The People's Acupuncture of Asheville
Personalized Acupuncture and Chinese Medicines
Established in 2008
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Pregnancy
Acupuncture can be an extremely helpful addition to any pregnancy. The ideal way to incorporate Acupuncture into a pregnancy term is to start early. There are very few points that are contraindicated to use during pregnancy and these points are drilled into every...
Back pain hip pain Sciatica
Acupuncture can be extremely helpful with back pain, hip pain and sciatica. I would say those, along with shoulder and neck pain, are some of the most common things we treat. Many people ask how we can treat something like a bulging disk or a pinched nerve. This is...
MOXA INSTRUCTIONS
Moxibustion is a technique in which a cigar-like stick of dried or charcoaled mugwort is ignited and held over particular points or areas of the body. The burning herb penetrates heat into the body to promote circulation, enhance the immune system, and support the...
Local vs. Distal Acupuncture
We get a lot of people asking questions like: "If I'm sitting in a recliner chair how can you address my back pain? Don't I have to be lying face down for that so you can needle my back?" The answer to that question is, we can treat your back pain very effectively...
Heat vs. Ice
Heat vs ice... the big question! There are many conflicting opinions on this topic and it can be very confusing! The main source of these differing opinions stems from the belief that ice reduces inflammation and pain, and is thus beneficial to injuries. For this...
Chinese Medicine and Covid-19
A lot of people have been asking us about Chinese Medicine treatments and Covid-19. As of now there has not been a lot of conclusive information as to the effectiveness of Chinese Medicine for this virus. However, during the SARS epidemic Traditional Chinese herbal...
Chinese Medicine suggestions about what to eat (and what not to eat) during the summer.
With summer well underway we wanted to share some Chinese Medicine suggestions about what to eat (and what not to eat) during the summer. From a Chinese Medicine point of view, the main organs of digestion are the paired organs of the Spleen and Stomach. The Spleen is...
How we do what we do: A brief history of the clinic and Community Acupuncture
Many of you have been curious over the years about how we are able to offer such affordable Acupuncture. I wanted to dedicate some space here to discuss a bit about community Acupuncture and our business model.