Children's Hospital of Illinois: Moline recently issued the following announcement.
The temperatures are dropping, leaves are starting to turn and pumpkin
However, before the first sniffles set in, treating your body’s deficiencies in a natural way could help you avoid a cold or flu illness this season – or at least lessen the misery.
Jay Chang is a licensed acupuncturist at OSF HealthCare Illinois Neurological Institute. He says acupuncture, a form of traditional Chinese medicine that is more than 5,000 years old, has the power to help alleviate cold and flu symptoms by finding your body’s balance naturally, without drugs.
“In our human body we have meridians,” explains Chang. “Along
Chang says when it comes to a cold or flu, he treats based on symptoms. He notes a patient’s sleeping
“When you apply acupuncture at a certain point along those diseased meridians, and you insert the needle, that activates your body’s energy, so your body heals on its own because of healing energy.”
Needles not your thing? Chang says most nervous patients leave their fears behind after their first treatment.
“The needles I use are really small, like a hair size of needle. Some people feel it. You do feel when you insert the needle for a second, but it won’t stay there,” said Chang. He continued, “As long as people get the first experience, the second time they come here, they are not afraid of it anymore.”
Chang uses acupuncture to treat a wide variety of ailments at OSF Illinois Neurological Institute, including chronic or acute pain, anxiety, depression, insomnia, digestive issues, menopause symptoms, infertility or fatigue and nausea related to cancer treatments.
He says the number of treatments, the length of the treatment sessions and the method of acupuncture vary based on a patient’s unique needs.
For more information about OSF HealthCare Illinois Neurological Institute and acupuncture services, click here or call (309) 624-4000.
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