For the first time in 14 years I will be working with another practitioner in the same office space. Sometimes people under my care find that issues that aren’t 100% resolved need some help in between visits with me. Things like back or joint pain, headaches, insomnia, PMS, etc.. can be treated very effectively with acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Shari is doing a special for a series of cosmetic acupuncture sessions. To book an appointment with Shari or to talk to her in person call 612-382-0403.
Shari Jeziorski, is a licensed acupuncturist and is board certified in Chinese herbology. She holds a Master’s of Traditional Chinese Medicine from the American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Shari is licensed through the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice and is registered as a Diplomate in Oriental Medicine with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Shari also holds a bachelor’s degree in Education from Augsburg College with extensive training in the area of Psychology.
Before studying acupuncture Shari worked as an elementary teacher in the Minneapolis Public School district. She enjoys teaching and studying dance and finds it is an excellent way to maintain a balanced and healthy lifestyle.
Shari was introduced to acupuncture through self motivated interest and research of natural healing modalities. She has personally experienced the benefits acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine has provided in her own healing process and continues to deepen that awareness through the healing outcomes of others which she observes through her clinical work.
Focus:
- Women’s Health- menstrual related conditions, infertility
- Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia
- Pain Syndromes
- Gastro-Intestinal disorders
- Cosmetic Acupuncture~ Facial Rejuvenation
In 1988 I studied and became a practitioner of Zen Shiatsu after studying with David Sergel in Boston. This method of body work was developed by Shizuto Masunaga of Japan. Zen Shiatsu, also known as Masunaga Therapy, is a form of meridian shiatsu. A difference between Masunaga’s Zen shiatsu and earlier forms of shiatsu is that Zen Shiatsu uses not only thumbs and palms but also fists, elbows, and knees. Often the massage table is folded down the ground so the body weight of the practitioner can be use in the pressure.
The primary precept of Zen Shiatsu is the importance of remaining in a Zen-like, present state when practicing shiatsu; nourishing weak , deficient or kyo areas and dispersing excess, tight or jitsu areas; using two-handed technique to better feel the flow of qi (life force); working from the hara (belly), which is the body’s energy center; and using perpendicular pressure to access the qi.
With this type of massage the person leaves their clothes on and the acupuncture meridians are stretched and pressure is giving successively down the meridian. The two hands on the body move alternately, giving an energetic connection between both part of the body that are receiving pressure. This is my favorite form of body work.
Moxibustion is a technique used in traditional Chinese medicine in which a stick or cone of burning mugwort , Artemesia vulgaris, is placed over an inflamed or affected area on the body. The cone is placed on an acupuncture point and burned. The cones is removed before burning the skin. The purpose is to stimulate and strengthen the blood and the life energy, or qi, of the body.
Moxibustion is used for people who have a cold or stagnant condition. The moxa stick is burned to warm up the blood and qi that are not circulating well. It is particularly known for its ability to turn breech presentation babies into a normal head-down position that is considered safer during childbirth. In a 1998 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 75% of the pregnant women in the study had breech fetuses that turned in the normal position. Moxibustion significantly increases fetal movements in pregnant women.
Moxibustion is also used to treat inflammations. For example, if treating a patient with tendinitis, the moxa stick is burned over the elbow area. It is also highly regarded for menstrual cramps, where the stick is waved over the abdominal area. Often, the cramps disappear immediately. Moxibustion is specifically used for patients with a cold or stagnant constitution. Therefore, if any patient has too much heat, they should not undergo moxibustion treatment.
Since moxa can smoke up the room and smells similar to marijuana I use smokeless moxa in my office. Because of the risk of burning the skin, I don’t use direct moxa right on the skin, but a Japanese moxa where there is a piece of cardboard with a hole in it that is stuck to the skin with the burning moxa on top. The heat goes through the hole to heat up the acupuncture point with no danger of burning the skin.
WHAT IS A LASER?
A laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) is an amplifier of light.
