Golden Hour Acupuncture | Chicago
Our Acupuncture Services
Acupuncture
Herbal Therapy
Cupping
Moxibustion
Gua Sha
Pediatric Treatments
Acupuncture
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Acupuncture is a method of relieving pain or curing illness by placing extremely thin needles into a person's skin at particular points on the body. The needles are about the thickness of a hair. Most patients do not report pain, but rather, a heavy, dull sensation with the needles.
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Auricular therapy, or ear acupuncture, is based on the idea that the ear is a microsystem which reflects the entire body. Very small needles are placed on the surface of the ear to affect physiological change and bring balance into the body. This type of acupuncture is particularly good at treating addictions such as smoking and alcohol, stress, psychological trauma such as PTSD, and supporting weight loss efforts. Auricular treatments are typically done more frequently to support lifestyle changes and physiological re-patterning.
Cupping
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Cupping is a suction method that releases muscles and thereby alleviates pain. Using a pneumatic pump, small glass or plastic cups are placed on the body and held in place with just enough suction to release muscular tension.
Gua Sha
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This technique releases tight muscles and provides relief for stiff necks, tight neck and shoulders, and locked muscles. It involves moving a tool across the skin, releasing the muscular layer to alleviate pain.
Herbal Therapy
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Herbal and dietary supplements are customized to each individual patient, based upon health goals and physical needs. Together, these supplements can be a powerful tool of transformation and can help you meet your health goals more quickly. They are administered in pill or tea form. Amanda is equally trained in Chinese herbology as in acupuncture, and has also completed specialized training in Functional Medicine principles as applied to Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Moxibustion
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Moxibustion (Moxa) is a warming method that uses compressed mugwort, a Chinese herb. The moxa is lit, like a bit of incense, and then held over acupuncture points to warm and heal the body.
Conditions Treated with Acupuncture
Allergies, asthma, chronic cough, frequent sinus infection, breathlessness, lack of energy, shallow breathing.
EAR + NOSE + THROAT
Food allergies, bloating, reflux, poor digestion, nausea, constipation, diarrhea low or excessive appetite, stomach pain, ulcers, hernia, irritable bowel syndrome / disease, ulcerative colitis, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, slow digestion, high blood sugars, metabolic syndrome.
DIGESTION + IBS
Insomnia, easy waking, nightmares, sleep apnea, snoring, difficulty falling asleep.
SLEEP + INSOMNIA
Hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, chronic fatigue, weight gain or loss, endocrine disorders, feeling cold, neuropathy, autoimmune disease, fibromyalgia, side effects of diseases and their treatment, such as cancer, MS, stroke, Lyme Disease.
ENERGY + FATIGUE
Stress, anxiety, depression, lack of focus, foggy-headed-ness, poor memory, difficulty making decisions, creative block, lack of motivation and drive, difficulty finishing projects, ADHD.
MENTAL + EMOTIONAL
Digestive issues, constipation, teething pain, irritability, ADHD, learning challenges, nightmares, bed wetting, food issues, frequent colds, earaches, injury recovery (breaks, sprains), mental health.
PEDIATRICS
WE KEEP IT SIMPLE.
Complicated doesn’t always mean more sophisticated, or better. Sometimes it's the simple approach that gets the biggest result. We work to identify the clearest treatments for your specific conditions. These treatments may include acupuncture, herbal supplements, and simple, doable lifestyle tweaks to get the strongest impact to help you heal naturally.
WE REMIND YOUR BODY.
Bodies are wise — they want to be efficient. We wake up the body’s natural healing mechanism to get back to this state of well-being, pain-free.
OUR SYSTEM.
We work on healing your body, at the deepest levels, with acupuncture, herbal supplements and simple lifestyle recommendations, to show your body the way back into balance. Your body wants to be healthy, balanced and thriving. We remind it how to get there, and give you simple steps to keep it there.
WE FOCUS ON HOW YOU FEEL
There’s a numbers game component to medical conditions & treatments. Lots of getting within particular ranges, and optimizing numbers. We help you reach those goals, but we also care about how you FEEL. Your body is not a machine, it is a container for your lovely human self. We treat the whole person, not JUST the numbers. Because the proof is in how you feel, how you are sleeping, how you are moving through your day.
WE GET TO THE WHY.
We work on identifying exactly WHY your body is out of balance, and then we simply and steadily bring it back into balance.
OUR APPROACH
We meet each patient where they are at in their health journey, and give appropriate recommendations based upon that. Sometimes it’s a simple stretch. Sometimes it’s a doable lifestyle tweak. Sometimes it’s focus on getting a little more sleep. Our goal is for you to feel good in your body and your life, and we provide tools for you to get there faster.