Elaine Murphy is a Registered Acupuncturist, MA, RAc with over 25 years of experience treating many afflictions. She has many years of advanced training in Asia including Japan, Korea and China. Elaine specializes in pain management acupuncture.
She uses acupuncture and a number of other methods in her treatments:
- Pain Relief
- Hand Acupuncture
- Whip Lash Treatments
- Low Back Pains
- Neck Relief
- Should Pain Relief
- Stress
- Anxiety
- Sleep difficulties
- Prolo Therapy
Origins of Acupuncture
The origins of acupuncture are lost in antiquity. It has survived at least 3000 years as a major healing technique now used in Modern Chinese Traditional Medicine and is respected as an effective alternative treatment modality by Western Medical authorities and Health Insurance Providers. Acupuncture is widely used to treat all types of pain, to prevent, diagnose and treat disease and to improve general health. For those averse to even the thought of needles, other techniques such as cold lasers or moxibustion may be employed. These are less invasive and do not puncture the skin.
The goal of acupuncture is to promote and restore the balance of energy, which flows throughout the body. Hundreds of clinical studies on the benefits of acupuncture show that it successfully treats conditions ranging from musculoskeletal problems (back pain, neck pain frozen shoulder ) to nausea, migraine headache, anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, insomnia, and certain forms of infertility.
Acupuncture for Sciatica
Sciatica is a common disorder that is best treated with acupuncture. The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body; it carries sensory and motor information down to the legs. When it becomes inflamed there can be radiating pain, numbness and/or tingling in the lower back and down the leg. People who have experience sciatica will tell you how debilitating it is. Acupuncture is a highly effective, painless treatment that works quickly to ease the pain by reducing inflammation. It can usually be treated with just one or two acupuncture treatments.
