Please find whether your health issue is listed below. These are some of the most common conditions that I have successfully been treating with my acupuncture techniques. If your problem is not listed below, please contact me to see if I can treat it.

 

Painful Conditions

• tension, migraines, or sinus headaches (excluding serious vascular problems in the brain)
• facial pain
• neck pain (due to injury of soft tissue, a pinched nerve, or muscular tension)
• toothache or gum pain (excluding dental problems)
• jaw pain (as a part of TMJ symptoms)
• frozen shoulder (rotator cuff injuries, bursitis, tendinitis, and muscle tension)
• elbow pain (from tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow)
• wrist pain (as a part of carpal tunnel syndrome)
• pain in the fingers or palms of the hand
• lower back pain (due to soft tissue injury or muscular tension)
• minor abdominal pain
• sciatica (excluding major lumbar disc problems)
• pain in the buttocks or hip joint
• knee pain (excluding knee replacement surgeries)
• pain from cramps in the cuff muscles
• ankle joint pain
• pain from bunions (an enlargement of the joint at the base of the big toe)
• plantar fasciitis
• pain from acute arthritis
• pain from strains, sprains fractures, and dislocations after orthopedic procedures
• menstrual pain

Chronic pain is often difficult to treat regardless of the medical treatment applied. Listed below are the chronic pain conditions that can be treated by acupuncture. Even though a series of treatments is usually required, acupuncture can provide some relief. In fact, acupuncture has been commonly applied for these conditions in Japan. I have treated all of the conditions listed below with some successful results.

• pain from chronic arthritis (including rheumatoid arthritis)
• neuralgia caused by shingles (herpes zoster)
• chronic trigeminal neuralgia
• post surgery pain
• pain from terminal cancer which does not respond to morphine
• pain from fibromyalgia

 

Other abnormal sensations and movements in the body

• Bell’s palsy
• numbness in the arms, legs, fingers or toes
• tingling sensation or numbness in the fingers or toes
• pins and needles sensations
• eye twitching
• dizziness and vertigo
• nausea

 

Women’s Issues

• menstrual cramps
• missed or irregular period
• premenstrual syndromes
• infertility
• fetal malposition (breech position)
• lower back pain and other discomforts during the pregnancy
• overdue pregnancy (to induce the onset of labor)
• insufficient lactation
• menopausal symptoms

 

Abdominal problems

For acute abdominal problems, I would like you to consult me on the phone (604-736-2430) before you make a visit or see your family physician.

• constipation (excluding heavy and lasting rectal bleeding and severe abdominal pain)
• diarrhea (excluding bloody or blackish stool and localized severe abdominal pain)
• heartburn (excluding chest pain that is crushing or squeezing or any other symptoms of a heart attack)
• irritable bowel syndrome
• hemorrhoids
• minor gastric or duodenal ulser
• urinary symptoms

 

Skin Conditions

• rashes
• hives
• psoriasis (localized)
• canker sores
• styes

 

Chest and respiratory problems

• sore throat
• common cold with fever
• heart palpitation
• swollen lymph nodes (from minor infections)
• acute tonsillitis and adenoids
• laryngitis (for non-smokers and non-heavy drinkers)