Your Healing Place - www.YourHealingPlace.com - 303.636.0000 Your Healing Place is a 100% "Eco-Friendly" facility that offers comprehensive, natural health and wellness services for men, women, and children. Healing With Acupuncture with Dr. Mark Carney: Acupuncture & Sinusitis Hi, I'm Dr. Mark Carney. I'm a naturopathic doctor and an acupuncturist with a family practice in Denver, Colorado called Your Healing Place. People often ask, "What is acupuncture?" Acupuncture is one part of Chinese medicine. Acupuncture has been around for thousands of years. Acupuncture is based on the concept of Qi and Qi means energy. The Qi is flowing through our body in rivers that are called meridians in Chinese medicine. Basically, what acupuncture is doing is inserting needles at different points of these meridians to flip open and closed valves to regulate the flow of the energy of the Qi. The acupuncture needles are so tiny that they are bendable. They are almost the thickness of a human hair. So that's acupuncture. Let's talk about acupuncture and sinusitis. Sinusitis is inflammation of the sinuses. They can get inflamed, swollen and painful. There is a sense of pressure. It can cause headaches or radiate into the ear and cause ear pain. It can cause post-nasal drip, which then can cause coughing. So sinusitis is a very serious and common condition. Some common causes of sinusitis include food allergies, airborne allergies, and also, in some particular cases, a person has an anatomically smaller sinus passage and then it becomes more prone to getting inflamed or infected. What I've found is that when I use acupuncture to treat sinus problems, it opens up the sinus passage almost magically and people get immediate relief. If you or a loved one is suffering from this condition, then I strongly encourage you to contact our office because we have had amazing success helping people who have this condition. To find out more information about our services or to learn about our monthly specials, please visit our website or call our office. Thank you. Your Healing Place 7120 E. Hampden Ave., Suite B Denver, CO 80224 303-636-0000 www.yourhealingplace.com Your Healing Place is a holistic integrative wellness center. We cater to the health needs of men, women and children of all ages in the Denver area. Whether you are experiencing challenges during a pregnancy, have some low back pain, or you just want advice on how to be healthier we can help you. We provide natural and alternative health care and use many different tools such as: Natural Medicine, Naturopathic Medicine, Gentle Chiropractic Care, Craniosacral Therapy, Network Spinal Analysis, Acupuncture, Physical Therapy for the Spine, Massage Therapy, Chinese Medicine, Herbal Medicine, Homeopathic Medicine, Weight Loss Support, Nutritional Counseling, Cleansing and Detoxification and Pediatrics. Give us a call and we can tell you which one of our practitioners would be right for you!