Russian researchers at the Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine have shown that light applied to the human skin penetrates the body between 2 and 30 mm, depending on the color frequency. The researchers also found that only certain areas of the body were able to transfer light beneath the surface, and these areas corresponded to acupuncture points. Furthermore, the light was conducted within the body along the acupuncture meridians. It appears that the meridians are a light transferral system within the body somewhat like optical fiber.
Overall Effect
Low-level laser photic energy shortens the inflammatory phase, accelerating the repair process, and remodeling after tissue injury. In addition, increased plasma concentrations of certain types of prostaglandins, enkephalins, and endorphins have all been identified and most likely play a major role in the mechanisms associated with pain attenuation
INDICATIONS:
The following is a partial list of conditions that have shown promising results with laser acupuncture. Laser acupuncture is painless and may be offered to patients with needlephobia and to children.
Acute/chronic pain
TMJ dysfunction
Paresthesias
Cervical/Lumber spine syndromes
Neuralgias
Dermatoses
Allergic rhinitis/sinusitis
Asthma
Frozen Shoulder
Phantom pain
Arthritis/arthrosis
Fibromyalgia
Bursitis/tendonitis
Nerve regeneration
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Wound healing
I have been using lasers to treat people for many years. I use them to treat ear point as well as body points (and even some points off the body, in the energy field). I have some patients who are terrified of needles and find acupuncture with the laser just as effective. I never use needles on small children (and pets) and they respond very quickly to the laser.
The inventive design of the CEPES Laser combines both laser and magnetic field therapy in a single, compact instrument. The CEPES Laser gives the practitioner a powerful tool for treating specific acupuncture points and trigger points . The CEPES Laser generates a pulsing magnetic field in the EEG (Brainwave) range with harmonics up to the megahertz level, along with a 0.5 mW red “soft” laser. In combination, the magnetic field and the laser, acting in concert as carrier waves, create a synergistic treatment effect. The CEPES laser offers deep tissue penetration and maximized cellular healing with none of the side effects often associated with some high power lasers.
Acupuncture is believed to have been practiced in China for about 5000 years. According to Oriental Medical theory there are meridians or rivers of energy that is circulating throughout the body, feeding and nourishing the tissues and organs along their pathways. If the energy is deficient, excessive or stagnant in the meridians, then their corresponding organs and body parts can become diseased or function poorly.
There are about 365 main acupuncture points on the surface of the body. Manipulation of the energy at these points can influence the energy flow in the meridians. Acupuncture using very thin stainless steel needles inserted into the skin and muscles is very effective to rebalance energy flow in the body. Surprisingly the needles are quite painless, they are so thin and penetrate the skin so quickly, you don’t get the pain you would expect, as you would with a hypodermic needle.
Besides the flow of energy, there are brain chemicals such as endorphins that are released during acupuncture sessions that help explain the deep feeling of relaxation often felt with acupuncture. Often a session will consist of 6 to 10 needles on the front side of the body, while lying on one’s back, perhaps for 15 to 30 minutes, often followed by other needles, mostly along the sides of the spine while lying face down.
Sometimes it take a series of sessions to see result, perhaps once or twice a week for a few weeks to reestablish the flow, but sometimes one session is enough. In the West, acupuncture is often thought of as being helpful for pain, which it is. But since you are balancing out the organs and glands, it can really help almost all conditions, from female hormone balance to dizziness, headaches to allergies, depression to insomnia.
Last year I treated a woman who was told she would need to have knee replacement surgery. Miraculously her knee pain was gone after just one session of acupuncture. Although that result may not be typical, it does show the power of this technique.
For the first time in 14 years I will be working with another practitioner in the same office space. Sometimes people under my care find that issues that aren’t 100% resolved need some help in between visits with me. Things like back or joint pain, headaches, insomnia, PMS, etc.. can be treated very effectively with acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Shari is doing a special for a series of cosmetic acupuncture sessions. To book an appointment with Shari or to talk to her in person call 612-382-0403.