According to a National Institutes of Health consensus panel of scientists, researchers, and practitioners who convened in November 1997, clinical studies have shown that acupuncture is an effective treatment for nausea caused by surgical anesthesia and cancer-related treatments, as post-surgery pain. The National Institutes of Health panel also found that acupuncture is useful by itself or combined with conventional therapies.

Conditions Appropriate for Acupuncture Therapy:

How Does Acupuncture Work?

There are 4 basic stages of health deterioration. Below is a table that outlines each.
Stage 1 Malfunction   Stage 2 Disease	When care is sought in stage 1, 2 or the top of stage 3 – costly surgery and drug therapy may be avoided, saving many thousands in care, resulting in better quality of life.
Stage 3 Minor Symptoms ——————— Major Symptoms	This is the stage where people tend to seek traditional medical treatment.
Stage 4 Danger The body is in danger and approaching death.	At this point it is often too late to treat easily or effectively. Extraordinary medical procedures required.

At Sorenson Acupuncture we treat a wide variety of conditions. Listed below are just a few of the more common ailments patients come to us with. We treat many more conditions. To learn more about individual health concern(s) call us at (801) 618-8218.

Sorenson Acupuncture provides help with headaches and headache pain in our Draper clinic using acupuncture care.

Headaches are by far the number one health complaint in America. Literally millions of people suffer from headaches. Various types include sinus/allergy headaches, migraine headaches, vascular, and tension headaches.

Do you suffer from headaches? If so, how long have you suffered and how frequently? What is it like for you when they are at their worst? What do they restrict you from doing? How does it affect you, your family and those around you? How is it affecting your work?

Have you tried many solutions but received only temporary relief at best?

Would you like to be rid of your headaches ONCE AND FOR ALL and be able to live life at its fullest again? There is an alternative to surgery or drug therapy. Click Here ››

Fatigue is one of the most common health complaints in America. Fatigue robs millions of people of the ability to enjoy work and live life to the fullest. For many people, fatigue has done more to destroy their quality of life than any other condition.

Do you suffer from fatigue? If so, how long have you suffered and how frequently? What is it like for you when your fatigue is at its very worst? What do they restrict you from doing? How does it affect you, your family and those around you? How is it affecting your work?

Have you tried various things to improve your energy level and not gotten a lasting result?

Would you like to be rid of your fatigue ONCE AND FOR ALL and be able to live life at its fullest again? There is an alternative to surgery or drug therapy. Click Here ››

Are you one of millions of people who suffer the devastating effects of chronic sinus and allergy problems?

Are you tired of taking drugs that only offer temporary relief at best? Are you concerned about the side effects of those drugs?

How long have you suffered and how frequently? What is it like for you and your family and your co-workers when they are at their worst? What do they restrict you from doing?

Would you like to be rid of your sinus and allergy problems ONCE AND FOR ALL?

Acupuncture and Herbs can help to detoxify the body, strengthen the immune system and the adrenal gland, so that the body no longer has an allergic response.

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Are you one of the hundreds of thousands of people who suffer from some type of sleep disturbance? If you are, then we may have good news to you.

Do you have difficulty getting to sleep? Do you sleep fitfully and wake up often during the night? Do you have a hard time getting back to sleep once awakened? Do you have difficulty getting up in the morning?

How does this affect your life and the lives of those around you? How frequently does this occur? Are you frustrated by having tried a lot of different things and not gotten a result?

Would you like to be rid of your sleep problem, ONCE AND FOR ALL? There is an alternative to surgery or drug therapy. Click Here ››

Are you one of millions of people who suffer from daily pain in the neck, shoulders or low back? Do you experience tension, tingling or numbness in these areas or in your arms or legs?

Does your pain tend to come and go or is it constant? How long have you suffered with it and how frequently? Has it become worse over time? What is it like for you when it is at its very worst? What does it restrict you from doing? How does it affect your family, your co-workers, your hobbies and your quality of life?

Does it frustrate you that you’ve tried many things only to achieve temporary relief at best? Would you like to be rid of your pain ONCE AND FOR ALL??

Pain is a very common problem caused by a variety of reasons. Acupuncture treatment and/or Chinese Herbs for pain is varied and based largely on what is causing the suffering. There is an alternative to surgery or drug therapy. Click Here ››

Do you suffer from one or more digestive disorders? Heartburn, gas, bloating, constipation or diarrhea can restrict normal daily activities and even interfere with quality of life.

