Acupuncture can be used effectively for countless conditions -- The ten most common reason people see an acupuncturist are:
Acupuncture is recognized by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) as effective in treating these conditions:
- low back/hip pain
- neck/shoulder pain
- allergies
- anxiety
- headaches
- depression
- knee pain
- digestive problems
- sleep difficulties
- fertility issues
Acupuncture is recognized by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) as effective in treating these conditions:
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Chronic fatigue
- Colitis
- Common cold
- Constipation
- Dental pain
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Digestive trouble
- Dizziness
- Eye problems
- Facial palsy and tics
- Fatigue
- Fertility
- Fibromyalgia
- Gingivitis
- Headache/Migraine
- Hiccough
- Incontinence
- Indigestion
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Meniere’s Disease
- Menopause
- Menstrual irregularities
- Morning sickness
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain
- PMS
- Pneumonia
- Rhinitis
- Sciatica
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
- Shoulder and wrist pain
- Sinusitis
- Sleep disturbances
- Smoking cessation
- Sore throat
- Stress
- Tennis elbow
- Tonsillitis
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Urinary tract infection
What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is one of the oldest, most common and dependable medical therapies used in the world. It is by nature simple, safe and effective health care. Acupuncturists use thin, sterile disposable needles inserted superficially into specific areas of the body in order to help the body's ability to heal itself. Over the three decades or so in which acupuncture has developed in the U.S., it has been proven to be not only exceptionally safe when performed by licensed acupuncturists, but statistically effective in an increasing body of scientific studies.
What is the Community Acupuncture movement?
Community acupuncture is a nationwide movement to create access to acupuncture by removing the barrier of cost from healing. We are part of an international cooperative called People's Organization of Community Acupuncture (POCA). POCA clinics offer treatment in a group setting and charge on a sliding scale format ($20-40). You can become part of this movement by joining POCA!
What does CAO's Community setting consist of?
In our clinic we primarily use recliners, clustered in groups in a large, quiet, soothing space. Treating patients in a community setting has many benefits: it’s easy for friends and family members to come in for treatment together; many patients find it comforting; and a collective energetic field becomes established which actually makes individual treatments more powerful. In some styles of acupuncture, the needles are removed after only a few minutes or after a half hour at most. The style of acupuncture we practice at CAO allows patients to keep their needles in as long as they want, and the “right” amount of time varies from patient to patient. Most people learn after a few treatments when they feel “done;” this can take from twenty minutes to a couple of hours! Many people fall asleep, and wake feeling refreshed.
Why do we use a SLIDING SCALE?
Acupuncture is most effective when it is done frequently and regularly-once or more a week. We recognize that everyone has a different set of financial circumstances and thus a different ability to pay for healthcare. Therefore, the sliding scale we use at CAO of $20-40 will help you carry out a more frequent course of treatment often enough to really get better and stay better! You can decide what you can afford on any given day and there is never any need to prove your income.
We know that acupuncture is powerful, life-changing medicine. As Doctors of Oriental Medicine, we believe that it is our role to provide access to this medicine to as many people as possible.
Community Acupuncture of Orlando does not receive grants, state or federal money, or insurance reimbursement. Because we have a sliding scale, we cannot do insurance billing (that’s the insurance companies’ rule). If you have insurance that covers acupuncture, we’ll be happy to give you a payment receipt so you can submit it; that’s OK with the insurance companies.
Will I have to undress in front of other people?
No. The style of acupuncture we practice uses "distal" points. Meaning we can treat problems anywhere in the body by placing tiny needles in your hands and feet. Generally the acupuncture points that we use are located below the knees, below the elbows, and on the ears and head. So nobody needs to undress. Most people just come in make themselves comfortable on one of our recliners, take their shoes off, roll up their sleeves and pants, and relax while they wait for treatment.
Acupuncture is one of the oldest, most common and dependable medical therapies used in the world. It is by nature simple, safe and effective health care. Acupuncturists use thin, sterile disposable needles inserted superficially into specific areas of the body in order to help the body's ability to heal itself. Over the three decades or so in which acupuncture has developed in the U.S., it has been proven to be not only exceptionally safe when performed by licensed acupuncturists, but statistically effective in an increasing body of scientific studies.
What is the Community Acupuncture movement?
Community acupuncture is a nationwide movement to create access to acupuncture by removing the barrier of cost from healing. We are part of an international cooperative called People's Organization of Community Acupuncture (POCA). POCA clinics offer treatment in a group setting and charge on a sliding scale format ($20-40). You can become part of this movement by joining POCA!
What does CAO's Community setting consist of?
In our clinic we primarily use recliners, clustered in groups in a large, quiet, soothing space. Treating patients in a community setting has many benefits: it’s easy for friends and family members to come in for treatment together; many patients find it comforting; and a collective energetic field becomes established which actually makes individual treatments more powerful. In some styles of acupuncture, the needles are removed after only a few minutes or after a half hour at most. The style of acupuncture we practice at CAO allows patients to keep their needles in as long as they want, and the “right” amount of time varies from patient to patient. Most people learn after a few treatments when they feel “done;” this can take from twenty minutes to a couple of hours! Many people fall asleep, and wake feeling refreshed.
Why do we use a SLIDING SCALE?
Acupuncture is most effective when it is done frequently and regularly-once or more a week. We recognize that everyone has a different set of financial circumstances and thus a different ability to pay for healthcare. Therefore, the sliding scale we use at CAO of $20-40 will help you carry out a more frequent course of treatment often enough to really get better and stay better! You can decide what you can afford on any given day and there is never any need to prove your income.
We know that acupuncture is powerful, life-changing medicine. As Doctors of Oriental Medicine, we believe that it is our role to provide access to this medicine to as many people as possible.
Community Acupuncture of Orlando does not receive grants, state or federal money, or insurance reimbursement. Because we have a sliding scale, we cannot do insurance billing (that’s the insurance companies’ rule). If you have insurance that covers acupuncture, we’ll be happy to give you a payment receipt so you can submit it; that’s OK with the insurance companies.
Will I have to undress in front of other people?
No. The style of acupuncture we practice uses "distal" points. Meaning we can treat problems anywhere in the body by placing tiny needles in your hands and feet. Generally the acupuncture points that we use are located below the knees, below the elbows, and on the ears and head. So nobody needs to undress. Most people just come in make themselves comfortable on one of our recliners, take their shoes off, roll up their sleeves and pants, and relax while they wait for treatment.