Can Acupuncture Help with Hypo/Hyperthyroidism?

Yes & Yes!!

Acupuncture & other modalities of treatment within Oriental Medicine can work wonders for those suffering from Hypo/Hyperthyroidism.

How? Both of these conditions have various symptoms associated with them. Acupuncture & especially Chinese herbs, greatly reduces or can eliminate a lot of these symptoms. In both it can level out the TSH, T3 & T4 hormones. If you have the extremes of these conditions, Hashimoto's Disease or Grave's Disease, treatment is just as beneficial!!

In hypothyroidism/Hashimoto's it treats:

Increased sensitivity to cold

Constipation

Dry skin

Unexplained weight gain

Puffy face

Hoarseness of the voice

Muscle weakness

Elevated blood cholesterol level

Muscle aches, tenderness and stiffness

Pain, stiffness or swelling in your joints

Heavier than normal or irregular menstrual periods

Thinning hair, fine or brittle

Slowed heart rate

Depression

Impaired memory

In hyperthyroidism/Grave's it treats:

Sudden weight loss, even when your appetite and the amount and type of food you eat

remain the same or even increase

Rapid heartbeat (tachycardia) — commonly more than 100 beats a minute — irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) or pounding of your heart (palpitations)

Increased appetite

Nervousness, anxiety and irritability

Tremor — usually a fine trembling in your hands and fingers

Sweating

Changes in menstrual patterns

Increased sensitivity to heat

Changes in bowel patterns, especially more frequent bowel movements

An enlarged thyroid gland (goiter), which may appear as a  swelling at the base of your neck

Fatigue, muscle weakness

Difficulty sleeping

Skin thinning

Fine, brittle hair

With consistant treatment we may even be able to reduce medication as well as eliminate symptoms!! With no side-effects!! There's one result, getting better!!

So what is acupuncture?

Acupuncture is the art of inserting fine needles into points throughout the body to balance the bodies vital energy, or Qi. When you get sick, go through physical or emotional trauma, the body's Qi becomes imbalanced. Acupuncture allows the body to heal itself through balancing Qi. Returning the body to normal homeostasis. 

What does this mean in English? When a needle is inserted into the body the first two reactions your body takes are your immune system activates because a foreign object just entered the body. This will send anti-inflammatory properties to the site of the needle. The other system that activates because nerves sense the needle, is the parasympathetic nervous system, the system that controls all involuntary actions in the body. Sleep/wake cycles, digestion, hormone regulation, nerve impulse regulation, circulation, etc. When we activate this system the body naturally controls any function that is over or under active. Certain hormones and other chemicals can be tested before and after acupuncture to prove this.

Acupuncture does work and can change people's lives!!

Are You Suffering From Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Acupuncture & other modalities of treatment within Oriental Medicine can work wonders for those suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis.

It can reduce pain, reduce flares, slow the progression of the disease, help keep muscle tone and in some cases, as the condition improves, one can even lower medication doses after discussion with your doctor.

Whole Health Acupunctures Services & Specializations

Whole Health Acupuncture specializes in treating:

Auto-Immune Disorders - Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hypo/Hyperthyroidism

Neurological Disorders - Multiple Sclerosis, Neuropathy's

Metabolic Disorders - Diabetes, PCOS

Psycho-Emotional Disorders - Anxiety/Depression, Bipolar, PTSD

Sexual Dysfunction - Erectile Dysfunction, Pre-Mature Ejactulation, Low Libido

Pain - Chronic or Acute, Knee, Back, Shoulder, Carpal Tunnel

I've only listed a few examples of conditions that fall within these disorders. And if you don't see something that your suffering from listed, I can treat it too!! Contact me & we will discuss it.

Whole Health Acupunctures services include:

Acupuncture

Chinese Herbology

Cupping

Moxibustion

Body Work

Nutritional Guidence

Whole Health Acupuncture offers discounts to:

Seniors

Military (Active or Inactive)

Musicians

Students