Autoimmune disease
Dec 01 2020
About once a month someone comes in with an autoimmune diagnosis we’ve never heard of before. The most common symptoms seem to be inflammation, fatigue, […]
Lyme
Oct 15 2019
We know it can be risky for someone to identify themselves as having chronic or late-stage Lyme disease. We believe our Lyme patients.
How often should I get acupuncture?
Aug 26 2019
Sometimes people try acupuncture and are disappointed because it didn’t work for them. In many of these cases, they were only able to come in […]
Stressed-out people get pregnant all the time
Jul 19 2019
In case it’s reassuring: highly stressed-out people get pregnant all the time.
Foot pain
Jun 03 2019
Foot pain is a common complaint in our clinic. We see a lot of people get significant relief from foot pain with acupuncture treatment.
Jobs at GCA
May 23 2019
Interested in being a practitioner at GCA? We are not currently hiring, but here’s a description of the skills, capacities and attitudes we look for […]
How to Tell That Acupuncture Is Working Even Though You’re Still in Pain
May 13 2019
We see many people in intense, long-term chronic pain. Some of these people get immediate and dramatic relief, but it’s much more common for regular treatment to slowly chip away at an issues that are chronic. And sometimes progress is less straightforward. How do you tell if acupuncture is working even though you’re still in pain? Here are some questions to ask yourself:
Sciatica
Nov 20 2018
Sciatica can cause a frightening amount of pain and/or numbness and lower leg weakness, but most people recover from sciatica within a few days or weeks without lasting damage. We have seen community acupuncture offer considerable pain relief for people suffering from acute and chronic cases of sciatica.
Community Health Fair, November 17th!
Nov 09 2018
Save the date for the 5th annual Community Health Fair on November 17th from 1-4pm! The fair is a free, drop-in event aiming to increase access to resources and services related to health and wellbeing for immigrants, refugees, migrant workers and international students and visitors, but it’s open to everyone. There will be interactive displays and information related to education, housing, employment, settlement, language services, food security, physical, emotional and mental health and more. There will be also food, childcare, and language support.
When you’re coming off hormonal birth control
Oct 05 2018
Given how hard people have had to fight for the right to control their own fertility, it feels complicated for us to raise concerns about any kind of hormonal birth control. We’re addressing this topic anyway, because we see so many patients whose health is impacted by hormonal birth control—often, in ways they didn’t expect and aren’t prepared for. We have seen community acupuncture help people dealing with unwanted side effects of various different kinds of hormonal contraceptives, including the Pill (during and after taking the Pill) Depo-Provera, Nuvaring, and hormonal IUDs.