Frequently Asked Questions
What is Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) ?
PM&R physicians, also called physiatrist, work to restore or maximize the functional skills, self sufficiency, and mobility of people with temporary or permanent disabilities. These disabilities may range from minor sports injuries to more complex conditions such as paraplegia. PM&R physicians take the whole person into account, not just a specific symptom. They match treatment goals to a person's overall functioning and lifestyle. The appraoch is nonsurgical favoring less extreme interventions to maximize function first, before resorting to costly surgical procedures. PM&R physicians use various diagnostic tools to help prescirbe the most effective treatment for each individual.
What is Acupuncture?
Traditional Chinese Medicine is a complete medical system that has diagnosed, treated, and prevented illness for over twenty-three centuries. Within Chinese Cosmology, all of creation is born from the marriage of two polar principles, Yin and Yang: cold and hot, wet and dry, inner and outer, body and mind. Harmoney of this union means health, while disharmony leads to disease. Vital energy is Qi and deficiency or obstruction of this energy flow causes illness. All body structures and organ systems are interconnected by conduits, or channels, of Qi flow. Along these channels, there are more than 1,000 specific acupoints on the body. During acupuncture, these points are gently manipulated and energy flows are redirected to correct imbalances and to restore health.
PM&R physicians, also called physiatrist, work to restore or maximize the functional skills, self sufficiency, and mobility of people with temporary or permanent disabilities. These disabilities may range from minor sports injuries to more complex conditions such as paraplegia. PM&R physicians take the whole person into account, not just a specific symptom. They match treatment goals to a person's overall functioning and lifestyle. The appraoch is nonsurgical favoring less extreme interventions to maximize function first, before resorting to costly surgical procedures. PM&R physicians use various diagnostic tools to help prescirbe the most effective treatment for each individual.
What is Acupuncture?
Traditional Chinese Medicine is a complete medical system that has diagnosed, treated, and prevented illness for over twenty-three centuries. Within Chinese Cosmology, all of creation is born from the marriage of two polar principles, Yin and Yang: cold and hot, wet and dry, inner and outer, body and mind. Harmoney of this union means health, while disharmony leads to disease. Vital energy is Qi and deficiency or obstruction of this energy flow causes illness. All body structures and organ systems are interconnected by conduits, or channels, of Qi flow. Along these channels, there are more than 1,000 specific acupoints on the body. During acupuncture, these points are gently manipulated and energy flows are redirected to correct imbalances and to restore health.