At Optimum Health Clinic’s Pain Free Clinic, you will work with up to four practitioners who have special training in pain-resolving modalities in a program designed specifically to your individual needs. The first step is an in-depth review of your medical history, lifestyle, goals and needs. Then, based on this information, our Medical Director will establish a multi-disciplinary treatment plan which may include a combination of any of the following:

Emotional support

HOW DO THESE MODALITIES HELP?

• Acupuncture is a 3,000-year-old healing art originating in China and presently used all over the world to promote health and wellbeing. In California, acupuncturists are licensed under the most vigorous standards in the U.S. Fine, hair-like needles are painlessly inserted into the skin at specific points which have been documented to effect certain changes in the body. The goal is to activate Qi (energy) to rebalance organ, circulatory and nervous function. Patients usually report an immediate sense of relaxation and improved outlook.

• Electro-Acupuncture is the application of a microcurrent to the needles, one function being to disrupt the pain cycle. Acupressure, TENS and other non-invasive techniques are used for patients not comfortable with needling.

• Nutritional Support and proper diet are essential to the healing process. Some of the everyday foods in the American diet can actually increase pain levels and prevent healing! Knowing which foods reduce pain and improve health is a first step; the healing process can be accelerated and intensified by including appropriate supplements, Chinese herbal medicine or homeopathic remedies.

• Reconstructive Massage Therapy has become one of the most popular tools in alleviating pain. Patients may be prescribed a series of massage therapy sessions using case-appropriate modalities, such as Neuromuscular Therapy, Trigger Point, Lymphatic Drainage, Myofascial Release, Tui Na, Deep Tissue or sports massage. Therapists are fully trained and certified.

• Hot and Cold Therapy may alter the perception of pain, as well as increase circulation or decrease inflammation.

• Infrared Sauna sessions at OHC may be recommended for increased circulation and detoxification. Techniques commonly used and taught to the patient for home use include hot or cold pack or bath.

• Emotional Support is important in the transition from identifying as a person in pain to a person living the fullest life he or she can imagine. The body follows where the mind goes. Sometimes necessary lifestyle changes are fraught with mental and emotion resistance or fear. Transformational Therapy, guided imagery, education, humor and compassion are just a few of the vehicles our practitioners bring to their respective practices to help patients move forward with their healing.