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Natural Healing for the Best Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a favorite among many of us. Natural healing methods can help make it more enjoyable. Let’s count the ways that Chiropractic and acupuncture at Triangle-based Acupractic Natural Healing Center with Dr. Lisa Oskardmay C, LAc. can help.
Chiropractic and acupuncture help to reduce pain.
Chiropractic and acupuncture improve flexibility.
Chiropractic and acupuncture reduce shoulder pain.
Chiropractic and acupuncture reduce neck pain.
Acupuncture helps with weight loss.
Chiropractic improves posture.
Chiropractic improves nerve flow to vital organs.
Acupuncture enhances qi flow throughout the body.
Pain reduction makes every Day better. Non-drug pain reduction techniques at a natural healing center like ours are especially beneficial because the focus is on prevention and long-term results without adverse side effects. Dr. Oskardmay adjusts spinal misalignments to restore pain-free spinal range of motion. Acupuncture used to reduce pain does so by building relaxation and balancing autonomic nervous system response. She also applies massage, which soothes soreness away, as well.
A flexible body can bend over backward to make Valentine’s Day more enjoyable. The hands-on or Activator chiropractic adjustment helps to improve flexibility by improving joint mobility and ligament function. Acupuncture can help to reduce trigger points in muscles, which enhances overall muscle flexibility. Dr. Oskardmay can also employ TENS unit electrostimulation or hot pack application, or other treatments to relieve strength and ligament tightness where needed.
Sore shoulders make it hard to hug, so consider Triangle Acupuncture and Chiropractic care to prevent shoulder pain. The lower cervical vertebrae relay nerve input to the shoulders. The large trapezius and latissimus muscles, which are the shoulders’ primary movers, also cover the whole back into the neck. Chiropractic care of the back and neck affect the shoulders in fundamental ways. Acupuncture balances qi flow and reduces stagnation in the metal and wood and fire channels that impact the shoulders.
Neck pain will affect kissing, tilting the head, and many other things. Dr. Oskardmay uses hands-on gentle chiropractic adjustments to reduce spinal subluxations that cause neck pain. A licensed acupuncturist, she also understands how to use acupuncture meridians to heal neck pain. Relaxing acupuncture applied to impacted channels reduces neck pain, as well.
Acupuncture, shown to help improve satiety and willpower, helps many people lose weight. Dr. Oskardmay also enjoys helping patients understand how food choices and other daily habits impact their weight. As a licensed chiropractic physician, she helps restore vertebral alignment, assisting people to stand taller with less pain and better posture, which presents a more attractive countenance for Valentine’s Day and every day.
Acupuncture and Chiropractic both work to improve each body’s innate healthy response. Balancing Qi flow and enhancing nerve flow are natural healing methods that can help you this Valentine’s Day and any day. Call us at 919-929-1400, email schedule@acudocnc.com or visit our website acudocnc.com anytime to schedule your self-care appointment and make every Day lovely.
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Stress and Confinement During the Pandemic: Solution Care
Conditions imposed by the ongoing pandemic are very stressful for many people. Isolation and insomnia, compounded by lack of outdoor exercise, sunlight, and fresh air, impact us differently. At Acupractic Natural Healing Center, Dr. Oskardmay understands the issues and concerns people have and strives to provide safe, effective care and support. A licensed chiropractic physician and licensed acupuncturist, she enjoys helping people develop new strategies for dealing with the Covid health crisis’s challenges.
Some people suffer from depression during this trying time. Depression is an illness that can impact all aspects of a person’s being. Not the same as sadness, depression disables a person’s motivation and can influence their immune system and other vital faculties. While not a clinical psychiatrist, Dr. Oskardmay can help provide non-drug healing treatments to support persons suffering from depression. These treatments could include acupuncture along impacted meridians, massage to loosen tight, sore muscles, chiropractic adjustments to mobilize vertebral subluxations, health education, and other suggestions to change life patterns. If you or a loved one has suffered depression during these dark days, health counseling by Dr. Oskardmay with chiropractic and acupuncture therapy might be able to help.
Insomnia is an ailment that robs people of crucial recuperative sleep. During times of upheaval such as these, when schedules are awry, kids are home, work is nonexistent, or from home, outlets are few, insomnia affects us more. While drug therapies may help some, that is not a solution they want or even need for others. Dr. Oskardmay can help steer people to nonpharmaceutical solutions to impart better shut-eye. Additionally, acupuncture treatment is a recognized assistive insomnia remedy. Used by millions worldwide to improve sleep and other health problems, acupuncture is a safe, effective insomnia solution for many. In combination with relaxing massage and aromatherapy, this ancient treatment can help where other cures have failed.
Dr. Oskardmay understands that the fear of contracting covid19 and its variants keeps many from going outside. Her firm belief that going out to get fresh air, even to exercise in the outdoors, is imperative. Many people take supplements to mitigate the adverse effects of low-sunlight exposure; these pills may help but cannot provide the full health benefits from natural sunlight. Talk with Dr. Oskardmay about ways to improve natural sunlight exposure during these trying times to improve health in many ways.
