Healing Modalities
Modalities of Treatment
Red Sage Wellness' healing modalities include acupuncture, herbal medicine, TCM & more. We provide these holistic treatments out of our Comox Valley clinic.
Holistic Healing Modalities
Acupuncture and Integrative Health is terrific because it activates your innate healing ability to alleviate your symptoms from the inside out. Discover the incredible healing power of your body so you can feel like yourself again.
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Healing with Acupuncture
Benefits of Acupuncture Treatments
Acupuncture is over 3500 years old and is rooted in the observation of nature. It may be due to it’s systematic documentation and thousands of years of empirical evidence, that it is the only traditional healing system that is cohesive, backed by modern research and continues to gain popularity in current times.
What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a medical procedure in which sterile filiform needles are inserted into precise anatomical points in order to produce physiological and biochemical changes. It is used within the context of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and has also been adopted within the fields of physiotherapy and bio-medicine in recent times. It encompasses all needling and point stimulation techniques including e-stimulation, moxibustion, dry needling, motor point needling, blood-letting, etc.
How Does Acupuncture Work?
Increases blood flow and circulation to specific areas of the body
Reduces inflammation
Influences the way your brain works
Releases natural painkillers
A course of acupuncture treatments is needed in order to obtain the desired result for your health condition. Your practitioner will provide you with an individualized treatment plan determined by your condition, treatment goals, and how you respond to treatment
Herbal Medicine Treatments
Our practitioners utilize a broad apothecary of medicinal roots, leaves, flowers, minerals to combine into a customized herbal formula to treat your unique pattern and gently guide you back into balance. During your course of treatment, your practitioner will adjust your formula based on your progress and the ebb and flow of your life.
High quality herbs
Ethically and sustainably sourced
Third-party verified
Preservation of endangered plant and animal species
Taking herbal medicine is like getting treatment every day. It is often combined with regular acupuncture treatment so that you can get the best results.
What is Herbal Medicine?
Chinese medicine is based on the observation that natural phenomena are mirrored in the human body. There are predictable, observable rules that guide nature and therefore guide the patterns of health and disease. Our practitioners identify the pattern of disharmony and determine a treatment plan to guide you back to balance.
Benefits of Herbal Medicine
Reduces inflammation
Decreases pain
Restores balance
Improves circulation
Dry Needling and Motor Point
Dry needling and Motor Point stimulation is a technique that inserts dry needles into the muscles to stimulate repair and renewal. Symptoms are relieved by a muscle twitch response in the muscle that is causing you soreness or pain. Pain can be greatly decreased by this method of therapy. This therapy would be very effective for persons that have been in an accident, have tennis elbow, or back pain. If you have disk problems or jaw or mouth problems this type of therapy can be of assistance. An appointment at our office to have this procedure done. No anesthetic or medication is required. This type of therapy is an excellent option for persons who have tried medical or surgery therapy but did not receive the expected results.
Manual Therapy
What is Manual Therapy?
Manual therapy includes massage, acupressure, cupping, guasha, instrument assisted soft tissue therapy (IASTM), myofascial release, etc. which function to unblock the channels, promote detoxification and alleviate pain.
Benefits of Manual Therapy
Relaxing
Improves mobility
Benefits from this type of therapy are felt very soon after the session
Sports injuries respond very well to this type of therapy which can assist with mobility issues.
Chi Nei Tsang
What is Chi Nei Tsang?
Chi Nei Tsang is an abdominal massage which uses soft, gentle and deep touch to help the internal organs work more efficiently and restore balance. The practitioner works in harmony with the breath in order to adjust fascia, open up the spaces and release stagnant, undigested emotions or trauma trapped inside the tissues. Chi Nei Tsang works directly with the internal organs to strengthen, relax, energize and cleanse. Unlike regular massage, the practitioner and patient actively work together throughout the session to guide the breath, open up the spaces and restore healthy circulation. One course of treatment of Chi Nei Tsang consists of five 90 minute sessions, an educational component and home care exercises.
Benefits of Chi Nei Tsang
Restores circulation to intestines and reproductive system.
Relaxes the diaphragm.
Improves menstrual cramps, PMS, and other menstrual symptoms.
Releases knots and tangles of the nervous system.
Strengthens and detoxifies the internal organs.
Releases trapped emotions and traumas to be processed and digested properly.
Healing with Therapeutic Exercise
What is Therapeutic Exercise?
Provided in the form of Qi Gong, Chen Tai Chi, Yang Tai Chi.
This method of therapy uses exercises and body movements to improve or restore the physical functions of certain parts of the body. The goal of therapeutic exercise is to allow the patient to be able to move freely without any pain symptoms during regular physical activity. Injuries respond very well to this type of treatment. Increased flexibility can also be attained for persons who are having mobility issues, such as seniors.
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