind and body, it can significantly help to reduce the adverse effects of chronic pain and sciatica. |
Acupuncture for weight loss may not be a well-known alternative to reducing body weight, but it can be a practical resource. Acupuncture works to reduce weight by regulating hormone production, which may be a preventive factor in weight loss and reducing inflammation; it will give your metabolism a needed boost, reducing water retention you may have and enhancing and optimizing other bodily functions that may contribute to weight loss. While acupuncture is not a singular solution to weight loss, it is an effective technique that addresses the issues that may obstruct you from losing weight.
When a brain fog decreases your ability to concentrate on tasks for school and work, and you become more forgetful in the process, it can become a frustration that can be difficult to solve. To maintain and better your memory retention and concentration, acquire acupuncture from South West Massage. When you receive acupuncture treatment, you are placed in a state of relaxation and induced calm that improves brain response and will gives you more clarity.
When you choose to get acupuncture from South West Massage and Wellness Centre will work to treat a broad range of symptoms and conditions. Many patients have expressed feelings of calm and relaxation during the thirty minutes the needles are inserted and manipulated. We will discuss if you are feeling any discomfort or pain that you want us to focus on and begin to treat, with the intention of relieving such pain. As experts in our field, our team at South West Massage strives to give you optimal treatment with even better results. Some of the conditions and symptoms that are treated with acupuncture can include the following:
Acupuncture treatment is a very comfortable experience. We create a relaxing environment for you to rest while the acupuncture needles remain in place for between five and 30 minutes. Many patients have expressed they feel very relaxed and calm both during and after their appointment!
During your first appointment at SW Massage and Wellness Centre, we will recommend a treatment plan that will best address your particular needs based on the information we collect during your detailed assessment. No two patients receive the same treatment plan, and we take pride in providing our patients with individualized care and attention.