Anyone who counts their steps has surely noticed a diminished step count from being home-bound. We’re not going to the store, the library, the park, church, or work as much as before, if at all. This lack of normal daily walking means we’re getting less exercise in this way. Additionally, most aren’t visiting a gym right now and, unless they have an effective home gym workout program, they aren’t getting the health benefits of regular exercise. Weakened musculature destabilizes the core, sagging shoulders feel painful when used, and the back suffers from inactivity. A visit to the offices of Dr. Oskardmay can help patients get back on track and learn new ways to incorporate a fitness regimen safely and with minimal disruption to their everyday lives.
Call the Triangle Acupuncture and Chiropractic clinics of Dr. Lisa Oskardmay at (919) 929-1400, email schedule@acudocnc.com or visit our website acudocnc.com to schedule your appointment today. Serving the Triangle with quality acupuncture and chiropractic healthcare since 1995, she can help you, too.
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‘Are chiropractors safe?` and `Is chiropractic safe?` are questions we get on occasion at our natural healing center. Dr. Lisa Oskardmay is a licensed chiropractor with over 25 years of experience treating thousands of Triangle patients safely and effectively. At the hands of an experienced and caring professional like her and other local highly qualified Doctors of Chiropractic, chiropractic is safe. People choose chiropractic because it is a sound hands-on remedy for many of life’s aches and pains and one that is not likely to lead to harm or injury. Although chiropractic has, admittedly, been on the outskirts of medicine since its inception in 1895, adjustive therapy of the spine and extremities performed by chiropractors is here to stay because of its safety and ability to reduce pain and improve overall body posture and function. Chiropractic examination and treatment is different from traditional medicine, and it is effective and safe. Chiropractors are well trained in hands-on and verbal inspection- palpation and good listening skills go together to understand unique patient needs.
At our alternative medicine healthcare clinic, Dr. Oskardmay examines each patient’s pain area and performs spinal palpation and other diagnostic examination to determine where imbalance exists. Massage helps to relax taut, overstretched muscles, start the healing process, and remove obstacles to adjustment. The clean and sanitized treatment room exudes comfort- warmth and aromatherapy enhance relaxation so that each person can get the full benefit from a healing session.
Dr. Oskardmay utilizes various mobilization techniques to adjust vertebral subluxations and bring needed movement and better spine bone positioning. Chiropractic care is reasonable care designed to enhance the body’s natural healing response through better posture, vertebral positioning, and nerve flow conduction from the spine out. Dr. Oskardmay locates regions of spinal subluxation or vertebral malposition using skillful palpation. She touches and massages the back and neck to gentle determine areas of tight muscles, altered skin response, and sensitivity. Misaligned vertebrae indicate areas of pain and instability and muscle spasms that, once resolved, allow for qi’s free flow and other vital energies in the body. Frequently, subluxated vertebral segments correspond to different body areas and can provide diagnostic clues for additional preventive care making the chiropractic examination process supportive of health inside and out.
Before performing a chiropractic adjustment, Dr. Oskardmay explains the procedure and asks for permission to adjust. She will assess the patient’s individual readiness for any particular design and proceed accordingly with appropriate techniques. During the adjustment, patients sometimes hear a small clicking sound, which can represent the release of stuck energy.
Performed by a highly trained, licensed practitioner like her, the adjustment is a very safe procedure and can provide relief where drugs and surgery haven’t. If you or a family member are interested to see what chiropractic care can do for you, call the Triangle Acupuncture and Chiropractic clinic of Dr. Lisa Oskardmay in Chapel Hill. We are here for you, safely and naturally. Call (919) 929-1400, email schedule@acudocnc.com or visit our website acudocnc.com to schedule your appointment today.
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Use a Tennis Ball or other Device for Self Trigger Point Massage for Back, Shoulder, and Hip Pain
Back, Shoulder, and Hip Pain Doctor, Chapel Hill, NC
Pain in the back, shoulders, or hips frequently stems from tight muscles. Muscle fibers shorten when tight and congestion and inflammation localize. When stretching or rest doesn’t work, persons experiencing aches and muscle tightness can use self-massage techniques to bring relief. At the offices of Triangle chiropractor and licensed acupuncturist Dr. Lisa Oskardmay, we provide the help you can use at home. Examples of self-massage techniques are below. For best results, come into the office for an assessment and balancing treatment before attempting these techniques. Also accessible by HIPAA compliant, safe, and secure Telemedicine appointment, Dr. Oskardmay can review your symptoms to ensure your best results.
Trigger points in the shoulder frequently occur between the shoulder blades. Sometimes people like to use a Thera cane, shepherds s hook, or other gripping devices to break up muscle adhesions in these regions. These devices, while useful, can require strength and muscle tension to accomplish their task. A better choice is the simple application of a tennis ball to the area. This semi-soft, palm-sized object placed in the area of muscle distress performs trigger point friction massage directly where needed when placed correctly.
