Welcome to Ito Acupuncture
Pain is a part of life. Sometimes it's a big part, and sometimes it isn't, but either way, it's a part of the big puzzle, the deep music, the great game. Pain does two things: It teaches you, tells you that you're alive. Then it passes away and leaves you changed. It leaves you wiser, sometimes. Sometimes it leaves you stronger. Either way, pain leaves its mark, and everything important that will ever happen to you in life is going to involve it in one degree or another.
- Jim Butcher
Dr. David Ito, DAC, L.Ac, CSCS
It is often said, “Pain and suffering are the gifts that nobody wants.” In my own personal experience I find this to be wholeheartedly true. Our bodies are our greatest gifts and our most wondrous tools. It is our job as sentient human beings to learn how to appreciate our bodies and all that comes with it and to learn how to use them wisely. Pain is part of that journey. Pain is the one thing that all human beings know and have in common, but each person’s pain is also completely individual. The poet, Rumi once said, “These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.” I want to help you listen to those messages because I believe to know one’s own pain and suffering is to also know one’s own self.
My goal at Acupuncture Pain and Performance is to help you understand the conundrum of your pain. I wish I could just hand out a solution to each person’s problem in one session – that is not how I work. I want to thoroughly get to the bottom of your issue which might take some time. My hope is that if I teach you how to manage your body then you can get your pain under control or possibly make it go away forever.
My diagnosis will help us figure out the root of your problem. My “treatments” will assist you in your healing. Together, those things will give us the knowledge to figure out what’s going on with your body and that knowledge is true power. Healing is not just one thing. True healing is a number of things working together towards a common goal.
It is my privilege to assist you on your journey to a better understanding of yourself which will lead you to a better, more healthier body.
- Dr. David Ito, DAC, L.Ac, CSCS
ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture is system of health that was developed over 3000 years ago. For one reason or another, the energy in our bodies becomes dysfunctional. To restore our body's natural balance of energy, needles are inserted at different parts of the body to facilitate healing and relieve pain.
CUPPING
Applying pressure with a cup enables the body to restore its natural energy flow, increasing blood circulation to muscles and tissues which loosens the knots and frees up the fascia too move freely and relieves pain.
ROCKTAPE
This special tape is designed with a built-in pre-stretch to facilitate the body’s natural healing process by creating an external support for muscles, ligaments, tendons, and joints while manipulating the affected area’s soft tissue in order to relieve pain.
SHAKUJU THERAPY
Shakuju therapy’s goal is to stimulate an increase in the body’s internal energy by tapping a blunt needle on the abdomen and back.
CORRECTIVE EXERCISE
Corrective exercises are prescribed to address musculoskeletal imbalances which are causing the body to be out of alignment and are causing pain.
ROCKBLADES - IASTM
RockBlades are tools that release knots that have developed in the muscles or fascia to restore proper movement and blood flow to the soft tissues which in turn alleviates pain.
““Face your life, its pain, its pleasure, leave no path untaken.”
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