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Experience the Power of Ancient Methods
Our team at medilotus acupuncture and herbs are experts in using acupuncture as a tool for healing. We follow the wisdom of the Huang Di Nei Jing, which provides insight into the interconnectedness of the body, mind, and spirit. Our acupuncturists are skilled in assessing the needs of each individual patient, and combining various techniques to address their unique concerns. Whether you're suffering from pain, stress, or a chronic condition, our goal is to restore your health and well-being.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is one of the oldest, most commonly used forms of medicine in the world. Originating in China more than 3,500 years ago, acupuncture is currently one of the most thoroughly researched, practiced, and respected forms of complementary medicine available anywhere.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, your overall health is determined by the quality of the Qi (energy) flow through the natural pathways of your body (meridians). Acupuncture uses a variety of techniques, like Moxa, magnet, Cupping, Gua Sha, electro needles, tuina, including placing very thin sterile needles into specific points on the body, to stimulate and improve your Qi flow.
Tuina
Tui Na is an ancient form of bodywork that is based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine. I use a variety of pressures and strokes along the meridians (energy pathways) of your body to both relax your muscles and also stimulate the flow of energy throughout your body. By treating both the physical (musculature) and energetic (Qi) levels of your body at the same time, I can achieve results far beyond what you’d receive from a conventional massage therapy session.
Moxibustion
Moxibustion is a Traditional Chinese Medicine technique that involves the burning of mugwort, a small, spongy herb, to facilitate healing and health. Moxibustion has been used for healing purposes throughout Asia for thousands of years. The purpose of moxibustion, as with most forms of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is to strengthen the blood, stimulate the flow of Qi (energy), and enhance your overall vitality and health.
Among other benefits, a landmark study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1998 found that 75.4% of women suffering from breech presentations before childbirth had fetuses that rotated to the normal position after receiving moxibustion at an acupuncture point on the bladder meridian.
Chinese herbal medicine is a 3,000 year old tradition using naturally occurring substances — including herbs — to enhance one’s health and vitality. As opposed to Western medicine, the foundation of this approach is to support the body’s natural self-healing mechanisms and abilities.
Since each patient has different needs, we carefully select and combine a variety of herbs that will synergistically blend together to achieve optimal results for your unique situation. We prescribe high-quality, professional-grade herbal medicines that are available only to qualified licensed professionals.
Herbs
Meet the Practitioner
Ivy Chen MAOM.,Lic.Ac.
Spending her childhood and teen years in China, Ivy Chen Lic.Ac. was familiar with Traditional Chinese Medicine but never experienced it in a way that would propel her to seek out the role of a practitioner. That came once she and her family settled in the United States. One day, her first born child became ill and she took him to the pediatrician who prescribed tylenol to manage the symptoms of the fever then sent them home. Ivy was frustrated. What about treating the root cause of the fever? Tylenol was a pacifier. It would not address what was causing this imbalance in her son. It was only then, as a mother battling for the health of her child, that she began to research Eastern medicine and discovered its ability to treat the root causes of disease, not just the symptoms.
Her 4 years at MCPHS University earned her a dual Masters degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MAOM). After passing 5 National, 3rd party certified medical boards, Chen earned her position as a Board of Registration in Medicine (BORIM) licensed Acupuncturist and Herbal Medicine practitioner- a distinction that allows Chen to prescribe personalized (custom) Herbal Medicine formulas based on each patient’s pulse quality and tongue condition, diagnostic tools used for 3,500 years. As an Eastern Medicine practitioner, Ivy Chen is able to resolve dis-ease, thereby restoring balance and harmony to her patients health and wellbeing.