Integrated Medicine Services
The Women’s Center for Wellness offers both Acupuncture and Therapeutic Massage. Appointments are made by calling 860.533.4646
Acupuncture
Studies have found that acupuncture is useful, combined with conventional therapies to treat:
- Addictions
- Nausea from surgical anesthesia
- Nausea from chemotherapy
- Headaches
- Menstrual cramps
- Tennis elbow
- Fibromyalgia
- Myofascial pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Lower back pain
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Asthma
Acupuncture also aids in:
- stroke rehabilitation
- pain relief following surgery
- easing symptoms of seasonal allergies
Each session lasts about an hour and costs between $70 and $115; the cost is sometimes covered by insurance.
Massage Therapy
Therapeutic massage is the manipulation of the body's soft tissue for therapeutic purposes. Massages can be for the full body, or a just a particular area such as the back or shoulders.
The benefits of massage are:
- Reduce stress and anxiety
- Relief of aching muscles and joints
- Increase freedom of movement and assist in achieving a more balanced posture
- Increase circulation
- Release tension around habitual postures, such as hunched shoulders or aggressively tightened jaws
- Boost your immune system by relieving stress and increasing lymph flow, making you less vulnerable to illness
- Alleviate discomforts related to PMS, menopause, pregnancy, sports injuries, back problems, and illness rehabilitation.
- Hasten the elimination of waste toxic debris stored in the muscles, increase the interchange of substances between the blood and tissue cells, and heighten the oxygenation of the tissues.