Natural Alternatives Center for Wellness

  So I made the choice to try Acupuncture. . . How long will it take?  Or How many visits will I need? Can you fix me? Dr Stephanie H. Lipnicki, DACM, LAc One of the most frequently asked questions we get as practitioners regarding care are - how long will it take to resolve X condition or how many visits will I need?[ FYI - this question is probably second to the question - what does Acupuncture treat?] That’s a whole other topic I promise to share about later. The answer to today’s question  - that no one wants to hear is - I don’t know. Wait don’t run away!  Okay, the answer isn’t really, I don’t know. When chatting on the phone with potential patients, practitioners can usually get a general idea based on what is going on of what it will take to get a patient back on track. A general rule of thumb with pain, and I have used this equation since I started out 29 years ago as a massage therapist, is: for every year you have battled your pain, consider it could take one month of treatm

 Hypnosis and HypnoSomatic Acupuncture  Dr Stephanie H. Lipnicki, DACM, LAc As a practitioner I am always looking for ways to help my patients to achieve the most optimal state of health and wellness. As someone who suffers from Endometriosis, I am also always looking for tools that help me and my patients to achieve wellness and counter some of the pain of endometriosis.  For some, the word hypnosis conjures images of staged performances where the hypnotist works their craft and then makes members of the audience perform insane tasks - like crowing like a rooster, saying something bizarre, or whatever external response and audience can view.  Hypnosis done as hypnotherapy has an entirely different purpose. The goal is to reach the subconscious mind and have internal changes take place that will enhance the life of the person under hypnosis. As an example, if someone experiences insomnia, they can undergo hypnosis to help alleviate the insomnia. Tools will be suggested that the person