Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a great way to manage your physical, mental, and emotional symptoms.
Modern neurologists are coming to understand that the body acts as the unconscious for the mind. Physical discomfort and disease can reflect mental traumas – and mental traumas can be treated with physical interventions, such as medications and acupuncture.
Emotions do not just occur in the mind, they reflect changes in the body’s chemistry and can result in physical sensations.
Acupuncture is an ancient medicine that treats conditions in the mind and body simultaneously. The original metaphor was that it treats the body’s “qi” (or energy), which flows through specific pathways and points through the body. Western science has confirmed the therapeutic value of acupuncture and assigned this effect to other physiological triggers.
Acupuncture is safe, natural, and comfortable. Most people find it relaxing and helpful on a holistic level for all of their physical and emotional symptoms.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed acupuncture for treating more than 40 conditions, including addictions, allergies, depression, digestive disorders, headaches, menstrual disorders, sleeping problems, pain, and stress. Along with these physical and mental issues, the system of traditional acupuncture is widely recognized as treating the spirit, which can also be interpreted as deep emotional energies and motivations.
For further information about Master Acupuncturist, Robert Prokop, and his approach to treatment, please see his website by clicking the button here.
Benefits of acupuncture combined with psychotherapy:
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Calms anxiety and eases the stress response naturally
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Reduces crippling fears, phobias, and compulsions
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Eases tension and pain in the body related to emotional responses
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Helps with depression, lethargy, lack of motivation, and similar conditions
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Balances mood swings and helps with anger management
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Improves focus and helps with the symptoms of ADHD
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Helps break addictive behavior and reduces cravings
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Breaks the cycle of overthinking, obsession, and illness anxiety
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Corrects onset insomnia and interrupted sleep
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Reduces reliance on prescription drugs and eases the side effect of medications
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Helps connect people with a vision for their future
Other benefits of acupuncture:
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Reduces acute and chronic body pains, including back pain, knee pain, neck and shoulder pain, tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, and arthritis pain, and others
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Speeds the healing of injuries, including repetitive stress and sports injuries
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Lowers the frequency and intensity of headaches and migraines
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Alleviates symptoms in the body’s systems, such as digestive issues, elimination issues, menstrual issues, circulation issues, and others
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Can aid in fertility and sexual symptoms in men and women
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Improves the immune system and speeds recovery time from illness
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Increases energy levels and reduces fatigue
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Great as a training aid for physical or mental challenges
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Balances the body and prevents future disease
Robert Prokop, LAc
Licensed Acupuncturist
Robert was drawn to alternative medicine through nature. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoys camping, hiking, climbing, cycling, canoeing and other outdoor activities. This intimate connection with the natural world informs Robert’s style in the treatment room, where he offers patients opportunities to rediscover their own bodies’ inner wisdom in the way that nature intended.
