Do you have chronic pain and nothing seems to help? You are not alone. Over 100 million people in the US suffer from chronic pain, according to a report by the Institute of Medicine.

About 3.5 Million people use acupuncture every year in the U.S. alone. The number of people using acupuncture is increasing every year. Especially now that many are seeking help from "long COVID" symptoms.

Acupuncture has helped many people suffering from many different ailments. Eastern Medicine is great for all ages, from babies to older adults.

If you are looking for healthcare that is tailored to your specific needs, give TFM Acupuncture a try.

Jessica has studied alternative medicine for twenty years. Her studies started with Homeopathic medicine. Homeopathic medicine is still a staple that compliments her Chinese Medicine focus.

Jessica's undergraduate program at Everglades University had a focus on alternative medicine, where she was introduced to acupuncture. Learning about Chinese Medicine's philosophy and the way the body and disease are viewed through the lens of Chinese Medicine really resonated with her. Once she tried acupuncture for herself, and the amazing results she received, Jessica knew her path forward.

Jessica studied for four years at the Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine. She gained her Master's in Acupuncture and acupuncture license in 2021 and her Certificate in Chinese Herbal Medicine in 2022.

What is Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a type of medical healing therapy in which thin needles are inserted into the skin using very precise points on our bodies, known simply as Acupuncture Points, found just beyond the surface of the skin. They have high concentrations of nerve endings, mast cells, lymphatic vessels, and capillaries. When an acupuncture needle is inserted into a point, it stimulates the sensory receptor, which in turn stimulates the nerve, which then transmits impulses to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system. This complex system of interactions (often called a “feedback loop”) between the brain, hormones, and glands is responsible for regulating a number of bodily processes. Because acupuncture helps to regulate the various feedback loops in your body, it actually allows your body to heal itself of whatever is wrong!

This amazing trait is unique to nearly every other medical system and has sustained acupuncture as a completely safe, natural, and drug-free system of medicine for over 5,000 years. Acupuncture points are found on “meridian” lines, which could be more easily described as looking like a map of “nerve lines” that run all over our bodies.

Classical Chinese Medicine often describes the meridians, or channels of Qi (pronounced “chee” – meaning “energy”) as being like rivers that run through the body to nourish and irrigate the tissues, organs, and production of energy. If there is an energetic block in these channels, it is like a dam that backs up the river causing an overflow. By needling the Acupuncture Points along these meridians, these dams are freed and the circulation of Qi will flow properly again, allowing for optimal health and balance in the body.

Acupuncture has been proven to be an effective treatment for:

• Adverse reactions to radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy
  
• Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever)
  
• Biliary colic
  
• Depression (including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke)
  
• Dysentery, acute bacillary
  
• Dysmenorrhoea, primary
  
• Epigastralgia, acute (in peptic ulcer, acute and chronic gastritis, and gastrospasm)
  
• Facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders)
  
• Headache
  
• Hypertension, essential
  
• Hypotension, primary
  
• Induction of labour
  
• Knee pain
  
• Leukopenia
  
• Low back pain
  
• Malposition of fetus, correction of
  
• Morning sickness
  
• Nausea and vomiting
  
• Neck pain
  
• Pain in dentistry (including dental pain and temporomandibular dysfunction)
  
• Periarthritis of shoulder
  
• Postoperative pain
  
• Renal colic
  
• Rheumatoid arthritis
  
• Sciatica
  
• Sprain
  
• Stroke
  
• Tennis elbow
  

…and more!