Acupuncture for Women’s Health, Fertility, Stress, Mood & Pain
Are you looking for an effective, safe and holistic way to treat your health issues and be supported in living a more healthy balanced life?
Are you on a fertility journey, having difficulty conceiving, or experiencing hormonal issues with your cycle?
Are you navigating perimenopause or menopause and seeking natural relief for your symptoms?
Does your energy or mood feel out of balance? Do you hold pain or tension in your body?
Welcome! I’m a licensed and board certified acupuncturist in Arlington Massachusetts, specializing in women’s health (hormone balance, fertility, pregnancy & menopause), emotional wellness and pain relief. I help women in all stages of life feel more balanced and healthy in body, mind & spirit.
My approach is very holistic, addressing the root causes of your health issues while treating the branch or symptoms.
In practice since 2003, I enjoy helping my clients create healthy lifestyles and self-awareness while supporting them on a path of personal growth, healing and empowerment.
As a Chinese Medicine practitioner and acupuncturist, I’m trained in western sciences and anatomy so have a truly integrated approach to healing. I easily understand western diagnoses and treatments, and incorporate proven natural healing techniques with cutting-edge information on holistic health and healing to help you meet your health and wellness goals.
Acupuncture Specialties
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- Women’s health: hormone balance, menstrual cycles, energy and mood
- Reproductive health: natural fertility & IVF support
- Pregnancy, labor prep & post-partum care
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Anxiety, mood, & stress
- Energy balance
- Pain & tension patterns
- Wellness care, health maintenance and prevention
Benefits of treatment
With acupuncture, I can help you on your healing journey to have greater health and vitality, connect to your body’s wisdom, improve your energy, and even support your personal & spiritual growth. I create a quiet sacred healing space where you can fully relax and receive treatment that will:
- Help you feel rebalanced from the inside out
- Relieve pain, tension and discomfort
- Shift patterns and imbalances that lead to health issues and disease
- Balance hormones to harmonize menstrual cycles, improve fertility, support a healthy pregnancy, or journey through menopause with more ease
- Calm and reset your nervous system to help with sleep, stress, anxiety, mood, mental & emotional health
- Clear your mind to improve focus, clarity and creativity
- Release deeply held tension patterns in the body & mind
- Support immunity, optimal health, vitality and wellness
- Free up energy so you can live your inspired, authentic life
By restoring balance, harmony and connection – acupuncture can help you stay healthy and calm in today’s modern, technological, stressful world.
What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a holistic healing branch of one of the oldest practiced health care systems in the world, Traditional Chinese Medicine. It uses gentle stimulation with acupuncture needles to shift the flow of energy along acupuncture pathways and meridians. Acupuncture helps restore and maintain balance in your body, mind & spirit, supporting your body’s natural ability to heal and have optimal health and well-being.
Acupuncture sessions are all personalized and may include:
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- Acupuncture
- Moxibustion heat therapy
- TDP Infrared mineral heat lamp
- Electroacupuncture
- Essential oils on acupoints
- Tuning forks on acupoints
- Herb & supplement recommendations
- Health coaching conversations
- Self-care recommendations
Acupuncture is a holistic & comprehensive health care modality
- Acupuncture is safe, effective and virtually free of side effects
- Acupuncture stimulates the body’s own healing capabilities
- It treats the underlying cause of pain or illness, as well as the symptoms
- Is effective in preventing illness and promoting well-being
- Supports health on all levels by treating the body, mind and spirit
- Is easily incorporated into your existing health care practices
- Has been tested in many clinical trials and found to be an effective treatment
- Acupuncture promotes the relaxation response and calms the nervous system
- Acupuncture stimulates the release of endorphins and other chemicals in the brain related to pain relief and positive mood
- It stimulates your immune system to combat illness, fight infection and reduce inflammation
- Regulates various body functions such as digestion and sleep
FAQ’s About Acupuncture Treatment
Acupuncture is very gentle and relaxing, in addition to being very effective. Many people enjoy acupuncture so much that it becomes part of their regular health care, and they turn to it for many health concerns and for stress relief.
