Acupuncture Resource Page
Helping residents of Litchfield Park, Goodyear, Avondale
and the Phoenix ~ West Valley Area find relief.
Life changing Care
Dr. George Kukurin
Chiropractic Neurologist
K~CANN: Kukurin Chiropractic Acupuncture & Nutrition Network
Providing Life Changing
Care to the Palm Valley Area of Litchfield Park,
Goodyear, Avondale and the West
Valley
12409 West Indian School Road Avondale Arizona 85392
623.547.4725
Almost all acupuncture treatment requires multiple visits. The typical number of treatments can also vary greatly. So be sure to discuss insurance, out-of-pocket fees and the typical length of a treatment plan with the practitioner, before you start your acupuncture treatment.
Also consider that for several thousand years the practice of acupuncture has been shrouded in mystery, superstition and folklore. The application of acupuncture to treat specific conditions has been passed down from generation-to-generation. Until recently, the physician practicing acupuncture had to rely on tradition, faith and experience when formulating an acupuncture prescription for his patient. But with the advent of modern technology today's physician practicing acupuncture can formulate a prescription for his patient based on the latest scientific technology available. And believe me when I tell you, that it does make a difference when you received acupuncture based on science versus acupuncture based on faith.
The picture to the right shows an acupuncture needle inserted into my forearm. Why would I choose to insert a needle at that location? If I practiced traditional acupuncture, I might insert a needle there because a textbook written 2000 years ago tells me to. Now look at the middle picture. It is of a magnetic resonance neurogram; one of the most sophisticated imaging techniques available. The image shows the lingual nerve in the face (*). The modern practice of neurologically based acupuncture, would help guide me to choose an acupuncture point based on neuroanatomy rather than tradition or folklore. The bottom picture is a functional MRI of the brain. The f~MRI is another example of 21st century technology that is being used to make acupuncture more scientific and more effective. It shows how proper selection of acupuncture points can literally "light-up-the-brain". From technology like this we now know that acupuncture works via the nervous system, so you have a choice to make:
Do you want acupuncture based on folklore or based on the most modern concepts in neuroscience? We believe that choice is a simple one!
Top picture, acupuncture needle inserted into an acupuncture point on the arm. In the middle picture and MRI neurogram of the nerves. Now look at the bottom picture, it is a functional MRI (fMRI) scan ; showing the brain’s response to acupuncture treatment.
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