Pediatric acupuncture
As
pediatric specialist Robin Green, L.Ac., states; "Pediatric acupuncture is
on the verge of revolutionizing health care for our kids...In the hands of a
fully trained and licensed acupuncturist, it is one of the SAFEST ways to help
your child heal."8 As an East Asian Medical Practitioner (EAMP) and
licensed acupuncturist, I have often had people tell me they are not in
significant pain, or that they haven't suffered from anything that would call
for acupuncture. While TCM, and acupuncture specifically, is becoming well
known for treating pain, there is a misunderstanding as to its scope of
application. The stresses that we undergo daily can be very erosive to our
health, and if we don't work to counteract that erosion, then disease and
disorder build up to a critical point and we experience serious medical
problems. We are constantly bombarded with many types of stimulus that our body
is not used to, evolutionarily speaking. The idea of sitting in a car and then
sitting at a desk all day is fairly new, and one of the largest contributors to
low back and sciatica-type pain. The connection between typing on a keyboard
and carpal tunnel is well documented. When it comes to our children, the
stresses of the new world are no less prevalent.
This article appears in Acupuncture Today.
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