Acupuncture (Back to Top)

It is one of the oldest, most commonly used forms of medicine in the world. Originating in india more than 4,000 years ago, acupuncture is currently one of the most widely researched, practiced, and respected forms of complementary medicine in the U.S.

According to Chinese Medicine, your overall health is determined by the quality of the Qi (energy) flow through the natural pathways of your body. Acupuncture uses a variety of techniques, including placing very thin sterile needles into specific points on the body, to stimulate and improve your Qi flow. The many benefits of this type of therapy include:

Pain reduction

Relaxation of body and mind

Stress and tension relief

Increased blood circulation

Increased energy levels

Aids with digestion and toxin removal

Improved internal organ function

Relief from bad habits and addictions

Greater sense of overall well-being

Chinese Herbal THerapy (Back to Top)

Herbal medicine is a form of medicine used in cultures all over the world. Chinese herbology employs time tested formulas of herbs for numerous complaints. Chinese herbal formulas are available at Jacksonville Oriental Medicine Center in capsule and tea pill form.

Homeopathy (Back to Top)

Homeopathy is a complete form of medicine, created in the late eighteenth century by a German physician named Samuel Hahnamann. Based on the principle that like cures like, homeopathic remedies use diluted extracts (with a beginning ratio of 1:100) in water or alcohol. These remedies are completely natural, and because of their subtlety, have no side effects.

Reiki (Back to Top)

Reiki is a Japanese technique for relaxation, Reiki is a system of bio-energetic healing that works by channeling the energy from the world around us into ourselves or into another being in order to remove stagnant or negative energy and facilitate healing. Founded in Japan in the early 1900's by a Buddhist monk named Mikao Usui, Reiki is now practiced by millions of people world wide. Reiki is a simple yet effective healing art that works wonderfully alongside alternative or traditional medical treatment as well as on its own.

Therapeutic Massage (Back to Top)

Massage therapy is one of, if not the mos, well known form of alternative medicine next to herbology! Massage therapy has an endless amount of benefits. The most common are of course, the relaxing effect on the mind and body and pain relief, but did you know that massage is also beneficial to many of the body's systems? Massage can improve digestion, circulation, the sympathetic nervous system, the body's ability to detoxify, and much more. We offer several modalities at Jacksonville Oriental Medicine Center including: Swedish, Deep Tissue, Neuromuscular Therapy, Fertility Massage, Tui'na, Aromatherapy, Craniosacral Release, and Reflexology.

Acupuncture (Back to Top)

Acupuncture is one of the oldest, most commonly used forms of medicine in the world. Originating in China more than 4,000 years ago, acupuncture is currently one of the most widely researched, practiced, and respected forms of complementary medicine in the U.S.

Pain reduction
Relaxation of body and mind
Stress and tension relief
Increased blood circulation
Increased energy levels
Aids with digestion and toxin removal
Improved internal organ function
Relief from bad habits and addictions
Greater sense of overall well-being

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Cupping and Gua Sha (Back to Top)

Cupping Therapy

So, what can you expect when you go for a Cupping session? In this day and age, glass cups are used. Three thousand years ago, bamboo, animal horn or brass-if you could afford it-was the order of the day; in fact the old Chinese name for cupping was horning.

Traditionally, the cups are heated with alcohol and flame on the inside to reduce the pressure and then placed over the skin. As the cup cools down, the skin is sucked up inside.

Doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Massage Therapists as well, place the cups at various positions along the meridian lines and over tight sore muscles. It is possible to cup the hands, back, legs, ankles and abdomen; by cupping these meridian lines, specific organs in the body can be targeted. The warm air from the cupping sstimulates the skin, and the suction coaxes blood to the area which promotes localized healing. The Chi or energy is unblocked and begins to flow freely through the meridians.

Digestive and gynecological disorders, headaches and dizziness, common cold and insomnia are some of the few conditions that can be helped by cupping.