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Huan-wen Fang, LIC. AC.
Acupuncturist
- Acton, MA
- Accepting new patients
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Can acupuncture help you to stop smoking?
Acupuncture helps you to stop smoking.
Is acupuncture good for heel pain?
Can acupuncture help prevent viruses?
In acupuncture, there are points to increase our immunity by strengthening the Qi (energy). If you really want to prevent viruses, here are some videos I share online. There are Eastern functional exercises to enhance your T cells. Please check it out. There are a lot of videos in my channel to boost up immunity:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkx4I00PjJnjGrDbiFFa3i6Q5yK150NZm
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Thanks,
Huan wen Jonathan Fang
Is acupuncture on the forehead safe?
Acupuncture points have been used in treatment more than 4000 years. If it is not safe, it will not in the list. Forehead has a think bone to protect brain. It is very safe. Sometime you might have slightly bleeding due to the needle breaks the small blood vessel. It should be fine unless you have immune problems.
Hope this answer your question.
Have a great treatment
Jonathan Fang Lic. Ac.
Would acupuncture help plantar fasciitis?
Acupuncture works very well with plantar fascilitis. Please see an acupuncturist to get treatment soon.
Jonathan Fang
Can acupuncture help with depression?
Best,
Jonathan Fang
Is it safe to do acupuncture every week?
Yes, It is safe to do it every week. In fact, in Asia, people do it every day. Why do you have this concern? Do you have any particular reason that you cannot do it every week? If it is about finances, you may check with your practitioner to get a comfortable amount of the fee for treatment.
Hope this helps,
Jonathan Fang, Lic. Ac.
What are the pressure points to relieve neck pain?
There are many points to relieve neck pain. Let me share a couple with you:
You can relieve by these points: SI3, Luo-Zhen point, TW3...etc
Try to find a location online, press on these points and at the same time move your neck.
Hope you can get some relief.
Jonathan Fang, Lic. Ac
Is acupuncture on the head safe?
Needle on the head is safe, if you have been treated by protection. Some points are not for needling.
Hope this answer helps
Jonathan Fang Lic. Ac.
Where are acupuncture needles placed?
In our body, there are more than 400 acupuncture points. But it doesn't mean all the points need to be used during treatment. Major people put needles below your knees and elbow. Maybe some on the back. A few on the face and ear. It depends on your acupuncturist, after his/her diagnosis. Generally speaking, it is quite comfortable.
Hope this answer suits you.
Jonathan Fang, lic. Ac.
Can acupuncture be done daily?
In ancient time, acupuncture was doing daily and 10 treatments were a court. It should be a problem.
Take care,
Jonathan Fang
Where do acupuncture needles go for fertility?
You ask a very good question and most of people have that as well.
Acupuncture needle is a tool to help you balance your hormone and also ease your stress from fertility. It depends on what your body need. Everyone's body is slightly different, that is why acupuncture needle could in different place. The points for fertility are major near ankle, feet and hands, few might be in the back.
Hope this answer your question.
Good luck and hope hear your great news soon
Jonathan Fang
How often should I get acupuncture for migraines?
I usually tell my clients once a week for a few weeks. Some acupuncturists ask their clients to come more than once a week.
Hope this helps,
Jonathan Fang
Is this normal after acupuncture?
After treatment, people might feel their muscles are relaxed and painless. If that is what you are feeling, this is a good result. If you feel no strength at all, please call your acupuncturist ASAP.
Thanks,
Huan Wen Jonathan Fang
Does acupuncture help vertigo?
Hope this helps.
Jonathan Fang
Does acupuncture help with spinal stenosis?
Jonathan Fang
Does acupuncture help inflammatory arthritis?
Hope this helps
Jonathan Fang
What should I do after acupuncture?
Ususally you can do everything, unless your acupuncturist remind you not to do.
Hope this helps
Jonathan Fang
How many acupuncture sessions does it take to see results?
It depends on what is your cause and how your progress is. Acupuncture treatment is good for headache for sure, but each individual responds differently. Without a diagnosis, it is difficult to say how many treatments you may need.
Hope this answer helps.
Huan Wen Jonathan Fang, lic. ac.
Does acupuncture hurt the next day?
15% of my client feels getting worse before they feel better. If it is hurting you from what you were seeing acupuncture for, sometimes it is a good sign. It means it works. If it hurts on where the needle was, please let your acupuncturist know. He/She can be more careful with the needles.
Hope this answer helps.
Huan Wen Jonathan Fang