Chinese medicine: The diagnosis is the key to successful treatment!

We all know that acupuncture has a great reputation for healing pain - both acute and chronic - but especially chronic pain that modern medicine can't get a handle on.  Because our society is so focused on "the pill for the pain"most people don't realize that there is a great deal of research demonstrating that acupuncture treats pain successfully.  It is one of the most natural treatments for pain.  Another factor that most people don't know is that the key to successful treatment of pain using acupuncture isn't necessarily just the placement of needles.  It's the pulse diagnosis.  Your Chinese medicine practitioner can see from  your pulses what the cause of the pain is, what meridians/channels are blocked, which are weak, which don't have enough qi flowing through them, etc.  You should expect pulse diagnosis when you see your acupuncturist.  Otherwise, how is he or she making your diagnosis? Certainly when you come in to see an acupuncturist with a "frozen shoulder" the acupuncturist can make the decision to stick some needles in trigger points (called ashi points in Chinese medicine) or find some attachments or sore spots to needle. BUT the real key is to see how the qi is flowing - or not - to that area for it to heal quickly and completely.  I also love to use the therapy called gua sha to treat pain. It is a gentle (or sometimes vigorous) "scrubbing" of the painful area and the surrounding area with a gua sha tool that moves the qi and blood stagnation away so that the area can heal.  It feels great!

Pulse diagnosis is my specialty, I teach it to practitioners all over the world, and if you have questions about pulse diagnosis I am very happy to answer them.  In fact, come in and let me feel your pulses and tell you about what's going on in your body's energy system.

Here is how acupuncture/Chinese medicine can help you.

1. Having difficulty conceiving?  Libido flagging?  Hot flashes? Acupuncture works for that.  I see both men and women about reproductive health and offer a FREE consult to explain my work.  I can also address the declines that happen with aging (like resurrecting the flagging libido).

2. Getting a few wrinkles?  Acupuncture works for that!  Click here to schedule your FREE consultation with the internationally known age control expert Dr. Martha Lucas, L.Ac.: DrMLucas@AcupunctureWoman.com.  Your cosmetic and anti-aging needs can be met with Chinese medicine - the true anti-aging medicine.  The Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture has been featured in O Magazine and is taught to practitioners all over the world who want to offer the patients a safe, effective alternative to injections and plastic surgery.  Use the most natural thing there is for age control: your own body's energy!!

3. ATHLETES: Stamina flagging? Injured? Acupuncture works for that! I'll get you back in the game asap.

WHY AM I ABLE TO GET YOU SUCH GOOD RESULTS?  Because I can give you an expert diagnosis to determine the cause of your symptoms or disease and then TREAT IT!  

Chinese medicine treatment works best when your practitioner KNOWS HOW TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS.  Too many acupuncturists treat symptoms not cause because they don't know how to take pulses or use other Chinese medicine diagnostic tools properly. Take it from someone who teaches Chinese medicine students from all over the world - the proper diagnosis leads to more effective treatment.

On the other hand - got good health?  Acupuncture/Chinese medicine works to maintain that.  But if you don't feel the best that you can or as good as you think you should, call me at 303-947-6224 or email me DrMLucas@AcupunctureWoman.com.  Even though I feel great, I receive acupuncture every other week whether I need it or not …. 

INSURANCE BILLING: your acupuncture or other Chinese Medicine treatments may be covered by your health insurance.  As a service to you, we find out whether or not your health insurance covers acupuncture and our other therapies and when it does we bill your insurance.  There are plans that cover it, some pay for unlimited visits or enough visits for you to come every other week and be the healthiest employee in your company! Why not be healthier! That's what the insurance company realizes - preventing surgeries, the use of expensive pain killers, and your having to have medical procedures saves them (and you!) money.  Even preventing the common cold saves your employer money.

Bio: Dr. Martha Lucas, L.Ac. is an internationally recognized expert in Chinese medicine for pulse diagnosis (internal medicine and emotional health issues) and Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture.  She can be reached at DrMLucas@AcupunctureWoman.com or 303-947-6224. "I specialize in 3 things because I believe that it is important to have focus in order to do your best work and get people back on track quickly.  I want to help you have babies and excellent women's health, get you out playing basketball or football or in that triathlon sooner and stronger, and keep your skin looking its best!!!"