Acupuncture
Acupuncture is the core of this practice and is the foundation on which these other listed modalities and tools are supported. It is tremendously well suited for combined use and integrates seamlessly with both the varied medical modalities here and those you may receive at other institutions. Ives Acupuncture integrates three prominent styles of acupuncture: Classical Chinese Acupuncture (frequently referred to as TCM - Traditional Chinese Acupuncture), Kiiko Matsumoto Style of Japanese Acupuncture, and Acupuncture Physical Medicine developed by Mark Seem.
RATES:
INITIAL APPOINTMENTS: 85 minutes - $265.00
RETURN APPOINTMENTS: 55 minutes - $175.00
All other modalities (excluding custom formulations) listed below will be included in the Acupuncture rates above - if needed - at no additional charge. We’re not here to nickel-and-dime you. We will use whatever tools are necessary to help you reach your heath goals and optimal sense of internal balance.
Cupping
Cupping has recently celebrated a resurgence of popularity after being prominently covered during the 2016 Summer Olympics - however cupping, just as Acupuncture, has been an effective and safe medical practice for thousands of years. While in many traditions it is practiced as an independent therapy, Ives Acupuncture combines both cupping and Acupuncture to reciprocally strengthen the effect of each other. Cupping generally consists of the application of glass cups and heat used to draw spent blood from tissues and stretching contracted muscle and connective tissue. It is best used to treat wide areas of muscular tension, and is equally central to detox therapies and resolving colds and flus.
Trigger Point Therapy
Trigger Point Therapy was developed by Janet Travell (who - among many other distinguisted medical roles - was the long standing Personal Physician to the President of the United States in the 1940's). Since that time her ideas and techniques have been used to relieve pain and muscular dysfunction in hundreds of thousands of patients. TPT focuses on muscles and fascia (the connective tissue spread through every part of our bodies) which are locked in spasm - causing pain locally and at distant, seemingly unrelated areas of the body. Through the release of these contracted muscles and tissues, we can achieve immediate relief of muscular pain, limited range of motion, and also a more uninhibited flow of energy through the body. It is the perfect therapy for a huge variety of muscular or joint issues, speeding recovery from athletic training, or accelerating healing after injury or surgery. Trigger Point Therapy is taught to Acupuncturists exclusively at Tri State college of Acupuncture and is thus a highly specialized modality.
Essential Oils
Essential Oils are the fragrant refined essences of botanicals and flowers extracted through steam distillation, resin tapping, cold pressing and enfleurage. These processes yield the essential volatile compounds that give plants their distinctive fragrance, and through their refinement they become far more powerful than the botanical from which they are extracted. While they are central in the practice of Aromatherapy, they are also a commonly used element in the work at Ives Acupuncture. The organic compounds in essential oils act through our skin effecting changes similar to herbs or pharmaceuticals, and concurrently the volatile airborne elements of the oils stimulate the olfactory areas of the brain. In conjunction with Acupuncture techniques essential oils can be incredibly effective amplifiers to the therapeutic results of a treatment.