Acupuncture For Stress & Anxiety
Tracie Smith, Acupuncturist
This pandemic seems to be lingering and we’re in year 2 of managing the uncertainty of COVID. Stress and anxiety are still high, but there are some non-medicine ways to support calm. Acupuncture for stress and anxiety has been used for hundreds of years!
Acupuncture sessions can assist with getting out of that “stuck” feeling. In fact, acupuncture can help with triggering those “feel good” emotions! According to Traditional Chinese medicine, our emotions directly affect the functioning of our body systems. Therefore, when a person is stressed or anxious, the body may react with neck and shoulder tension, upset stomach, headaches and poor sleep (to name a few). It is common for people undergoing stress to experience the following:
- Digestive issues: upset stomach, diarrhea, nausea, constipation
- Tightness in the chest, chest discomfort, heart rate changes
- Sleep disorders
- Loss of sexual desire or ease of sexual function
- Lower immune system and ease of catching colds or seasonal illness
- Teeth grinding, lock jaw
- Neck & shoulder tension or sore/tender muscles
- Overthinking and constant worry
- Disorganization and forgetfulness
Acupuncture for stress and anxiety has been to release stress and tension out of the body and mind. Naturopathic Living Solutions has a registered acupuncturist who offers meridian head massage with an acupuncture care. An acupuncture care for stress and anxiety with this meridian head massage has been known to assist with sleep disorders related to stress and tension. There are specific points related to the digestive system as well. With a combination of gentle and firm pressure techniques, this meridian head massage can may help support the immune system, ease migraine or headache pain, lower blood pressure, regulate hormones, support circulation to your head and neck, and promote those “feel good” emotions.
It is recommended that this meridian head massage to be performed in combination with your acupuncture care for stress and anxiety; a full “head to toe” body session. The effectiveness of both needles and head massage will be supported .