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ACUPUNCTURE
ORIENTAL MEDICINE
Offered by Kenny Hwang, L.A.c. O.MD. PhD
Now Accepting
Most Insurances
Fees
Consultation and Acupuncture Treatment $100 plus cost of herbs
*Series of 5 (20% off) $400 plus cost of herbs
*Series of 10 (30% off) $700 plus cost of herbs
Follow-Up Acupuncture Treatment $80 plus the cost herbs
Herbal Consultation Only $80 plus cost of herbs
Cupping $60
What is Acupuncture?
The basic idea behind acupuncture is that the insertion of very fine needles into points along the meridians can
rebalance bodily disharmony. The action of the needles affects the “Qi and Blood” in the substances and organs. The needles
can reduce what is excessive, increase what is deficient. Warm what is cold, cool what is hot, circulate what is stagnant,
move what is congealed, stabilize what is reckless, raise what is falling, and lower what is rising. Each acupuncture point
has a defined therapeutic action. The physician chooses to work on those points that are most appropriate for treating a
particular individual’s pattern of disharmony. A typical treatment entails the insertion of five to fifteen needles,
Acupuncture needles are made of stainless steel, are hair like thinness, and produce relatively little pain when inserted.
Acupuncture treats to strengthen the physical condition, prevent or modify the perception of pain or to normalize
physiological functions, including pan control, for the treatment of certain diseases or dysfunction of the body and
includes the techniques of electro-acupuncture, cupping and moxibustion.
Potential Benefits of Acupuncture
Painless and drugless relief of the presenting symptoms and improved balance of bodily energies which may lead
to prevention or elimination of the presenting problem. Absence of serious side effects.
Is Acupuncture Safe?
Commonly treated Conditions
. Alcohol & Smoking dependence .Sciatica
. High blood pressure . Constipation / Diarrhea
. Allergies / Asthma . Sexual dysfunction/Impotence
. Immune system deficiency . Colds / Flu
. Anxiety / Depression & Fatigue . Skin problems / Shingles
. Infertility . Cough / Bronchitis
. Arthritis / Joint problems . Stress / Tension & Depression
. Neck pain & Shoulder pain . Gynecological disorders
. Back pain & Knee pain . Stress / Tension & Depression
. Numbness / Poor circulation . Headache / Migraine
. Bladder / Kidney problems . Tendonitis
. Pre-Menstrual Syndrome . Weight loss
. Childhood illnesses / Infections .TMJ / Jaw Pain
...and many more
One of the great advantages of acupuncture is the absence of serious side effects. Needles generally cause no bleeding on
entry or removal, and are either the one time disposable kind or sterilized under meticulous conditions. There is minimal risk
of organ or blood vessel penetration.
Chinese Herbology - The Art Of Healing
If Acupuncture is little known, Chinese Herbology is almost unknown in the West. This has led to the widespread
misconception that acupuncture constitutes all of Chinese medicine. In fact, the science of herbs is central to Chinese medicine.
During the last two millennia many more books have been devoted to herbology that to acupuncture. And while Chinese
physicians tend to practice both medical techniques, physicians who practice only herbs are more numerous than those
who practice only with acupuncture. Traditional Chinese Herbology usually define each entry in terms of how the various herbs
and their combinations affect imbalance of the body. The twentieth-century pharmacopoeias also describe how the substances
are understood in terms of modern pharmacology, citing active compounds, and detectable, biochemical effects on
microorganisms, animals, and humans. After distinguishing a particular pattern of disharmony in a patient, the practitioner
of the Traditional Chinese medicine usually chooses a prescription from a repertoire of some 500 common classical
prescriptions that can rebalance various disharmony. These prescriptions are learned from the great clinical manuals that
exist alongside the pharmacopoeias. Thus the physician is armed with knowledge that has been tested over the past centuries
of Chinese medical history.
Herbs are seldom used singly: they are usually combined in prescriptions containing five to fifteen substances. the dosages
average three to fifteen grams per herbs, most commonly, Herbs are decocted into drink, but pills, powders, tinctures, and poultices
are also widely used. Because every patients body is unique, the physical begins with a general prescription as delineated in the classical
texts, and then adjusts the mixture to the patient by adding or deleting various herbs of by manipulating the dosages of the compounds
to fit the precise disharmony.
Does It Work?
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE can be considered an art, and it can claim to be a science. The important question to
ask about a medical practice is : DOES IT WORK?
Is Chinese medicine just an interesting philosophical curiosity or is it a viable system of healing? Can it treat what
the West defines as real diseases? And can Western science measure its results and appreciate its value?
Because of the unique history of modern China, traditional medicine has been the subject of comprehensive study and
testing over the past thirty years. To answer that question, the Chinese performed thousands of experiments and clinical
studies during the fifties. The result was that in 1958 the Central Committee decided to give traditional and modern
medicine equal respect and place in China.
Our purpose is to help as many people as we can with our care.
A.Serenity ~ 1370 Rosecrans St. Suite C ~ San Diego, CA 92106 ~ 858.531.4600
