Introduction
Casey Potetz
Licensed acupuncturist
When Casey was 12, she wanted to be an acupuncturist
Dr. Chang to Hawaii
Family is here in Connecticut
Learn from the East
Western perspective creates a micro-trauma in the body
Balance method
Korean hand acupuncture
Ying Yang or Qi or Ki can be used interchangeably
Clinical data and biofeedback
Chi is energy or “Qi”
What kind of conditions does acupuncture treat? (Answer: Muscle knots, Internal diseases, Fibromyalgia, Tinnitus, Digestive issues, Sleep issues)
Do the needles hurt?
Someone you trust
Make sure youre comfortable
Pleasantly surprised
Evaluation process – Chinese medicine is based off diagnostic medicine
Spectrum – Ying deficiency or deprived tongue, red dry tongue
Yang – yellow or white
How does tongue adjust treatment for acupuncture.
Edema and frequent urination
Nourishing
Auricular acupuncture for acute pain which is treatment in or around the ear
Analgesic effect
Ear seed is like Acupunture to-go, which is stimulating the needles
Results can last 3 days or up to a week after the acupuncture treatment
3rd treatment seems to be when the patient really starts to notice improvement
The patients ability to receive
5-8 treatments is recommended for acupuncture
Electrostimulation – continuing education – balance method.
Acute muscle spasm can use a TENS unit over the area
Moving the pain out of the body
The body acclimates to the change
Uses tuning forks during treatments
You can discover a lot from the pulse – left and right pulse correlate to different organs
Licensed acupuncturists are trained in Chinese acupuncture
Medical staff for Navy Seals that are just trained in auricular acupuncture
Chiropractors use dry needling
Physician taking a course of acupuncture in China is not the most authentic way to learn acupuncture
Herbal medicine is thousands of years old – supplement
The hurdle mixing eastern and western medicine is getting reimbursement from insurance – acupuncture could benefit
Patient education – patient wants to know how they can heal
Healing energy
Elevator pitch – how does it work? Getting a good history is key to answering these questions
Chronic vs acute condition – health coaching online. Women with chronic issues or illness.
Improvements with little changes – great for acupuncture
Acupuncture can be used to treat and help with migraines
Pattern and location indicates what we need to work with
Temporal headaches or sensitivity to light = liver
Inflammatory response in the body
Migraines on a regular basis
Train the body to heal itself so patient doesn’t have to be dependent on acupuncture
Patients use acupuncture for flair-ups or have a headache coming on
Implement information into your daily life
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Casey Potetz