Offerings

Auricular Therapy: Auricular therapy is a system of diagnosis and treatment focused on the ear with stimulation of the many acupoints on the front and back of the outer ear. Due to its unique embryologic origin, the ear allows access to a neurovascular system which closely connects to the central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord. This, along with other proposed mechanisms suggest potential communication with the entire body. Specifically, in the ear, there is surface level access to the vagus nerve, a master regulator of the autonomic nervous system.  Western medicine has also recognized the potential of the ear in therapy and auricular vagus nerve stimulators (aVNS) are being successfully used to treat certain neurologic, mental, cardiovascular disorders as well as long COVID. Auricular therapy with acupuncture needles, is a flexible, easy, and safe way to treat these disorders along with many others. Given its quick, effective, and also well-researched nature, auricular acupuncture is frequently used in military and veteran’s settings, addiction treatment centers, and community group settings.  Additionally, the use of semi-permanent needles or ear seeds allows patients the ability to “take the treatment home with them” and extend the duration of auricular stimulation. I use auricular therapy as part of many of my treatments, but it can also be used as a stand-alone treatment for people who are sensitive to needles elsewhere, who have limited time, or who need need multiple treatments in a week. 

SAAT: Soliman Auricular Allergy Treatment is an effective technique for many people to attenuate the symptoms of allergies for significant durations of time. Alpha-Gal allergy has been successfully improved by this technique and MCAS patients have also shown improvement. Western medicine techniques to do so are often complicated, expensive, and not always successful. SAAT may need as little as one treatment and one needle to result in improvement or long term lessening of symptoms. Additional treatments or needles may be necessary depending on the number of allergies and/or concomittant conditions. It can be used for the treatment of all types of allergies including to the environment, food, medications, and toxins.

Neuro-acupuncture:Neuro-acupuncture is a modern acupuncture technique which integrates acupuncture with contemporary neuroscience. Neuro-Acupuncture is based on the latest scientific understanding of brain area functioning and neuroplasticity. Neuro-Acupuncture is extremely safe and effective. It requires very few needles and effects are often seen with the first treatment. As simple as the techniques may appear, they can be effective in neurological conditions where Western medicine has little left to offer with regards to regaining function and quality of life. It is effectively used for post-stroke recovery, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s Disease, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, phantom pain, PTSD, autism, anxiety, and pain. I have trained under Drs. Jason and Linda Hao, founders of the Neuro-Acupuncture Institute.

Neuro-Meridian Integrative Acupuncture:Neuro-Meridian Integrative Acupuncture is a approach to acupuncture theory and treatment developed by Dr. Poney Chiang that integrates the ancient classical description of the acupuncture channels of the body with a modern neuro-anatomical understanding of the central and peripheral nervous systems. This leads to precise and targeted treatments of neurological conditions and neuro-muscular pain. Electro-acupuncture is used for neuromodulation to affect the way that nerves carry information, thereby improving the sensory and motor function.

Acupuncture Injection Therapy (AIT) is an effective technique that combines acupuncture with the injection of substances into specific acupuncture points for therapeutic purposes, often pain management in musculoskeletal conditions or nutritional deficiencies. Injected substances may include vitamins or ultra-high dilution remedies. It can be used in combination with acupuncture when the desired therapeutic effect cannot be achieved or cannot be achieved in the desired time frame solely through traditional techniques. 

Moxibustion: Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese Medicine therapy that involves the burning of the dried herb of the plant Artmesia Vulgaris or Artmesia Argyi on or near the skin. Without burning the skin, the intention is to warm and improve the flow of Qi in the area and to activate the acupuncture point. It is often combined with acupuncture or acupressure. (The word moxa is derived from the Japanese term “moe kusa” meaning “burning herb”.)

Cupping and Gua Sha: Cupping and Gua Sha are traditional Chinese Medicine techniques that are becoming more and more common in modern medical settings because of their effectiveness at treating muscular and myofascial pain. Cupping uses vacuum action while Gua Sha uses a gentle “scraping” (without breaking skin) of the superficial tissues. Both of these techniques contribute to healing through improved Qi and blood flow and tissue movement, enhancing both detoxification and healthy nourishment of an injured or painful area.

Electroacupuncture: Electroacupuncture is a modern adjunctive technique to traditional acupuncture. It combines traditional acupuncture point needling with electrotherapeutic stimulation. By attaching leads from an electrostimulator to acupuncture needles, we are able to use low electric current to enhance the effects of the needles. Studies have found that in some conditions, electrostimulation can result in faster, more effective, and longer-lasting therapeutic effects. It is often used in musculoskeletal applications, but may also be applied in internal medicine and neurological conditions. It is embraced in the Medical Acupuncture model as it can be modulated according to the desired neuroanatomical effect.