Acupuncture: Pain free, Naturally!

Speed up healing and reduce pain with acupuncture.

Acupuncture is an ancient, safe, and effective alternative to medication and, in some cases, surgery. It involves inserting very thin, flexible needles into the skin at specific points. This stimulates the release of endorphins, the body’s natural pain-relieving neurohormones.

Don’t let aches and pains stop you from doing what you love.

Acupuncture can help decrease pain and inflammation and promotes tissue healing and optimal nerve and muscle function. Benefits include pain relief, increased energy, Improved mood and improved body function.

Some of the benefits of acupuncture

It relieves back and neck pain and osteoarthritis treatment, reduces stress, reduces headache and migraine relief, reduces facial and dental pain, relieves muscle and joint pain, relieves injury, and has ZERO side effects!

Laurie Wiens, Saskatoon Physical Therapist

Pain and loss of mobility can have a huge impact on your life, and can lead to other health problems.

With over 25 years of experience practicing Physical Therapy in Saskatoon, Laurie is passionate about her work and wants to help you get back to the things you love to do.

Laurie believes in the importance of listening to your concerns with respect, and working together with you to meet your treatment goals – whether your goals are getting back to your favourite leisure activities, getting back to work, or even just living without pain and dysfunction.

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F.A.Q.

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In the hands of a licensed practitioner acupuncture is a very sage, pain-free, effective treatment for many acute and chronic conditions that has been used for thousands of years.

Acupuncture treatments are not painful. Acupuncture is performed with hair-thin needles that do not resemble the pain felt form a hypodermic needle. Patients often fall asleep and are in deep relaxation on the table.

One benefit to acupuncture is that it is a drug-free way to optimize health. With drugs, people often develop a tolerance or the need for an increased dosage to achieve the same required effect. However, this does not happen with acupuncture.

Needles are usually left in place for 15-20 minutes. There is time needed to prepare for the treatment, so the appointment would usually take 30 minutes or slightly longer.

Dry needling is a form or acupuncture that can be quite effective for myofascial pain and muscle tightness. Special training is needed for this technique that involves placing the needles into a trigger point of a muscle, which is a point that is often tight and tender. This can release the muscle tension which reduce symptoms. Bruising can be a common occurrence with dry needling.

Our physical therapist has received training and certification in acupuncture and can incorporate it into their physiotherapy appointments.

Our physiotherapist is also certified in acupuncture and some private insurance plans will cover the treatments under acupuncture. Please check with your insurance provider.