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Acupuncture NYC
Using acupuncture, we prompt your body’s intelligence to restore balance.
Our board certified acupuncturists determine each individual patient’s needs and then creates a customized plan, while being mindful of where Western medicine would be useful as well.
Getting to the root of your symptoms
Each of the acupuncture points act as a gate—sending energetic information electromagnetically via the fascia deep into the body. Explore some of the ways acupuncture works below:
- Promotes Healing
- Offering a small electrical prompt to the body to restore homeostasis & balance.
- Releases Blockage
- Releasing areas of blocked Qi which stimulates organ function & promotes health.
- Improves Circulation
- Promoting circulation in the body improves function where needed.
- Decreases Pain
- Acting as a natural analgesic, acupuncture interrupts pain signaling.
- Balances Body Chemistry
- Influencing the body’s biochemical responses via the nervous system.
- Reduces Inflammation
- Reducing proinflammatory markers, or proteins, in the body
The science behind acupuncture
Acupuncture originated in China around 3,500 years ago and remains one of the oldest, most commonly used systems of healing in the world. These days, science can explain its effectiveness.
Chinese medicine is energy medicine
The term energy medicine refers to the wide range of healing modalities used to diagnose and treat illness by manipulating the energy—the vital life force referred to as “qi” in traditional Chinese medicine—that pulses through the cells of our bodies. As Jill Blakeway explains in her book Energy Medicine, acupuncture is one of the oldest forms of energy healing and at Yinova we practice it in a thoroughly modern way.
The Acupuncture Ecosystem
Acupuncture
Acupuncture points are chosen according to your specific diagnosis. Once the needles are in, most of our patients feel a sense of deep relaxation & even sleepiness!
Cupping
Cupping feels like massage (only, in reverse!). By gently pulling the muscles and fascia upwards, it draws toxins to the surface of the skin where the immune system is better able to eliminate them.
Moxibustion
Ai Ye is an herb used to warm and stimulate acupuncture points through a process called moxibustion. It improves circulation to relieve pain, boosts energy, and is used to warm the uterus to treat some types of infertility. We even use it to encourage breech babies to turn.
Gua Sha
Gua Sha improves local circulation and breaks up scar tissue or adhesions in the muscles and connective tissue. It is also a great adjunctive technique for treating respiratory conditions.
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Acupuncture for Infertility
Our team has been trained by Yinova’s founder Dr. Jill Blakeway, author of Making Babies, to enhance fertility with acupuncture, Chinese herbs and specialized fertility massage. We aim to optimize your ability to conceive either naturally or by working in conjunction with your doctor.
Acupuncture for Hormonal Imbalances
Hormone imbalances can cause symptoms such as anxiety & depression, insomnia, irregular menses, weight gain, acne, hot flashes, menstrual cramps, PMS, fatigue, low libido and infertility. Chinese medicine can bring your hormones back into balance.
Learn more about acupuncture and how it can support women’s reproductive health.
Acupuncture for Aches & Pains
Acting as a natural analgesic, acupuncture interrupts pain signaling, relieves spasms and reduces inflammation making it an effective way to manage pain.
Acupuncture for Mental Health
Studies have shown that acupuncture can alter brain chemistry, increasing the production of serotonin and endorphins. Stimulating specific acupuncture points has also been shown to promote relaxation by reducing our sensitivity to pain and stress.
Learn more about acupuncture can be used in treatment of major depressive disorder.
Acupuncture for Digestive Problems
Chinese medicine has been used for thousands of years to treat chronic digestive issues such as acid reflux, bloating, gas, constipation and loose stools. Modern research has found that it works by normalizing peristalsis and reducing inflammation in the digestive tract.
Learn more about how acupuncture can help with vomiting and nausea.
Acupuncture for Pregnancy Complaints
Acupuncture is a safe & gentle way to optimize your health during your pregnancy. From preventing some types of miscarriage to relieving pain, nausea, constipation, and preparing you for labor and delivery, our skilled practitioners will safely help you through any stage of your pregnancy.
Learn more about using acupuncture to help with vomiting in early pregnancy.
Acupuncture for Postpartum Health
For new Moms we offer gentle herbal formulas to increase milk supply, specialized postnatal massage for pain relief and acupuncture treatments to relieve stress and anxiety.
Learn more about the effects of acupuncture in postpartum insufficient lactation.
Acupuncture for Allergies & Respiratory Health
We use acupuncture and Chinese herbs to treat upper respiratory tract infections, chronic coughs, sinusitis, shortness of breath, seasonal allergies and asthma.
- Seasonal Allergies
- Immunity Support
- Colds and Flu
Learn more about effect on inflammation in patients treated with acupuncture for allergies.
Acupuncture for your Child’s Health
From allergies to tummy aches, acupuncture has been used for hundreds of years in China to treat children and is a safe, natural, and gentle way of addressing many common childhood ailments.
Learn more about the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for children.
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