How Does Acupuncture Work? Chinese Medicine theory is based on the principle that your body is designed to be in a good state of health and balance, but there are times when it needs outside assistance. An acupuncturist uses tiny needles to help direct the flow of qi (vital energy) in your body so that your pain and symptoms resolve and your body returns to its regular state of balance. Acupuncture can treat a wide range of issues from minor health complaints, muscular-skeletal pain, chronic illness, emotional health as well as support you in reaching your health and wellness goals.
Chinese Medicine is truly holistic because it sees all the systems of the body as connected. For example, an acupuncturist understands that your poor digestion and sinus congestion may be related, and can treat both simultaneously. The physical, mental, emotional, spirit and environment are seen as inter-connected. Health issues can be related to unresolved emotions, an old injury or trauma, a challenging environment (such as relationship, work or living situation), diet, lifestyle and more. Finding the root cause of the imbalance and creating shifts on that level is one of the goals.
What Happens During a Session? At your first visit, we’ll take time to go over your health history and talk about all the areas of your health you would like to address. I’ll develop a diagnosis and treatment after this consultation. For the treatment, you will lie down on a comfortable treatment table fully clothed or covered. I may feel your pulse, look at your tongue and palpate some points on your body. You’ll receive the treatment and may have heat added to some points, your belly or feet. You’ll rest comfortably while the needles are in. After the session we’ll review the treatment plan and you may receive some dietary or lifestyle advice to enhance the treatment.
What Does Acupuncture Feel Like? The needles used are thin, solid, stainless steel needles that are sterile and single-use. Needle insertion may be unnoticeable or feel like a small pinch. After insertion, sensations such as warmth, tingling, or fullness may be felt at the site of the needle or elsewhere in the body. These are sensations of the qi or energy moving in your body. Most people feel a deep sense of relaxation and may fall asleep. After the treatment you may feel calm, relaxed, balanced or even energized.
How Many Treatments Will I Need? Based on your individual history, I’ll create a treatment plan and recommend a course of treatment for you. This will vary depending on how severe the issue is, how long you have had symptoms, and your overall health, energy and commitment to healing. A minimum of four treatments is recommended; eight to ten treatments is an average course. Many people begin to see results in just a few treatments; others require more for full resolution of symptoms. Treatments may be scheduled weekly or less often depending on the condition. As symptoms improve, fewer visits are needed. After the main health issues are addressed, many people choose to include acupuncture as a regular part of their regular health care plan, coming bi-weekly, monthly or seasonally.
How Do I Know Treatment is Working? You will know treatment is working because you feel better! At first your symptoms may change by becoming less intense or less frequent. You may also notice positive changes in other areas of your health including better sleep, improved digestion, more energy, fewer colds or illnesses, better stress management, and a general sense of well-being. Usually within the first 4 treatments you will have noticeable changes, but an average of 8-10 sessions is needed for optimal results. If needed, you will receive recommendations for further treatment such as herbs, energy healing or holistic life coaching to address underlying issues. You may receive a referral to an outside provider (MD, physical therapist or other provider) to supplement the treatment plan.
What Training Do Acupuncturists Have? Acupuncturists are licensed health care providers in the state of Massachusetts, are graduates of accredited acupuncture schools that include rigorous western and Chinese medical training (~2000 hours) equivalent to a master’s degree, and must pass national board exams to become board certified by the NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine). This extensive training allows success in treatment of complex health issues, as well as pain conditions.
Schedule Your Appointment
Please reach out if you have any questions or are ready to schedule an appointment. I’d love to support you on your journey to greater health & wellness.
Contact
Online scheduling is available for current clients only.
New clients please email Lisa@DavisSquareAcupuncture.com to schedule an appointment or for more information.
I look forward to working with you!
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