Portland Five Element Acupuncture & Wellness Blog

For many people, acupuncture offers a safe and effective path toward pain reduction and restoring balance in the body, mind, and spirit. By identifying your core energetic imbalances, we can design a customized acupuncture therapy plan to restore the flow of energy and encourage healing.

Physical therapy, counseling, and acupuncture offer a more natural approach to stroke recovery. Acupuncture can support your physical, emotional, mental, and neurological recovery in a more integrated and holistic way.

Although Western medicine tends to treat goiters and swollen thyroid nodules with pharmaceutical medications or surgeries, recent evidence suggests that acupuncture, traditional Chinese herbal medicine, and nutritional therapy may also provide effective adjunctive or alternative treatment.

Hyperthyroidism can stress the body and cause symptoms such as irritability, racing heart, hand tremors, insomnia, and other concerning issues. While more comprehensive studies are needed to understand the effects of acupuncture on hyperthyroidism, existing research shows great promise.

Acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutrition, and wellness can all be part of a natural treatment program for preventing and treating spring allergies. Schedule an appointment with an acupuncturist today to learn more.

Several allergy medications are available to relieve allergy symptoms, but many of these pharmaceuticals carry unwanted side effects. However, recent studies are indicating the potential efficacy of acupuncture therapy.

Although there are several pharmaceutical options that claim to help people stop smoking, many of these carry negative side effects. Natural remedies, such as acupuncture, can offer you the support you need to quit smoking for good.

Emphysema and chronic bronchitis fall under a group of progressive lung diseases known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Emerging scientific research indicates that acupuncture and other holistic therapies may provide effective and lasting relief from COPD symptoms.