More Useful Information

Before we embark on this journey together, it is important for you to know what acupuncture represents and what it takes to become a qualified acupuncturist and practitioner of Asian Medicine in all its facets.  The CCAOM (Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) produced a document entitled: Know Your Acupuncturist, which explains what clients should know concerning acupuncture before they receive treatment. I invite you to read what CCAOM have to say.

I hold a doctorate (DACM) in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine and have invested more that 4,000 hours into the learning process. If you are interested in seeing some of what we learn along the learning journey, you can visit my partner site.

The Wyoming Acupuncture Society is the voice of legitimate practitioners in the State of Wyoming. To find a listing of all practitioners in the state and to find out how we are licensed, please visit their site. 

If you are new to acupuncture, the FAQ page on the Wyoming Acupuncture Society site has some really good information for you. 

Also, you do not have to be an acupuncturist to become a member of WAS. If you would like to become a member of WAS, you can join as a supporting member.  

Something else that you might like to know is that WHO (World Health Organization) developed a list of conditions that can be treated using acupuncture. If you are having trouble sleeping, you can download the entire eighty-seven page document from the WHO website...or you could schedule an acupuncture treatment with me to address the insomnia! Alternatively, the British Acupuncture Council extracted a portion of the paper, which you can download here. The BAcC also has a series of fact sheets concerning more than 60 conditions for which acupuncture has been used.

To summarize, acupuncture can be used to treat a number of conditions including:

• Circulation: Anemia, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, hypotension

• Dermatology: Acne, eczema, psoriasis

• Ears, Eyes, Nose, Teeth and Throat: Poor vision, tinnitus, loss of hearing, ear infection, allergic rhinitis, TMJ, toothache,  tonsillitis 

• Gastrointestinal: Acid reflux, colitis, constipation, diarrhea, indigestion, nausea & vomiting, peptic ulcer, abdominal pain

• Gynecology: Infertility, irregular menstruation, PMS, menopause

• Musculo-skeletal: Back pain, sciatica, neck pain, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, knee pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, muscle strains, fibromyalgia, general pain, sports & training injuries

• Neurological: Headache, migraine, Bell's palsy, trigeminal neuralgia, dizziness & vertigo, stroke recovery, post-operative pain 

• Psycho-social: Anxiety, depression, fatigue, insomnia, neurosis, PTSD, stress, substance abuse

• Respiratory: Allergies, asthma, bronchitis, common cold and flu, rhinitis, sinusitis

•  Urogenital: Incontinence, sexual dysfunction, UTI's 

Lastly, something that might be of use to you is the Pathways Newsletter. I write a newsletter few times a year, and wrote the newsletter for twenty-five years. If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please send me an e mail at the clinic. There is no cost for the newsletter, nor will there ever be. 

"Pathways" is about personal growth and well-being in mind and spirit. It deals with issues of everyday life, often from a perspective that you may not have considered, but, which can have profound effects upon the way we see life's challenges and opportunities. If you read any issue of the "Pathways" newsletter, you will see articles that deal with issues like: 

• Self-discovery, self-awareness and mindfulness

• Synchronicity and synergy 

• Success and failure 

• Life values

• Life purpose and setting goals for achieving our life purpose 

• Time management 

• Communication skills 

• Stress management 

• plus many other topics of direct application to our well-being, our families and our careers