About Treatment
Oak Bay Victoria BC
As a Registered Acupuncturist since 2015, my practice uses a combination of acupuncture, cupping, massage, and other TCM modalities to help people relax and manage a variety of health concerns relating to pain, mobility, stress and anxiety.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture uses super-thin needles to stimulate key points in the body, commonly located along planes of connective tissue where structures meet. Activation of these points sends messages to the brain and therefore the whole body. This can have an effect on both the immediate area and further areas through the body’s interconnected network of fascia, connective tissue, blood vessels, and nerves. Acupuncture can provide long-lasting, drug-free relief from pain, stress, and many internal disorders.
Cupping
Cupping uses plastic, glass or silicone cups to create a vacuum against the skin that gently pulls soft tissue away from the body. Similar to massage, cupping stimulates pressure receptors, moving and relaxing connective tissues, but improves circulation faster to muscles, joints and skin. Cups can stay in one place or be slid along muscles or meridians. Consider it like an inverse massage, pulling tissue away instead of pressing it into the body.
Massage
Alongside acupuncture, I incorporate over a decade of experience in relaxation massage. Relaxing muscles before acupuncture helps identify what areas are most restricted, making treatments more specific to your body. Spots that feel good with deep pressure tend to respond well to direct acupuncture, versus spots that are sensitive to light pressure are better treated using acupuncture points further away on the same channel. Massage also increases circulation, making the body more receptive to acupuncture treatment overall.
TCM
TCM stands for Traditional Chinese Medicine and is a combination of techniques, including acupuncture, for preventative and reparative healthcare.
TCM recognizes that a health condition is rarely just one symptom and aims to treat patients holistically. In TCM, health history is examined for patterns to relieve not only the main complaint, but also address the whole system and root cause. Treatments are also tailored to your individual body instead of treating every person with a given ailment as the same.
Treatment Focuses
Migraines & Headaches
Acupuncture can treat migraine pain and headaches as effectively as (or even better than) pain medication — in as little as one appointment — without drug side effects.
Neck & Shoulder Pain
Acupuncture can relieve stress, tension and pain in the neck and shoulders as a result of long hours of sedentary desk work, home renos, hobbies, and sports.
Nerve Pain & Neuropathy
Acupuncture can reduce pain, tingling, numbness, and other annoying or uncomfortable sensations that result from pinched nerves and peripheral neuropathy.
Hypermobility
Acupuncture and cupping massage can ease the muscle tension, inflammation and pain associated with hyper-mobile joints.
Anxiety & Depression
Acupuncture can help with symptoms of anxiety and depression through resetting the nervous system’s response and improving the body’s ability to cope with stress.
ICBC Injury Claims
Acupuncture can aid in recovery from vehicle accidents — from stress and PTSD to pinched nerves and pain. Upon approval of your injury claim, I direct bill to ICBC.
Clinic Location
Vitality Treatment Centre
#302 – 1842 Oak Bay Avenue
Victoria, BC, Canada
Availability
Sundays 1:00–7:30pm
Mon–Thursdays 2:30–8:30pm
Rates
Initial Visit from $140
Followups from $70
Coverage
Acupuncture is covered by MSP and most extended health plans. I offer direct billing to selected health plans and ICBC.