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From pain management to stress relief, a great massage or acupuncture treatment can do wonders for a body in need of rebalance or repair. But what about combining these two powerful healing methods?
When it comes to areas like pain management or relief from anxiety and depression, combining acupuncture and massage provide men and women in downtown Chicago with a powerful formula to supercharge the body’s healing process.
Pain management is one of the most popular reasons people in Chicago seek acupuncture at Herb + Ōhm. In Chinese Medicine, pain is the body’s way of communicating an imbalance or obstruction in the body. If you don’t listen, that message only becomes louder, leading to chronic pain. Acupuncture helps to increase blood circulation, bringing much needed oxygen and nutrients to an injured area of the body. This process helps to facilitate healing and decrease pain. Over time, the cumulative effects of acupuncture not only relieve acute pain, but also help prevent it from returning by strengthening the body overall.
Similar to acupuncture, massage increases blood flow to address imbalances or injured areas in the body. At Herb + Ōhm, massage therapy is often used to help patients address acute pain, as well as sooth overworked, tight, or tense muscles. The loosening of the muscles, skin, ligaments, and tendons can help improve range of motion and flexibility, which alleviates pain and helps accelerate the healing process.
“In Traditional Chinese Medicine, there are specific bodywork techniques like Tui Na, which you will not find from most other massage therapy practitioners,” said Dr. Amy Wolf, L.Ac., DACM and founder of Herb + Ōhm. “We often use Tui Na in combination with acupuncture to relieve muscle pain, tension and inflammation, and to heal physical injuries in our patients. Combining the two healing methods is a powerful way to address imbalances and help patients to feel better more quickly.”
