by urban-acupuncture | Mar 1, 2023 | Light Therapy, Massage, Treatments
The concept that specific foot, hand, and ear regions have a link with other body organs and tissues is gaining traction among medical practitioners
Reflexology is a massage therapy involving the application of pressure to feet, hands, and ears. The theory behind it stems from the idea of functional interconnection between the nerves of the skin and internal organs. Reflexologists believe that putting different amounts of pressure on the specific foot, hand, and ear regions can have many positive health outcomes.
Reflexology – Working Principle
British medical researchers found out in the 1890s that skin and internal organs share the same nerve pathways. They also saw that depending on external factors e.g. touch – the whole nervous system can make certain modifications.
By focusing pressure and stimulating specific nerves, a reflexologist may help soothe the nerves. This can bring about feelings of relaxation and several other health benefits. Another popular theory – the Zone Theory, states that our body has 10 vertical zones. Each zone shares a functional pathway involving an organ system and a specific finger and toe.
Potential Benefits of Reflexology
Also known as Acupressure therapy, Reflexology can have a multitude of health benefits. Some of these benefits have been replicated in research studies. Reports from many people state that it can have the following health benefits:
- Pain Relief – It could effectively treat a variety of pains and aches, including neck pain, migraines, back pain (lower and upper back), etc.
- Better Nerve Function – With the negative effects of aging, nerve endings become weaker. Reflexology can improve nerve reactivity and clear out neural pathways by stimulating them.
- Promotes Hormone Balance – By stimulating certain nerve endings, we can improve the function of brain neurons that release reward hormones like Serotonin.
- Better Blood Flow – It can also improve blood circulation, increasing the efficiency of natural healing processes and growth.
- Keep Blood Pressure in Check – It has been shown to help patients with chronic kidney ailments, hypertension, and diabetes to keep their systolic blood pressure in check.
Contact Urban Acupuncture Center in Columbus, OH For More Information
For more information about how acupuncture, massage therapy and other alternative healing treatments can help you, please contact the Urban Acupuncture Center Board Certified Licensed Acupuncturist’s team at Indianola Ave, Columbus, Ohio (Clintonville) (614) 725-2488 or click here. Taking new patients in and around greater Columbus, Ohio.
by urban-acupuncture | Mar 9, 2020 | Community, Light Therapy
Discover the therapeutic benefits of the Tesla Light Systems, designed to bring balance and relaxation to the user.
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Join us for this truly unique experience!
Rooted in Nikola Tesla’s Tesla Coil technology, Tesla Lights are a subtle energy activation system that is composed of an AC and DC unit. By themselves, the units generate either a Yin or a Yang energy. Together, the combination of the two creates an ultra-high frequency crystalline energy field that brings total balance and relaxation to the user.
Location
Urban Acupuncture Center: 4392 Indianola Avenue, Columbus, OH 43214
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April 9 – 6:30 p.m.
April 9 – 7:30 p.m.
April 11 – 2 p.m.
April 11 – 3 p.m.
Mark Hoffman, president & CEO of Multidimentional Technologies, will offer an introductory presentation about his proprietary Tesla Coil design, as well as an opportunity for attendees to experience the lights.
FAQ’s
How will you benefit from Tesla Energy Lights?
The Tesla Energy Lights stimulate subtle energy, or life force, activity. They have a soothing, relaxing effect on the mind, heart and spirit. These frequencies are noticeably more soothing and conducive to deep meditative states and higher levels of consciousness.
What happens during a session?
During a session, clients typically sit or lie down with eyes open or closed. They relax, unwind and visualize the energy from the lights flowing through the body and subtle energy fields.
Who invented the Tesla lights?
Nikola Tesla was a 19th century genius who envisioned wireless technology far ahead of his time. He developed the Tesla coil in 1891, an alternating-current electrical system of generators, motors, and transformers still widely used. In 1994, inventors of the Tesla Energy Lights augmented Nikola Tesla’s discoveries with ultra-high soft frequencies to slow the mind, open the heart, and awaken and align consciousness.
How do the Tesla Energy Lights™ work?
The Tesla Energy Lights are a subtle energy activation system made up of two units – AC and DC machines generated by the Tesla coil and a multiwave oscillator configuration. When turned on, they produce ultra-high frequencies of low-voltage electromagnetic and photonic subtle energy. A gas tube carousel holding 12 Pyrex tubes filled with nobel and common gases (hydrogen, helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, nitrogen, oxygen, air and water vapor) sits atop each unit. A longer center silicon crystal tube contains a proprietary blend of gases. The electromagnetic energy from the Tesla coil activates gas ionization and frees electrons in the gases to migrate into the invisible, subtle energy field.
by urban-acupuncture | Mar 10, 2015 | Acupuncture, Light Therapy
As we settle into these shorter, colder days, and longer, darker nights, some of us may be experiencing more fatigue, decreased appetite, food cravings, insomnia, and other depression-symptoms. Some of these symptoms may be transient. Some of them may be related to the hectic holiday season. But for some people, these symptoms are settling in for a while – until more sunlight returns to this hemisphere. If you belong to the latter category, you may be experiencing Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD.
It is believed that people who develop SAD are more sensitive to the decreased amount of daylight exposure during the winter months (although people can have SAD throughout the year, especially those who work long hours indoors without much light exposure). The brain tries to adjust to the changes, and as a result creates a biochemical imbalance that brings about changes in hormone productions. For instance, the production of melatonin, a hormone that relates to sleep cycles, increases during darker days. Hence, people affected by SAD tend to want to sleep more, and feel more tired than usual during the winter months.
Light Therapy
Light therapy is the most commonly prescribed treatment for SAD. It is also highly recommended that people with SAD spend as much time as possible outdoors, and to stay active. Good food and nutrition can help keep the body in balance and healthy. In more severe cases, psychotherapy and medications may be prescribed. But in some cases, the side effects of pharmaceuticals can be more harmful than beneficial.
To help alleviate SAD symptoms, Chinese medical modalities can be effective without any negative side effects. Chinese medicine views everything in terms of Yin and Yang. Yin is dark, cold, and passive while Yang is bright, warm, and energetic. It makes sense, therefore, that people with greater Yin tendencies may suffer more from SAD than people with Yang tendencies.
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Can Increase Yang Energy
Acupuncture and moxibustion therapies can increase the yang energy within the body, and return the body to its optimal state. Acupuncture itself is known to be effective in treating the symptoms general anxiety and depression disorders because it helps release hormones that combat depression, namely, serotonin, noradrenaline and norepinephrine. These are ‘happy’ hormones that will help reduce SAD symptoms, naturally.
For more information about how acupuncture and other treatments can help you, please contact Board Certified Licensed Acupuncturist, Steve Drugan,B.S., L.Ac., at 614.218.6287 or click here. Taking new patients in and around Columbus, Ohio.
