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<\/a>Which is why Page is about to open an acupuncture clinic in Mission Valley, at 3505 Camino Del Rio South. Opening day is June 1.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know what good it has done for me, and I know what good it can do others,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Page is especially interested in acupuncture and what it can do for military veterans fighting the PTSD battle. (He\u2019s ex-Air Force). The clinic, to be called The Inn Spot Community Acupuncture Center will be open six days a week, but closed to the general public on Tuesdays, when it will be restricted to free treatments for military patients. The Tuesday veterans program opened on May 15.<\/p>\n
Unlike traditional acupuncture clinics, The Inn Spot practices \u201ccommunity acupuncture,\u201d which is done in a group setting rather than a private room. According to Page\u2019s website, community acupuncture \u201cimproves the experience for patients by allowing them to connect with others and alleviate feelings of being alone. The overwhelming benefits and case studies show how a group setting has added an extra layer of benefits \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Page has pretty much put this clinic together with the help of Acupuncturists Without Borders, a worldwide nonprofit group.<\/p>\n
But much of this has come out of Page\u2019s pockets \u2014 literally. Paychecks, 401K, you name it, and he\u2019s using it all to get the business rolling.<\/p>\n
At the clinic\u2019s soft opening on May 12, we talked with acupuncturist Dr. Michele McIntyre about what the ancient art does.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ancients who gave birth to acupuncture had discovered points on the head and body that, when stimulated by a tiny needle, can tell the body to relax \u2014 to heal \u2014 to get in physical and psychological balance,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s good for detoxification. People at first often don\u2019t believe it until they actually experience it, and they become believers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Christian Helmand took a treatment, as he has before, because he\u2019s found it helpful in detoxifying from opioids.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt helps you get your mind off it, and sometimes that\u2019s what\u2019s needed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The kinds of procedures used are watched over by the NADA, or National Acupuncture Detoxification Association, sort of a watchdog body for the art.<\/p>\n
Many people look at acupuncture and think it\u2019s a fake, or a con, or something.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not. Traditional Asian medicine has a long history in the world \u2014 a history of accomplishing good where Western medicine hasn\u2019t helped.<\/p>\n
The Veterans Administration has been offering acupuncture for many years, and it\u2019s benefited many veterans.<\/p>\n
For more information about The Inn Spot Community Acupuncture Clinic, visit innspotacu.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n