Mommy Time

Time and again I have gotten the call - "Help! Low back pain/ Elbow pain/ Hip pain!" These sorts of pains are easy for acupuncture to treat, and very effectively at that.

Usually I try to ascertain what caused it. Was it a fluke, and one-time event, an accident? Or was it something more long-term, like posture, working at a computer, sleep habits?

But if the patient is a mother, why that's reason enough right there. Moms of infants are still recovering from pregnancy, and still nursing and carrying the baby. That is reason enough for aches and pains. Moms of young kids are constantly bending over to pick things up, cleaning and washing laundry, bending over to reach the kid's height. Moms of older kids are constantly in and out of car and the ever-unwieldy car seat, taking little ones to their lessons and sports events... and moms of teenagers are forever worrying about what their kids are getting into next.

In short, being a mother in this day and age is stressful, busy, and more than a full-time job. With little support from family and society, the modern mother has to be superhuman in fulfilling all her kids' needs: and if she works too, then there's only more pressure at home!

No wonder they can use a little mommy time. I love to treat moms... they appreciate the smallest of kindnesses! Just being left alone for the time the needles are in, that in itself is a kind of paradise, so they tell me. And the acupuncture works wonders to relax and restore. Moms can profoundly sink into a state of stillness, and within a half hour be out the door again, refreshed, renewed and ready to be superhuman again!