The pressure of modern life often comes with anxiety and has a negative impact on health and vitality. The Embrace Health team can help with acupuncture to calm your nervous system and reduce stress hormone levels. As with any exercise, Pilates can help reduce anxiety by releasing neurotransmitters that promote relaxation and positive moods.

Acupuncture can promote the free flow of qi leaving you feeling energized and relieved without the negative side effects of common medications. Research shows Acupuncture treatment stimulates release of neurotransmitters that promote positive moods.

Emotions can be stored in body as tension in the musculoskeletal system. Deep tissue massage can help release these emotions and restore the mind-body balance.

Chronic back pain can be the result of nerve impingement, muscle spasms, degenerative disc disease, or arthritis. Improper computer posture and repetitive daily activities are important contributing factors to back pain. All of our providers can help with ergonomics, stretching, foam rolling, and exercise customized to your needs.

Gentle chiropractic adjustments and electric stimulation can help safely reduce pain and inflammation, while Graston and active myofascial release reduce muscle tension while increasing range of motion.

Acupuncture increases circulation to areas of qi stagnation to reduce inflammation in the muscles, while releasing pain-killing biochemicals, such as endorphins to relieve sensation of sciatica and back pain.

Tightness in the hamstring, piriformis, and psoas muscles can cause musculoskeletal misalignment that leads to structural asymmetry. Targeted massage releases tension in these surrounding tissues that contribute to areas of back pain.

Pilates is a great low-risk therapeutic exercise that has been shown to reduce back pain by strengthening your core musculature and stretching your spine and extremities.

Wellness medicine in preparation for pregnancy is the best medicine for a healthy Mom and baby during and after birth.

Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture can help regulate a woman’s cycle to create optimal fertility and build a women’s qi for a healthy pregnancy. With babies in breech presentation, moxibustion on acu-point UB67 is used to activate the uterus to help facilitate the turning of the baby in preparation for birth. Obstetric Acupuncture care also includes relief from nausea, strengthening mother and baby for birth, and breast care for lactation.

Pilates can help from pre-natal through post-natal with classes and private sessions to increase your core strength in a safe supervised environment.

Our pre-natal massage therapy is more than a luxury, also treating pain and tension associated with increased strain on the body. Special prenatal pillows allow expectant moms to lie face down comfortably and safely.

Strain on the lower back due to the increased weight of pregnancy can be relieved with gentle chiropractic adjustments. The increased strain on the neck, shoulder, and upper back due to constant baby holding can be effectively reduced with appropriate chiropractic adjustments to the ribs and spine. Kinesio taping theses areas supports the fatigued musculature. Addressing pelvic alignment post-natally can help prevent future complications or pain caused by asymmetry.

Insomnia may manifest as difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, or early-morning awakening with inability to return to sleep. Chinese Medicine diagnoses each of these sleep disturbances differently, treating the underlying causes of insomnia. With acupuncture treatment, the brain switches to delta and theta waves, associated with meditation and deep sleep states. Herbal medicine is used to regulate the circadian rhythms naturally balancing waking and sleep hours with nature.

Chinese Medicine has successfully and safely treated women’s health issues for thousands of years. Acknowledging the complexity of women’s bodies, we approach women’s health concerns with care throughout the hormonal ebb and flow of different life stages. Women experiencing night sweats, mood swings, hot flashes, and dryness can benefit from the balancing treatment of acupuncture. Herbal medicine can be an adjunctive therapy, used on it’s own or with hormone replacement therapy.

The stress response can have a significant impact on psychological and physical well-being.  In our experience, patients cope with stress in different ways which can manifest in their immune, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, or adrenal systems. Acupuncture can have a profound effect on calming the nervous system and can treat symptoms that arise in reaction to stress. Massage and exercise are also wonderful tools for ongoing stress management. Stress-related neck and shoulder tension is effectively reduced by Therapeutic Massage and targeted Pilates stretching and strengthening exercises.

Physical or mental exhaustion can have many different causes. Even after more serious causes of fatigue are ruled out, patients are often left with little recourse or treatment in Western Medicine. In Chinese Medicine, fatigue is diagnosed as a qi or “vital energy” deficiency. Acupuncture and herbal medicine treatments are aimed at increasing or tonifying a patient’s qi and increasing the smooth flow of qi. Similarly, regular massage therapy can increase circulation leaving a patient feeling invigorated.

At some point in their lives, many women experience PMS, painful periods, irregular cycles or other gynecological issues. Chinese Medicine addresses these issues by naturally balancing the hormonal cycle with acupuncture and herbal medicine rather than simply masking symptoms. Regulating and balancing a woman’s cycle is important preparation for future fertility. Infertility is a common concern that acupuncture has proven successful in treating on it’s own or in conjunction with Assisted Reproductive Therapy (ART).

