Oriental Medicine has been practiced for over 2000 years. A complete system of medicine, it has been selected by the World Health Organization for worldwide propagation to meet the health care needs of the 21st century. Oriental Medicine treats each patient as a whole and not just the disease. Meticulous individualized diagnosis is made to treat each patient maximizing the patient's own healing potential. The World Health Organization presented a list of ailments which acupuncture is effective in treating. These include, but are not limited to:
 

Allergies and Asthma  Anxiety and Depression Arthritis  Bronchitis  Back Pain Childhood ailments Irregular periods Constipation / Diarrhea Common Cold/Flu Cough and hoarseness Disturbed sleep

Drug/smoking addiction Emotional imbalances Frozen shoulder Frigidity Health maintenance Headaches Heart palpitations Hot flashes Hypertension Immune problems Infertility

Impotence Insomnia Migraines Neck stiffness/pain PMS Paralysis Sciatica Sexual dysfunction Sports injuries Stress/Tension Weight control

• Acupuncture

At the Westside Acupuncture & Natural Healing clinic only sterilized and disposable needles of the highest quality are used, to guarantee the safety and comfort of every patient. Acupuncture needles are inserted in strategic points of the body to correct and balance the flow of energy, stimulating the body's own ability to heal itself. Acupuncture needles are 25-50 times thinner than a regular hypodermic needle, providing the patient with a virtually painless treatment.

• Electro-Acupuncture

In China acupuncture is also used for anesthesia during surgeries using an electro-stimulator. At the Westside Acupuncture & Natural Healing clinic Ricardo Miranda uses it to treat conditions such as sports' injuries, stroke rehabilitation, Bell's palsy and other musculoskeletal conditions.

• Moxibustion

Moxibustion is a technique where Chinese mugwort is used to apply heat in certain acupuncture points to treat certain debilitating conditions as well as muscle pain and arthritis. There are two types of moxibustion techniques that are selected for specific conditions. With moxibustion sticks, the practitioner lights up the stick of mugwort and holds it close to the acupuncture needle to apply heat. Moxibustion rolls are placed on the acupuncture needles and are burned to apply heat directly to the needles. 

• Cupping

Cupping is a method where the oxygen inside special therapeutic cups is burned creating a vacuum suction used to treat conditions such as back/shoulder pain, the common cold, influenza and others.

• Tui Na

Tui Na is the art of Chinese hand manipulation or massage. With specific techniques, Tui Na is used in conjunction with acupuncture to enhance the treatments in a variety of musculoskeletal conditions.

• Herbal Medicine

Being the oldest method of medication in the world, natural herbal medicine is prescribed at Westside Acupuncture & Natural Healing to fit each individual need. Using only the highest quality ingredients, the clinic provides its patients with a wide variety of natural healing herbs to treat diseases and maintain health.