What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture helps to restore and maintain balance in the body. Acupuncture and exercise can be equated when discussing the benefits and frequency of care. Just as exercise can be done with a specific short term focal goal, it is always helpful when maintained at the appropriate interval and intensity for the individual’s lifestyle and personal health goals. Acupuncture is very similar in maintenance and frequency.
There are so many benefits with virtually no side effects and no interference with other therapies, making it a perfect complement to mental health practices.
Acupuncture & Mental Health
The stress-relieving elements of acupuncture help to improve overall mood, emotion regulation, and boost feelings. Essentially, acupuncture helps by relieving built-up stress accumulated over time by stimulating areas of the body responsible for the production of vital emotion-managing hormones.
Therefore, acupuncture assists in releasing mood-boosting endorphins, which result in feelings of positive feelings and help with emotional regulation. Acupuncture works by restoring energy flow that, when not able to flow freely, can cause symptoms of stress and anxiety. Individuals experiencing symptoms of anxiety or stress disorders of various kinds can benefit.
Some of these conditions include:
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Panic Disorder
- PTSD
- Acute Stress Disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Depression
What to Expect
Torus Center offers Community Acupuncture every Tuesday, from 9am to 11am in Suite 121 with Dr. Rob Gregory from Longevity Health and Fitness.
You may sign up on Longevity’s website, here. You will need to fill out health history forms and be sure to let Dr. Rob know if you may be pregnant, have any bleeding disorders, are on blood thinners or are prone to blood clots. Also, inform Dr. Rob if you have any blood-borne diseases (HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, etc…).
Patients will be seated in a comfortable chair for the 20-30 minute session. Wearing loose fitting and comfortable clothing is best for acupuncture. The skin will be cleaned with alcohol and needles inserted in specific acupoints. The points selected may be in the forearms or hands, lower legs or feet as well as the scalp and ear. No disrobing will be necessary for acupuncture at Torus.
Investment
$40 per session.
Practitioner
Torus Center is excited to partner with Dr. Rob Gregory to provide acupuncture therapy.
Dr. Rob is the owner of Longevity Health and Fitness in St. Charles, IL. He has extensive education and experience in health and wellness across the continuum of care. He is passionate about the benefits of acupuncture from the physical to the mental and emotional.
Dr. Rob is a Licensed Chiropractor with a Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture. He is also an AcuDetox Specialist and Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Acupuncture provider. Bringing balance to the mind and body through acupuncture and movement is a gift he is passionate to share with his community to empower wholeness and wellness.
Dr. Rob will offer Community Acupuncture at Torus Center, Tuesdays from 9-11am. Click here to register and learn more.