Pain, weakness or numbness in the hand or wrist, especially the thumb, index, and middle finger may be a sign of carpal tunnel syndrome. Western Medicine may advise surgery, but other conservative treatments such as chiropractic, acupuncture, and massage can be an effective and less invasive place to start.

An often misdiagnosed condition, our Chiropractors will perform a comprehensive examination to determine if you have Carpal Tunnel or other conditions that manifest similar symptoms. We use treatments such as ultrasound, active myofascial release, stretching exercises as well as kinesio taping to reduce inflammation and adhesions to the wrist and forearm.

Acupuncture can reduce swelling and inflammation that aggravate the median nerve and cause carpal tunnel symptoms.

Our skilled massage therapists can help reduce tension in the forearm and surrounding musculature increasing circulation to the tissues to relieve pain and promote healing.

Whiplash is a common condition that can manifest immediately or up to weeks following a car accident. Patients may experience many different symptoms including: neck, shoulder and arm pain, headache, dizziness, numbness, tingling and weakness.

At Embrace Health, our Chiropractors will perform an initial comprehensive examination and evaluation in order to prescribe an appropriate treatment plan with an integrative approach. Utilizing many possible therapies including Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Exercise Therapy and Massage, our goal is returning you to pre-injury status as soon as possible. Due to the traumatic nature of car accidents, treatment is given with special care to not exacerbate your acute symptoms.

Our experienced staff will submit and provide the documentation necessary for dealing with attorneys and insurance reimbursement.

Sciatica is characterized by symptoms of pain or tingling and numbness radiating down the leg due to compression of the sciatic nerve. So much of our lives in modern culture involves sitting in the car or at a desk, and this can lead to constriction of the gluteus and piriformis muscles which inflames and irritates the sciatic nerve.

Chiropractic realignment of the Sacroliliac joint can balance asymmetry in the piriformis muscles relieving pressure on the sciatic nerve.  Useful techniques such as electric stimulation, Graston, active piriformis release, foam rolling, and kinesiotaping can successfully manage sciatica so it does not become a chronic condition.

Massage therapy for sciatica focuses on release of hip flexor, piriformis, hamstring, quadricep, and gluteal muscles in order to stimulate balance in our repetitive motions.

Electroacupuncture stimulates endorphins and increases circulation to areas of inflammation increasing your innate ability to heal. Our Acupuncturist at Embrace Health can evaluate if electroacupuncture is effective for your condition.

Inflammation in the joints can cause stiffness, swelling, decreased range of motion, and pain while gradually leading to progressive joint degeneration.

Our providers can recommend high quality nutritional supplements and dietary modifications that can slow the progression of different forms of arthritis.

Gentle chiropractic treatments using Activator may be advised in patients with decreased bone density in their spine or extremities.

Pilates can provide weight-bearing exercise that has been proven to both prevent and manage arthritis.  Our pilates instructors can adapt classes safely for every age group and fitness level.

Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine is a safe and effective treatment option for arthritis. Chinese Medicine sees arthritis as a qi and blood stagnation in the joints, treatment is aimed at increasing flow of blood and qi; cooling and moving herbs may be prescribed to treat this stagnation. Herbal hand and foot soaks are a unique treatment offered at Embrace Health that can soothe and relieve painful joints.  Electroacupuncture is also an effective arthritis treatment.

The Iliotibial Band is a thick cord of connective tissue at the outer hip extending along the lateral thigh to below the knee. Due to overuse and repetitive motions, runners, hikers and bikers often experience IT band symptoms such as stinging thigh and knee pain that interfere with their ability to enjoy an active lifestyle.

Our Certified Chiropractic Sports Physicians receive special training to effectively break-up adhesions forming between the IT Band and hamstrings and quadriceps. Pelvic realignment can also create a solid foundation for muscular symmetry.

Targeted therapeutic massage can help to mobilize the tissues surrounding the IT Band to release and stretch the muscles and connective tissue.

Our providers can teach you targeted foam rolling and stretching exercises to help you manage symptoms for ongoing self-care to keep you active and enjoying the activities you love.

There are many types and possible causes for headaches and migraines. Our Chiropractors and Acupuncturists can help you determine possible underlying causes for your headaches.

Manual chiropractic adjustments have been shown to provide current relief as well as prevention from recurring tension headaches and migraines that may stem from cervical and jaw misalignment.

Our Acupuncturist at Embrace Health have great success treating the stress and neck and shoulder tension causing headaches with acupuncture, cupping, and massage. For migraines associated with your menstrual cycle, balancing your hormones with Acupuncture and herbal medicine can reduce recurring monthly headaches.

When you sprain your ankle, it stretches out the ligaments that stabilize the joint, making it imperative to not only treat the current sprain but also increase communication with your brain to prevent future sprains.

