What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a traditional component of Chinese medicine and one of the oldest wellness treatments. Mostly prevalent in Eastern medicine, acupuncture is seen as a holistic treatment that targets thousands of points in the human body to reset your energy or qi (pronounced “chee”). However, here in the West, practitioners view acupuncture as a way to stimulate your nervous system rather than resetting your energy.
However, both Eastern and Western ideologies agree that acupuncture techniques offer many positive effects on your physical well-being, improving your natural healing capabilities and state of mind. Despite popular belief, acupuncture is not designed to hurt. By inserting tiny needles into your skin, you can reset your body and help everything flow properly again.
How Can Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine Help My Healing?
Studies suggest that acupuncture can treat addiction and assist in the detox process when used alongside other therapies (and when used by itself). By improving your body’s ability to self-heal, acupuncture at CRC seeks to re-balance your physical and mental state and aid your journey to recovery. Thanks to the treatments with modern acupuncturists at CRC, you can reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms and help your body regain order in its natural flow.
In turn, you may learn to let go of previous trauma, focus on your overall health, and may feel a sense of calmness and peace.
What is the Goal of Acupuncture Evanston, IL?
At Chicago Rehab Center, we meet you where you are at. We take a holistic approach to healing and always consider what treatment is best for you. Our team of holistic professionals, doctors, and top experts in their fields are here to build the most effective treatment plan for you that balances alternative and modern treatments.
We want to optimize your health by supplementing your recovery with all of the best techniques available. Our goal at CRC is to find what works best for you — to hear, see and understand you so that we can offer you the most effective techniques for your recovery.
Some of the benefits we hope you experience in our healing acupuncture classes in Evanston include:
- Aiding in addiction recovery
- Helping with anxiety, depression, and insomnia
- Improving headaches
- Diminishing withdrawal symptoms
- Improving pain such as back pain and fibromyalgia
- Decreasing nausea
What Will Acupuncture Treatments in Evanston Look Like?
The goal at CRC is to fill your day with healing. As we help you remove yourself from toxic environments, we offer various techniques to help you achieve your goals of overall health and well-being. If you decide that acupuncture treatment in Evanston is right for you, you will meet with a certified acupuncturist who will use sterilized, hair-thin needles at various points in your body.
The acupuncture treatment itself may only take a few minutes, but then you have time to relax and allow the benefits of the treatment to travel throughout your body. With expert acupuncturists at CRC, you will determine the number of treatments that are best for you. This modern alternative technique often works best when combined with other forms of treatment at CRC and our experienced team will help determine the best, most beneficial recovery plan for you.
What are the Risks of Acupuncture?
The risks of acupuncture are quite minimal as long as you are in good hands with a certified acupuncture practitioner. At Chicago Rehab Center, you can rest assured knowing that we only have the best practitioners on our team. With single-use, disposable needles, your risk of infection is minimal.
If you have one of the following, you may, however, be at risk for complications with acupuncture:
- Have a pacemaker — acupuncture treatments involving mild electrical pulses can interfere with your pacemaker’s operation.
- Have chronic skin problems — you may be at a greater risk for infection
- Have a bleeding disorder — If you take blood thinners, have a bleeding disorder, or have certain other medical issues, your risk for bruising and bleeding may increase.
- Are pregnant — some forms of acupuncture are thought to stimulate labor.
If you have any of the above, check with your doctor to ensure that acupuncture treatment in Evanston is safe and right for you. Also, if you have any kind of implants, make sure to discuss this with your doctor and acupuncturist, as well.
Other areas we service for acupuncture include:
Evanston | Chicago | Northbrook | Winnetka | Arlington Heights | Hinsdale | Wilmette
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Why Choose CRC Treatment Center for Acupuncture Evanston
Some of you may be resistant to certain forms of Western medicine. That is why we offer you a variety of Eastern practices as well as traditional ones. These alternative options may be used in conjunction with or, at times, in place of more traditional treatment and medical options. The bottom line is: At CRC in Chicago, we are going to meet you where you are at.
We believe that in order to heal from a chronic condition, one thing has to change — everything. This journey towards health and wellness is different for every individual, but the two elements that are always involved include connection and magic. In order to achieve these two treatment components, our therapies at CRC Treatment Center in Chicago are:
Gender Specific
Holistic Medicine
Fully-Integrated Treatments
Medical Evaluations
This is no ordinary medical evaluation because we believe in treating the entire patient to help them achieve their goals. When you begin treatment at CRC, we include a 360 palm print analysis, a fully comprehensive blood panel to determine any deficiencies, and a complete physical, nutritional, and wellness examination.
About CRC Institute
CRC Institute is home to the industry’s most stimulating and successful programming for an evidence-based personalized approach to substance abuse treatment and health optimization that facilitates whole-person healing. Our treatment and wellness team consists of the best doctors, clinicians, and holistic practitioners in their field.
Acupuncture Evanston: Frequently Asked Questions
Will I notice results immediately after acupuncture Evanston?
Acupuncture is often a process wherein a few treatments are necessary to get the desired effects (such as diminished pain, fewer cravings, improved mood). While you might feel relaxed or even in less pain after your first treatment, many people engage in a multi-session acupuncture program.
Will acupuncture treatment in Evanston be painful?
Many people do not like the thought of needles and thus may feel hesitant about acupuncture. The needles used in acupuncture are very different from needles used to draw blood, for example. They are tiny, hair string-like needles that are disposable and that are not known to cause pain. Some describe a tingly feeling or a warm feeling, but it is not supposed to be painful. If you are uncomfortable or experiencing pain, do not hesitate to let your acupuncturist know.
Can acupuncture Evanston help treat drug or alcohol addiction?
When combined with other treatments and modalities, many studies suggest that acupuncture can help treat addiction and aid in the detoxification process. For some people, acupuncture Evanston has been able to help alleviate cravings and provide an overall sense of calm.
Why shouldn’t you drink caffeine before acupuncture?
We do not recommend drinking coffee before your acupuncture treatment. Because caffeine is a stimulant, it increases your fight-or-flight response, which is counterproductive to the acupuncture treatment. As such, you not consume caffeine for at least two hours before your session.