PDX POINTS
acupuncture & herbal medicine

Cupping is a form of therapy using glass (or silicone) cups placed on your skin to create suction. Some cups use a manual pump, while others use fire to remove oxygen from the cup before it’s placed on the skin. Cups can be stationary or moving. Cupping pulls tissue  into the cups, and usually leaves round reddish-purple marks on the area of application that last several days to over a week. Cupping can help with chronic pain, range of motion, inflammation, blood flow, immunity, and cleanse toxins from the blood. 

Gua sha is a form of therapy often used in traditional East Asian medicine that involves using a tool to apply pressure and scrape the skin to produce a therapeutic reddish-purple “sha” on the skin. Gua sha can be used to relieve muscle pain and tension, break up adhesions and scar tissue, reduce inflammation, benefit the immune system, and protect against oxidative stress via upregulation of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) gene expression.

TDP heat lamps uses infrared light to warm body tissues. Heat lamps have been shown to reduce oxidative stress and improve lipid profiles.

Gua sha is a form of therapy often used in traditional East Asian medicine that involves using a tool to apply pressure and scrape the skin to produce a therapeutic reddish-purple “sha” on the skin. Gua sha can be used to relieve muscle pain and tension, break up adhesions and scar tissue, reduce inflammation, benefit the immune system, and protect against oxidative stress via upregulation of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) gene expression.

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Electro-stimulation (e-stim) involves the use of a mild electrical current that runs from the e-stim machine through clips attached to acupuncture needles. This mild current is used to stimulate body tissues for a variety of treatment effects. It is particularly effective to rehabilitate neurological conditions such as early post-stroke impairment and late post-stroke motor function.

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I use tuning forks placed on acupuncture points, crystal sound bowls, and a singing bowl to attune your vibrations with healing sound.