During the acute phase, our chiropractor’s treatments are designed to reduce inflammation and pain, while gently breaking up scar tissue. We use Cold Laser to recruit healing cells to the ankle ligaments as well as kinesio taping for the reduction of bruising and swelling. Strengthening the stabilizing muscles in the lower leg with resistance band and wobble board exercises is emphasized during the later phases of treatment.

Both acute and chronic knee pain can be treated effectively by our providers at Embrace Health.

Whether it’s a sports injury or a result of repetitive motion, our chiropractors will conduct a thorough orthopedic knee exam to determine the extent and cause of your pain and compose an effective treatment plan. Overpronation of the feet can increase pressure on the inner knee. We can perform a footscan to see if you are a candidate for comfortable custom orthotics to provide arch support while strengthening and correcting weak arches.

Acupuncture for knee pain from osteoarthritis is well-documented as a safe and effective treatment. Our Acupuncturists may use electroacupuncture to reduce knee swelling, pain and muscle tension and improve range of motion. Moxibustion may also be used to reduce local inflammatory reactions that cause pain.

Pilates builds strength and flexibility and is a safe and challenging exercise for both athletes and people recovering from knee injuries.

Inflammation of the connective tissue at the bottom of the foot and heel can lead to severe pain, especially during the first few steps in the morning. Tenderness at the heel may be the major symptom, but tension in the surrounding tissues of the calf and achilles tendon are often the underlying cause of Plantar Fasciitis. These muscles can be released effectively by a certified massage therapist at Embrace Health.

Graston and active release to the calf can provide great results to reduce the strain on the Achilles Tendon at the insertion in the heel. Our chiropractors also use Kinesio taping as an effective tool to help support those fatigued areas while lifting the skin away from the muscle tissue to provide drainage of inflammation.

Along with acupuncture, herbal foot soaks are a soothing and unique treatment offered by our Acupuncturist at Embrace Health. Herbs that increase the circulation when used externally help to reduce the inflammation in the plantar fascia.

Home exercises focused on stretching your Achilles tendon and plantar fascia can be prescribed by our providers to lessen the chance of recurrence.

The most common elbow injuries are due to overuse from sports or daily activities. Tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, and tendonitis are common examples, and you don’t need to be a tennis player or golfer to have these injuries.  Many people will notice difficulty lifting objects with their arm due to elbow pain.

Tension in of the forearm straining the tendons that attach to the elbow can be one cause of the pain. Loosening the muscles of the forearm with targeted therapeutic massage can help release these muscles.

Strain on the muscles and tendons often creates tendonitis in the elbow. Acupuncture is extremely effective in treatment of localized inflammation without the side effects of painkillers that simply mask the problem.

Our chiropractors will use Graston, Ultrasound, and active myofascial release to reduce scar tissue and adhesions that have formed in the elbow, wrist, and forearm.  Kinesio taping can be another very effective tool to help support the overused musculature and reduce inflammation at the joint.

Due to the complexity of the shoulder joint, there are are many possible structures vulnerable to injury, and it is important to get a proper diagnosis to determine the cause. Some possible causes for shoulder pain are rotator cuff tendonitis, dislocation, pinched nerves, and frozen shoulder.

Your chiropractor at Embrace Health will perform a thorough orthopedic examination to find out what shoulder structures are affected and to determine a diagnosis and treatment plan that decreases pain while improving range of motion.

Acupuncture can treat many shoulder conditions effectively by reducing the inflammation in soft tissues and strengthening and lubricating the tendons.

Chronic shoulder pain and stiffness can often be improved by targeted deep tissue muscle work to areas such as the Subscapularis and other muscles surrounding the shoulder joint and shoulder blade.  Our expert massage therapists will be able to locate these irritated areas while smoothing and releasing the muscles.

Sometimes neck pain can be caused by something as simple as sleeping in an awkward position or from more chronic, repetitive positions while driving or working. Ergonomic recommendations are provided for workplace, exercise, and sleeping positions to avoid neck pain from becoming a chronic condition.

Our Chiropractors have a gentle approach to working with the sensitive areas like the neck. We work carefully to stretch and reduce tension in the muscles surrounding the neck prior to any typical manual adjustment.

The stress that many of us store in our necks and upper backs can lead to chronic neck pain.  Let our certified massage therapists help reduce this tension to keep you relaxed and comfortable.

Many of our patients will rotate with monthly chiropractic, acupuncture, and massage therapy treatments to keep themselves in a consistent balance. Regular pilates sessions can keep your core strong and muscles lengthened to reduce risk of future injury to keep your body well. Our practitioners can help detect imbalances in your body prior to becoming symptomatic to keep you functioning at your best. Our monthly membership is a great way to make you check-in with yourself and your team on a monthly basis.