Have you tried acupuncture before? How about FACIAL ACUPUNCTURE?
Facial acupuncture, which also goes by "cosmetic acupuncture", is something that I love offering to patients and getting done myself. (Scroll to the bottom to see a couple of pictures of me with a needles in my face!)
TMJ (temporomandibular joint) dysfunction is one of those things that can really affect your day-to-day life:
Apart from mouthguards, massage therapy, physio, chiropractic care, and naturopathic interventions, acupuncture can be very helpful to help with all of those things!
Acupuncture can help those those symptoms as well as:
Check out this blog post on the other benefits of facial acupuncture here.
Well, you can start facial acupuncture at any time, even in your 20s (this is a great time, especially if you do suffer from headaches or jaw pain) because prevention is the best medicine!
That said, it's a particularly beneficial treatment for people who:
Well, it depends on what your goals are, what other treatment you've had done, how old you are, and what else is going on in your health!
Facial acupuncture is actually a full-body treatment, i.e., we also use points that are not on the face to make sure we're supporting all parts of you!
This is what it typically looks like (with room for flexibility based on other variables):
Beyond the acupuncture, there's also a facial massage to help with muscle release and drainage of fluid from the face using manual and gua sha techniques.
Plus, I teach you a few pieces of homework (like at-home neck stretches, topicals to help with pain, as well as skincare ingredients to prioritize (like SPF!)) to make the effects last longer and to help you + your skin feel better overall!
If you're curious or ready to give your face (and jaw, and the rest of you) the care it deserves, book an appointment in Innisfil (near Barrie) or in East Gwillimbury (near Newmarket)!
