Acupuncture at Elevation Chiropractic & Wellness
What is acupuncture?
It is a thousands year old practice when needles are inserted in specific trigger points on the body. The needles are very fine, filiform, and their insertion is painless.
What is the effect of acupuncture?
It can influence tissues, organ and glands, with the effect of reducing pain, reducing inflammation, and inducing healing even of old injuries.
What is the acupuncture mechanism?
The Western science does not have a clear explanation yet, but acupuncture was shown to affect the central and the peripheral nervous system, the connective tissue and to increase blood flow to the targeted areas. In the brain it releases endorphins, enkephalins and neurotransmitters, stopping pain and balancing the brain and the hormones functions. It activates the parasympathetic nervous system, which induces relaxation and allows healing to occur.
For what conditions to use acupuncture?
Any condition which is NOT an emergency, when 911 should be called, acupuncture helps, from any type of pain, to regulation of emotions, of hormones, any digestive issue, reproductive difficulties, etc.
Side effects can be?
On occasion a slight discomfort during the needle insertion. A slight bleeding at the site of insertion, but mostly feeling painless, happy and well after a treatment!
How dry needling differs from acupuncture?
Dry needling uses the same type of needles, inserted in acupuncture points close to a painful area, and focuses on the muscle tissue.
Denver’s Acupuncture Expert
Ziv Greenfeld, Ph.D.
B.S. Mathematics and Atmospheric Physics
M.S. Neurobiology
Ph.D. Basic Medical Science
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Mechanisms of Aging in the Kidney
Graduate International Institute of Chinese Medicine, Albuquerque NM (2002)
More About Ziv Greenfield
Ziv practices a gentler style of acupuncture, using body points between elbows and fingers, and knees and toes. He also uses micro-electro-acupuncture, light therapy, and Chinese herbal therapy. He is trained in cosmetic acupuncture and uses protocols for vision conditions.
After observing significant improvements in conditions that were considered untreatable, his beliefs in the power of holistic medicine deepened. He believes that every person could reach their maximal health with the use of Chinese medicine, regardless of age.
Broomfield’s Acupuncture Expert
Sunny Yoo
I am a member of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and licensed in California, New York, and Colorado. I mainly practiced in Manhattan, focusing on pain management, stress management, emotional health, female reproductive health, immune health and much more. As a certified APIT (Acupuncture Point Injection Therapy) specialist, I combine acupuncture with homeopathy to make treatment more effective, yet natural. I also do homeopathic trigger point injections as well.