Acupuncture News and Research
Curious to know the latest oriental medicine trends and findings? Keep up to date with my blog postings focused on relevant acupuncture news and research.
Injury Recovery: 5 Factors That Impact Healing
Are you recovering from an injury? Did you know that lifestyle factors can have an impact on your healing journey? Biological factors including the type of structures involved and how damaged they are can help determine the average expected time to heal, but they aren’t the only things to consider. Read more ...
Pain: The Cost of Living with it Long-term
We all experience pain at some point in our lives. It can originate from various sources, and it can also manifest in very different ways! Typically, we think of pain as short-term, acute, and stemming from an obvious injury. But pain can also become a long-term condition, either constant in Read more ...
The results are in! We’re voted Top Acupuncture, Top Massage and Top Rehab Clinic in Edmonton for the second year in a row!
Community Votes has announced their 2022 award recipients and we could not be happier! We are proud to announce that we have again been crowned the winner for Top Acupuncture, Top Massage and also for Top Rehab Clinic in Edmonton in 2022. This could not have been done without the dedication Read more ...
5 Things You Need to Know About Gua Sha
Dating back as far as the Paleolithic Age, Gua Sha was first used to reduce the side effects and symptoms of many illnesses by use of hands and stones to massage parts of the body. Nowadays, Gua Sha is a treatment that involves using a flat jade or rose quartz Read more ...
Deep Tissue Massage vs Cupping for Pain in Edmonton
Both deep tissue massage and cupping are effective therapies for healing the body and alleviating pain. They can either be utilized separately on their own or be combined together to achieve the desired results. Deep Tissue Massage For Pain Deep tissue massage involves using slow, deep Read more ...
Visceral Massage
What is a Visceral Massage? “Viscera” refers to the organs in the body. A visceral massage, otherwise known as an organ massage, is a massage therapy technique that addresses the health of the organs in your body’s systems to create a sense of complete wellbeing. It encourages the normal Read more ...
Stress and Anxiety Management: How Acupuncture, Massage, Reiki and Osteopathy Can Help
At Red Leaf Wellness, we believe in taking a holistic approach to improving overall health and satisfaction in life. While medical treatments are available to deal with stress and anxiety, we focus on combining the best of ancient Eastern and modern Western medicine to help our patients overcome the symptoms Read more ...
Practitioner Benefits When Joining Our Established Wellness Practice
Traditional Chinese Medicine and holistic health encompass some of the oldest and most effective wellness treatments in the world. While it is tempting to start a new practice to attract long-term customers, it takes time and those who choose to do so face a bevy of unforeseen challenges. Solo practitioners Read more ...
Simple solutions for anxiety and insomnia. How wellness and Traditional Chinese medicine can help!
To say that this year has been an emotional roller coaster ride would be an understatement. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed nearly every aspect of the way we live our lives, and for many people this has led to an increase in stress-related ailments like anxiety and insomnia. The good Read more ...