Services
Acupuncture
With a few needles placed strategically, we can change the way your body feels and regulates itself. It’s both strange and remarkable.
Our practitioners are trained in Classical acupuncture, as well as Japanese techniques, Tung’s acupuncture and in-depth treatment of musculoskeletal, and sports related injuries.
We use only single use, surgical stainless steel needles, from Seirin and DBC, some of the best in the world.
Telemedicine
We are now offering virtual consultations through our online medical portal or over the phone. This is a 30 minute Chinese medical consultation, which can include an herbal consultation, or recommendations for acupressure, moxibustion or ear seed treatments you can do at home. We can mail herbs, moxa or ear seeds to you, or if you need them right away, we can troubleshoot a way to get them to you quickly.
Herbal Medicine
East Asian herbal medicine is the most highly sophisticated form of herbology, readily available in the world today. It uses combinations of herbs that work synergistically to correct imbalances in your body, to encourage optimal function. With a history of use and development dating back over 2,500 years, it has been tested and refined through millions of cases and thousands of outcome based trials. When prescribed well, it works, that’s why it is still so widely used in many countries today.
The key is to find a practitioner, who knows how to diagnose, prescribe and modify formulas properly, and who uses only high quality herbs that are lab certified to be free of contaminants. At Elliott Acupuncture, both of our practitioners are skilled herbalists, each with over 19 years of experience, and we stock only high quality herbs from the US and Taiwan.
In order to prescribe the most effective formula, we use your symptoms, and other signs as a code to determine your pattern diagnosis, which lets us discover why you are having symptoms and treat the underlying cause. This results in more lasting results with few, if any side effects.
We carry over 50 traditional and modern formulas in easy to take capsule form, and also have a fully stocked, high quality herbal pharmacy to mix custom formulas, for more complex cases.
Cupping
Cupping is an centuries old therapy that employs suction, almost like a reverse massage, to pull out stagnation and allow new blood to move in and repair the injured area. It’s useful for long standing tight areas, with and underlying excess. If a person has more signs of deficiency, or if massage doesn’t offer lasting results, moxa may be a better option.
Massage/Tui Na
Tui Na is a traditional form of massage, that focuses on specific areas of tightness, distress or injury. We are trained in this and also sports medicine massage techniques. We often combine some tui na/massage or active movement with musculoskeletal treatments, for optimal results.
Moxibustion
Moxibustion involves the burning of the herb mugwort (moxa) directly on or near the skin. Depending on the way it is used, it can increase warmth and energy in the body or help draw heat out. We use it to soften tight muscles, reduce painful swelling after an injury or surgery, cool inflammation and hot flashes or strengthen the immune system.
We Have Successfully Treated
- acute or chronic pain
- headaches and migraines
- vertebral disc injuries and diseases
- neuropathy
- environmental allergies
- common cold and flu
- digestive issues
- low energy
- emotional strain or anxiety
- acne and skin disorders
- hormone imbalances
- menopausal symptoms
- infertility
- insomnia
- low libido
- post surgical recovery
- cancer recovery and support