WHAT IS ACUPUNCTURE?

Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years within Traditional Chinese Medicine. In modern clinical practice, its effects can also be understood through neurophysiology.

When specific points are stimulated, acupuncture influences the nervous system at multiple levels. Locally, it improves circulation and tissue perfusion. At the spinal level, it helps modulate pain signaling. In the brain, it can stimulate the release of endogenous opioids and other neurochemicals that regulate inflammation and the perception of pain.

This dual framework — traditional and modern — informs how treatment is applied at Kawartha Holistic.

HOW CAN IT HELP ME?

At Kawartha Holistic, acupuncture is used to support complex and persistent pain using a neuromuscular and orthopedic approach. Rather than addressing symptoms in isolation, treatment considers how the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and musculoskeletal system interact.

BELOW ARE SOME AREAS OF CLINICAL FOCUS

• Chronic neck, shoulder, hip, and low back pain

• Frozen shoulder and rotator cuff injuries

• Knee pain and hip pain

• Carpal tunnel and repetitive strain injuries

• Sciatica and radicular nerve pain

• Peripheral neuropathy and neuralgia

• Nerve entrapment syndromes

• Headaches and migraines

• TMJ and jaw tension

WOMEN’S HEALTH AND FERTILITY

Acupuncture is also used to support women’s hormonal health and fertility.

Care is offered across the following areas:

∙ Painful or irregular periods

∙ PMS and cycle-related symptoms

∙ Perimenopause and menopause

∙ Fertility, IVF & preconception

Acupuncture may support reproductive health by influencing the nervous system’s regulation of hormonal function, improving circulation to the uterus and ovaries, and modulating the stress response — all of which play a role in cycle health and fertility.

WHAT TO EXPECT DURING YOUR VISIT

Your first visit begins with a detailed health history and functional assessment — including range of motion, strength, and the structures contributing to your symptoms. This allows treatment to address not just where symptoms are felt, but the underlying factors driving them. Every treatment plan is tailored to you, and may include acupuncture, cupping therapy, or moxibustion where appropriate.