Pharmacy shelves are lined with products that may provide temporary relief, but do they address the underlying cause that creates these symptoms?

Have you ever been diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome or some other digestive disorder, and tried different treatments only to become discouraged at getting temporary relief at best?

How would you like to be rid of digestive disorders ONCE AND FOR ALL??

There is an alternative to surgery or drug therapy. Click Here ››

Are you one of many women who suffer from PMS, menopause or any peri-menopausal symptoms? Are you concerned about the often confusing and sometimes misleading information on treatments available for these conditions?

How long and how often have you been troubled by any of the following: Hot Flashes? Foggy Thinking? Fatigue? Weight Gain? Dry Skin? Irregular or Painful Periods? Bloating? Mood Swings? Hair Loss?

What is it like for you when these problems are at their very worst? What do they restrict you from doing? How do they affect those around you?

Are you frustrated by trying to identify the cause of your symptoms and getting only temporary relief at best? Do side effects of medications concern you?

Would you like to be rid of your symptoms ONCE AND FOR ALL? There is an alternative to surgery or drug therapy. Click Here ››

Energy – Vital substance produced by the organs flowing on pathways to every cell in the body. Energy moves the blood.

Qi – Vital air, or oxygen found in every living cell of the body. Also a term to describe and express the life force, spirit, and/or energy that flows though the blood in the vascular system, neurons and neurotransmitters of the nervous system, and animates all living things.

Blood – Fluid circulated by the organs and energy through the vascular system, carrying oxygen and nutrients to every cell in the body. Blood nourishes the energy.

Organ - Part of the body adapted for specific functions that govern health, including the production of blood and energy.

Acupuncture - Insertion of hair-thin needles at specific points/nodes on the body in the treatment of health problems.

Chinese Herbal Medicine – Method of composing herbal formulas taken internally in the treatment of health problems.

Oriental Medicine – Term used to denote a complete medical system in use for over 23 centuries that includes seven major branches of healing.

Oriental Medicine recognizes 12 organs; the lungs, large intestine, stomach, spleen, gall bladder, liver, heart, small intestine, urinary bladder, kidney, pericardium, and the overall digestive tract. They produce blood and energy, which are the building blocks of proper body function. Blood flows in the blood vessels throughout the body. Energy flows on specific pathways throughout the body.

Physical, chemical, or emotional stressors can cause the organs to malfunction, blood to stagnate, and energy to stagnate. The function and healing process of vital body parts are affected at this point and although extreme health problems have been observed, it is more often not noticed at all. If the condition is allowed to go untreated, the body will attempt to support the affected area, but as the problem increases, the area starts to degenerate.

The longer the condition is allowed to go untreated, the less chance there is for recovery. What began as a minor problem or discomfort may lead to irreversible damage.

The purpose of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine is to return flow of energy and blood back to normal and to reinstate optimal organ function. This will, in turn, encourage restored function to the affected area and the body will begin to health itself. If detected early, organ malfunction and blood and/or energy stagnation may respond well to Oriental Medicine with an excellent chance for a complete and painless recovery.

How improper Qi flow affects your health:

Qi
1. Energy.
2. Vital force.

Meridian
1. A pathway from the organs to every part of the body.

Qi Stagnation
1. An interruption in the flow of Qi through the meridians, possibly causing organ imbalances with a loss of normal function.
2. An interruption of communication from the organs to any cell or tissue in the body.

Organ Imbalance
1. A state of abnormal organ function due to deficiency or excess, possibly causing Qi stagnation. The organs are the lungs, large intestine, stomach, spleen, liver, gall bladder, pericardium, heart, small intestine, kidneys and bladder. Every one of these organs interacts with every other. Imbalances in the liver, for example, affect the spleen adversely.

Qi stagnation is a condition in which Qi is not moving smoothly from the organs to the rest of the body. This congests the meridians and affects the normal transmission of body impulses. The function and healing process of vital body parts are often affected.

Organ imbalance and Qi stagnation are caused by any physical, emotional or chemical stress the person cannot adapt to. In the early stages, Qi stagnation affects only muscles, ligaments or organs. Although extreme pain has been observed in some cases, it is more often noticed as a discomfort, or not noticed at all.

However, if the condition is allowed to go untreated, the body will attempt to help support the affected area, but may deform instead. As the muscles become more rigid, the area starts to degenerate.

The longer the condition is allowed to go untreated, the less chance there is for recovery. What began as a minor problem or discomfort may lead to irreversible damage.