To get the best results, ask Dr. Lisa where to place the tennis ball or other device. Each body is different, and muscle palpation will educate the novice about where the muscle trigger point exists. In general, a trigger point is a region in the muscle that hurts when triggered. Triggers might be shoulder or arm movement, pressure on the muscle itself, lifting even small objects; just standing and holding the arm and shoulder in place can hurt over time. Trigger points in the shoulder will impair shoulder movement and arm strength; left untreated over time, these painful muscle congestion areas will inhibit surrounding and distant muscles. Trigger points will affect overall body strength, posture, balance, and potentially even respiration and other vital body aspects.
The tennis ball self soft tissue massage technique can also benefit the hips. Hip, lower back, and lower back muscle tightness contribute to hip pain. Ensuing muscle weakness and tightness will pull on the hip joints, causing additional areas of pain. Contact Dr. Oskardmay so that she can help you locate where the primary trigger point exists so that you can focus on that point. Many people experience trigger points in the region of a muscle called the piriformis. Located approximately in the middle of the back pocket, self-massage applied to the piriformis region with a tennis ball or other device can provide relief.
When first attempting tennis ball self soft tissue massage to the shoulder or hip, follow certain precautions discussed with Dr. Oskardmay in the office. These precautions include: use a soft but firm surface, start slowly, avoid ball placement over the spine or other bony regions, and perform maneuver for 10 seconds or less to start, increase up to 20 seconds at each point. While patients may experience slight discomfort as the ball presses on trigger points, discontinue use and contact another practitioner for additional guidance or us if pain worsens or persists. Additionally, limit tennis ball massage to once or twice a day. Stretch area gently after use and avoid dehydration to assist elimination of muscle metabolite build-up.
Be sure to contact the offices of Triangle acupuncturist and chiropractic physician Dr. Lisa Oskardmay on the proper use of a tennis ball or other device for self-care. Caring for the Durham, Chapel Hill, and surrounding areas since 1995, she enjoys helping people help themselves and getting the most out of their care. Call today to schedule your appointment in our safe and sanitary office or ask about how Telemedicine can help you.: 919-929-1400, or go online to schedule 24 hours a day: acudocnc.com.
Many people have new years’ resolutions that relate to improving their health. The impetus to elevate health consciousness stems from the genuine effect ones health has on their day to day wellbeing and ability to thrive. In this pandemic year, people recognize good health’s value to ward off diseases and improve the immune response. The start of a new year marks a new beginning and can provide the impetus to make needed changes. Working with a healthcare partner like Dr. Lisa Oskardmay can help people identify their healthcare goals and achieve them. Our front desk will provide you with information about services offered; be sure to look at these written pamphlets. Please explore our website, too, to learn more about the possibilities provided by natural alternative medicine at Acupractic Natural Healing Center.
The first visit to our office includes an examination to determine health status in vital areas. Dr. Oskardmay evaluates posture, range of motion, strength, balance, spinal vertebral segment integrity, and essential nervous system function and vital signs. She reviews patient lab work and X-rays, and other submitted exams with each person to develop a better understanding of the previous diagnosis and current concerns. She has over 25 years of experience helping patients improve their overall health using natural medicine, nutrition, chiropractic, and acupuncture. During each visit, there is ample time to discuss concerns and goals, and we invite questions. We welcome patients who need help with various issues and strive to support the whole body and mind health using natural means.
Chiropractic is a powerful hands-on tool to improve spinal and extremity structural integrity. Dr. Oskardmay utilizes spinal mobilization procedures, including hands-on and Activator adjustments to re-position vertebral subluxations. The adjustment improves spinal bone position and helps reduce pain and improve nerve flow from the nerves passing between each spinal segment. Dr. Oskardmay applies a specific mobilizing force to misaligned subluxation areas, gently and effectively reestablishing nerve energy flow and improved posture and muscle balance. Chiropractic care enhances nervous system function, so everybody responds beneficially to the adjustment. Although many recognize that adjustments benefit neck and back pain, spinal mobilization also helps shoulder and hip problems and headaches. It can even improve respiration and digestion.
A licensed acupuncturist, Dr. Oskardmay, uses the ancient practice of acupuncture to improve overall health. Many people use Chinese Medicine acupuncture to establish wholeness and balance of yin and yang, relaxation and stress at the start of the new year, and periodically. Acupuncture involves the insertion of small acupuncture needles into specific acupoints, followed by relaxation and perhaps meditation. This healing science has helped millions worldwide find tranquility, reduce stress, and alleviate depression, insomnia, and other ailments, including pain; Dr. Oskardmay is pleased to offer acupuncture services at her clinic since 1995.
Patients can choose to receive either chiropractic or acupuncture plus massage at each visit; many decide to get both treatments at one stop. Chiropractic and acupuncture work well together as both works to help the body heal itself on many levels. Plan to relax a bit after your treatment in order the make the most of your experience.
For your new year, look to Acupractic Natural Healing Center to help you improve your pain posture and outlook. Call (919) 929-1400 today to schedule an appointment or visit us online at acudocnc.com 24 hours a day.
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