Acupuncture originated from the practice of traditional Chinese medicineand has existed for thousands of years. When combined with modern medical practice, it is very powerful in improving overall health by treating a wide-range of medical afflictions, creating balance and supporting emotional well-being.
The acupuncture technique involves the gentle insertion of sterile needles, the width of a single human hair, into acupuncture points throughout the body, called meridians. Sensations vary from warmth, tingling, a slight ache, a quick pinch, or sometime nothing at all. The needles are intended to influence the body's energy or "Qi". Qi (pronounced chee) is the Chinese word for life force. When life force flowing through the body becomes depleted or stagnant, the body's overall wellness becomes vulnerable. Acupuncture treatment helps to regulate the body's functions and help promote health through means of nourishing and redirecting Qi.
What Can it Treat?
Acute Musculoskeletal Pain:
- Soft tissue contusion
- Acute muscle spasm
- Musculotendinous sprains & strains
- Nerve entrapment radiculopathies
Chronic Musculosketetal Pain:
- Carpal tunnel
- Tennis elbow
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Myofascial pain
- Muscle tension headaches
- Fibromyalgia pain
- TMJ
- Arthralgias
- Degenerative disc disease
- Radicular pain
- Post-op pain
- Visceral pain
Other Pain Problems:
- Post-herpetic neuralgia
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Headaches
Psychosocial Disorders:
- Substance abuse
General Medical Conditions:
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Sinusitis
- Bronchitis
- Gastritis
- Irritable Bowel
- Hepatitis
- Hemorrhoids
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Dysmenorrhea
- Infertility
- Prostatitis
- Impotence
Other Problems:
- Ill-defined fatigue
- Mild depression
- Anxiety
- Sleep disturbance
What Can I Expect?
Prior to receiving acupuncture treatment, Dr. Osterloh will make appropriate physical and mental assessments to determine what acupuncture points will be used. Acupuncture points are located throughout the body including the ear, back, limbs and belly, and each acupuncture point corresponds to a specific organ system within the body. Patients are invited to wear comfortable clothing and relax in a soothing environment while treatment is performed.
At least three (3) needles will be inserted on each side of the body for energy movement in the channel selected. Electrical stimulation, heat or manual manipulation, may be performed on the needles to enhance the effects of the treatment. Patients are usually treated lying down and needles are left in place for 5-20 minutes.
In the beginning, you can expect a treatment session once a week. Interval length is increased as your body responds to treatment. The extent of the response can usually be assessed in 6-8 visits, but 12 visits is the norm. Follow-up treatment sessions will be quarterly or asneeded if symptoms start to return.
Any change, even for the worse, is considered a favorable response. If you receive no response, we will increase the strength of the input or the problem may take several treatments to influence a change. The effect of the treatments is cumulative and lasting improvement is the goal. Please remember that not all problems are accessible by acupuncture.
Office Location
Harbin Clinic Cartersville Family Practice
150 Gentilly Boulevard
Cartersville, GA 30120
(770) 382-2580
How to schedule an appointment
To schedule an appointment for Acupuncture Treatment, please call 770-382-2580 and you will be prompted to the Acupuncture Voice Message Center. Please leave your name and contact information and we will return your call for an appointment.
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Kate Osterloh, D.O.
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