Acupuncture Services
At Loyola University Health System, we have established a program of complementary and alternative medicine to give patients the best of both worlds – traditional Western medicine blended with therapies developed in Eastern cultures, such as acupuncture. Acupuncture is a branch of Chinese medicine in which needles are inserted into the skin as a therapy for various illnesses or injuries. Traditional Chinese medicine holds that the life force, or "Qi," flows through the body along channels called "meridians." Health problems result when one of the channels is blocked. To restore health, acupuncturists insert needles at specific points along the meridians. The condition being treated determines where needles are inserted, how many needles are used and the precise technique of insertion.
Acupuncture has been proven an effective treatment for the following health problems:
- Acute sprain and strain
- Arthritis
- Cancer pain
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Chronic abdominal and pelvic pain
- Chronic fatigue immunodeficiency syndrome
- Chronic sinusitis
- Constipation
- Depression, anxiety and stress
- Fibromyalgia
- Gout attack
- Headache
- Hemorrhoids
- Herniated disk
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Lower back pain, including sciatica
- Menstrual dysfunction or PMS
- Neurological and speech deficit from stroke
- Neuropathy
- Phantom limb pain
- Post-herpetic neuralgia
- Post-operative and chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting
- Pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting
- Spinal stenosis
- Tennis elbow
- Tinitis
- TMJ
- Urinary incontinence
A Typical Treatment
A typical acupuncture treatment lasts 30-45 minutes. Patients lie on the examination table in the physician’s office. Between 10 and 20 needles are inserted in places on the arms, legs, back or torso. Patients are usually very relaxed and feel no pain or discomfort. In some cases, when the physician deems appropriate, the needles are stimulated with an electrical current for greater therapeutic effect.
Contact Us
For an appointment or for more information about Acupuncture Services, call (888) LUHS-888.