TV SHOW 10.29.2013: WOMEN’S COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES: ACUPUNCTURE Christie Savage decided to attend acupuncture school after personally experiencing the amazing results of acupuncture and CranioSacral Therapy. After many years of working in a high-pressured job in a Fortune 500 company, she decided to move into a more fulfilling career of helping people on their own personal healing journeys.
Professional Training:
* Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.) by the Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Medicine
* Diplomate of Acupuncture (Dipl.Ac.) by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
* Graduate of the Eastern School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Montclair, NJ. The Eastern School is accredited by ACAOM, the official acupuncture school accreditation organization. Training included clinical internship with world-renowned acupuncturist Kiiko Matsumoto.
* Studied at China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center
* Trained in CranioSacral Therapy by Upledger Institute
* B.A., Mathematics, University of Virginia
Wize Women Want Acupuncture!
Western Medicine is trying to explain how acupuncture works, to prove its efficacy or disprove it. Last time I checked, there were over 19,000 entries for acupuncture into PubMed (database for published medical studies). The World Health Organization and National Institutes of Health agree that acupuncture may help relieve many conditions from pain to nausea to asthma. The U.S. Military is using acupuncture to relieve pain, PTSD, and other issues for our soldiers. It is very difficult to design a study that satisfies Western Medicine criteria. Acupuncture is not a pill and there is not a one-size fits/cures all point. Acupuncture is foremost a holistic modality. Each treatment is designed to treat an individual first and help relieve symptoms 2nd. I was a mathematics major and physics minor at UVA. I have a very logical and scientific mind. I know acupuncture works because it helped me with chronic conditions where Western Medicine did not or could not. I look at acupuncture as a “Wellness Medicine”. It stimulates your body’s own innate healing systems. When a point is needled, it sends a signal to your brain. Depending upon what point is stimulated, the brain responds in the appropriate way( i.e., releasing dopamine, hormones, etc.). A needles inserted in a tight muscle relieves tension and allows better blood circulation in the underlying vessels. I like to look at acupuncture in a very functional way: Every cell in your body needs blood to bring it oxygen and nutrients and to remove the waste products. Once that system is restored fully, your body, mind, and spirit can work together at its optimal level. I believe if more people used acupuncture and other holistic modalities on a regular or preventative basis, we would not only be happier and healthier, but our national healthcare system would not be so burdened.