Explore each offering below to discover the best path towards your highest journey to wellness.
Acupuncture is the practice of inserting very fine needles into the body with the purpose of stimulating increased blood flow and function to desired areas. When done correctly, acupuncture can reduce pain, improve digestion, elevate mental health, and regulate natural bodily cycles such as menstruation and circadian rhythm. There are many many benefits to acupuncture. At Annapolis Family Acupuncture, we pride ourselves on addressing a patient’s chief compliant by first identifying the root cause and fortifying the whole body so that internal systems regain their capacity to work together.
Acupuncture is an effective treatment for all ages, starting with infancy. In most instances, patients who are only days old up to their first three months will receive acupuncture to help with colic which is often rooted in lack of digestive development. Pediatric patients come for sleep concerns, digestive issues, developmental delays and more. Many are surprised to learn that children’s bodies are even more responsive to acupuncture than are adults.
Cupping is an ancient therapy often used alongside acupuncture, originating in Traditional Chinese Medicine. By applying suction cups to the skin, it promotes circulation, relieves muscle tension, and detoxifies the body. This practice is commonly used to treat pain, inflammation, and respiratory issues, enhancing overall wellness and supporting the body’s healing process. It can additionally be especially beneficial for athletes, helping to alleviate soreness, reduce inflammation, and accelerate recovery after intense physical activity. Cupping enhances performance by supporting muscle recovery and flexibility.
Gua Sha is a Traditional Chinese Medicine technique that uses a smooth-edged tool with massage oil to gently scrape the skin, promoting blood flow and releasing muscle tension; it is often done on the back over the lung field. This therapeutic practice helps alleviate pain, reduce inflammation, and improve circulation, supporting the body’s natural healing processes. Gua Sha is effective for treating both acute and chronic conditions and can be useful for stimulating circulation in the lungs during a respiratory infection, for example.
Reiki is a Japanese energy healing practice that involves the gentle laying of hands to channel universal energy into the body. This non-invasive therapy promotes relaxation, reduces stress, and supports emotional and physical healing. Reiki helps balance energy flow, enhancing well-being, boosting vitality, and fostering a sense of inner peace. Additionally, Reiki can be instrumental at decreasing pain, even stubborn and chronic patterns of pain.
Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture supports our overall health with a focus on revitalizing the face. In today’s culture of plastic surgery and botox injections, acupuncture offers a safer, more holistic alternative. By maximizing our inner vitality, our eyes glow with radiance, and our inner beauty can shine through. Stimulating the circulation of blood flow and collagen production as well as increasing facial muscle and skin tone maximizes the beautifying effect through the use of needles primarily in the face as well as the body.
This minimally invasive treatment creates tiny (micro) punctures in the top layer of the skin. The process stimulates collagen production which reduces the signs of aging, evens skin tone, and improves scars and fine lines. Microneedling also aids the absorption of serums and topicals, making at-home products more effective. It benefits all skin types, particularly those seeking improvement of hyperpigmentation, fine lines, and acne scars. Typically we recommend one treatment per decade of life, meaning for a patient who is 40 years old, we would recomnend 4 monthly treatments and then 4 times yearly for upkeep.
Sculpting Glow is a high end facial rejuvenation system invented by AFA’s very own Dr. Dewaynia Wilson, who is both an esthetician and acupuncturist. Sculpting Glow combines body acupuncture, essential oils, gua sha, facial cupping, LED red light therapy to reduce wrinkles and restore skin health naturally. It is a natural alternative to Botox® or surgery. The philosophy of seeing the skin as a reflection of what is happening in the body and thus treating the underling root cause of imbalance with acupuncture and holistic skin treatments, creates a unique facial experience unlike traditional facials and more invasive skin treatments. Sculpting Glow is rooted in the Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques of gua sha and facial cupping to stimulate the production of collagen and elastin, promote microcirculation and encourage cellular metabolism for a smoother and toned skin.
SAAT is a technique that was invented by Dr. Nader Soliman M.D. It has been quickly gaining in popularity, as it is proving an effective treatment for permanent allergy eradication. Typically, about 8-10 allergies are treated in a single appointment (for young children or people with needle phobia, we aim for about 6 per treatment). The patient will go home with intradermal needles safely placed in the ear and adhered with surgical grade adhesive, where they will remain for 3-4 weeks. At the end of this time, the patient’s allergy should be permanently reversed. This is an effective treatment for seasonal and environmental allergens, foods, chemicals, MCAS, Alpha Gal and more.
Auricular Medicine is a diagnostic and treatment modality that was pioneered by Dr. Paul Nogier, an osteopath in France in the 1950s. Practitioners are trained to measure a patient’s bioelectric magnetic field (BEF) using a tool called a trifilter, while feeling their patient’s pulse during exposure of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems respectively, while they are exposed via homeopathy (therefore safely) to various pathogens. The intensity of the response of the patient’s BEF read through their pulse, indicates the presence or absence of different pathogens in the body, and thereby dictates with extreme precision which remedies the patient needs to restore their immune system to its healthiest state.
Muscle testing is a diagnostic technique that uses the body’s natural circulatory patterning to measure what one’s body might perceive as either beneficial or pathological. As blood circulates all around one’s body, when the body is exposed to a pathogen, the blood on the periphery of one’s body (hands and feet) will move inwards to protect their organs. When this happens, they momentarily lose strength in their arms, thereby making it easier to press their arms down.
Modern science has proven the brain relays information to various microsystems in holographic form. This means for every anatomical structure in your body, there are three points in the ear where the brain sends an electrical charge for release of excess energy, in order to maintain homeostasis. Using an electric point stimulator (which we sometimes refer to as a “laser,” though this is not laser therapy), we are able to locate precisely where these points are located and treat them painlessly with the stimulator, often providing immediate and miraculous results.
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