🌿Acupuncture FAQ | Dr. Julie Nelson TCM, Kitsilano Vancouver
FAQ – Acupuncture in Kitsilano Dr. Julie Nelson, TCM | Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine in Kitsilano, Vancouver What conditions does acupuncture help with? Acupuncture can support relief from sciatica, back pain, neck pain, headaches, migraines, digestive issues, stress, anxiety, insomnia, women’s health concerns, hormonal imbalance, and fertility support. Many of my Kitsilano patients seek acupuncture […]
Acupuncture Helps Heal Concussions By Regulating the Nervous System
Acupuncture Helps Heal Concussions My first concussion happened at the tender age of 55. I was waterskiing when suddenly I was slingshotted across the lake. I had two thoughts in that instant. The first, ‘I am going way too fast this isn’t going to end well.’ The second was when my jaw hit the water […]
How to Treat TMJ Pain and Headaches
TMJ: Temporomandibular Joint Pain The Symptoms of Jaw (TMJ) Pain I treat a lot of TMJ pain in the clinic. My patients report pain in the cheek bone area; they can’t open their mouth fully and they are getting headaches in the temporal area of their head. Some patients also report clicking or the jaw […]
Fight, Flight or Freeze: How Trauma Shows Up
The Health Impacts of Living in a Dysregulated State We often hear the term fight flight freeze when talking about people who have experienced trauma. Simply put if you grew up in an environment where you experienced trauma: Parents who fought a lot/ divorce/separation Physical abuse or neglect Addiction, illnesses, homelessness, […]
What’s Causing Your Insomnia and How to Treat It
Insomnia: What Causes it and How to Treat it Insomnia is something that really plagues a lot of people of all ages! I treat a lot of this in the clinic. And I know from the patients I treat, and my own experience is there are many different types of Insomnia. Causes of Insomnia Too […]
Is Your Diet Affecting Your Sleep?
This is the time of year when there is so much focus on food. We go from overindulging to deprivation. We eat then we want to get rid of it. But before you begins cleansing, I would like you to consider how diet affects your sleep. Ask yourself this: Does your body run on the […]
Acupuncture to Treat Pickleball Injuries
My Quadratus Lumborum I must admit I am new to the pickleball world. A tennis diehard, I was not an early adapter to this exploding sport. I was a sideline critic watching tennis court after tennis court succumb to pickleballers. Fast forward to February this year when my girlfriends were signing up for lessons and […]
Do Full Moons Make Anxiety Worse?
Did you know that your energy is at its peak during a full moon and at its lowest during a new moon? If you’ve ever had trouble sleeping the night before a full moon, you’re not alone. People don’t realize their body’s energy is at its highest during a full moon. This rise in energy […]
Why Dermarolling is so Great for Your Skin
Why We LOVE Dermarolling and What It Actually Does Ok – what is dermarolling? It essentially causes micro tears to the epidermis layer of the skin. In short, you are running 540 tiny needles across your face causing all kinds of trauma to the skin. Why is this a good thing? Because your skin […]
Acupuncture for Broken Hearts
Emotional shocks and the ensuing sadness from the break-up of a relationship are common causes of Heart-Yin deficiency. This condition is made even worse if one is older, or if the relationship has been going on for a long time and and has worn a person down. Some of the physical manifestations are: mental restlessness, […]