Balchen Chiropractic offers Traditional Chinese Medicine. Acupuncture is a peripheral nerve stimulation technique with the therapeutic purpose of modulating abnormal activity of the nervous system.  Nerve stimulation is achieved using very fine-gauged, disposable needles and electrical stimulation.

 

This type of acupuncture can be used to treat pain syndromes and functional problems, arising from a wide array of neurological and muscular disorders, such as:

 

Headaches

Neck & Back Pain

Elbow & Shoulder Pain

Sports injuries

Sciatic Nerve Irritation

Carpal Tunnel

Arthritis

Osteoarthritis

Neuritis

 

Cupping and acupressure are often provided as an adjunct to the acupuncture treatments.

 

In addition, moxibustion can also be included with treatments, when indicated.