I am excited to announce that I will be practicing acupuncture and dry needling in the downtown Tulsa area beginning this September on Tuesdays and Fridays. My regular hours in the Broken Arrow office will remain the same, but I will be available for Tulsa patients as well.
I will be practicing at Madsen Massage at 1717 S Baltimore Ave, Tulsa, OK 74119. The owner Nina Madsen and I practiced together in Tulsa years ago and we both look forward to working together again soon. We are excited to be serving the Tulsa area providing pain relief and optimizing your health!
With the rising popularity of dry needling many people ask me if I do it as well and if they are the same thing as acupuncture? Dry needling is essentially the needling of trigger points (knots) in muscle tissue which relieves a variety of pain issues. Acupuncture has a long tradition of using needles in sore areas, which we call Ashi points (translates to "that's it." )
The advantage of practicing acupuncture is that I incorporate dry needling (Ashi points) but also include distal points, which are areas located further from the pain source. Using these distal points greatly enhances the effect of the localized needling and increases pain relief.
In addition to having practiced Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma area for over 10 years, I have been a massage therapist for more than 16 years. Doing trigger point therapy as well as myofascial release has given me the ability to locate and release tight areas and complements acupuncture beautifully.
Combining these modalities gives me several options to find a solution to your pain. Please contact me for any questions you may have.
I am frequently asked exactly how acupuncture works to provide pain relief. Although there are several ways it helps, here are some of the most common.
1. Using a needle to stimulate nerve fibers, the brain releases pain-relieving beta-endorphins into the blood stream. These endogenous chemicals act as the body's own opioids, thus relieving pain.
2. Another theory proposes acupuncture changes cells in connective tissue around the pressure points in lasting ways that lead to less pain.
3. Further, it is theorized that certain acupoints stimulate the vagus nerve which runs between the colon and the brain stem, which in turn helps to reduce systemic inflammation.
Additionally, new research shows us, via functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), how the brain responds to needling specific points on the body. This is fascinating new evidence and hopefully will continue to help us learn more about acupuncture's effect on our health.
If you are in the greater Tulsa area and in need of safe, effective and drug-free pain relief, please contact me at (918) 688-1169 or email me at j.luker112@gmail.com.
Welcome, thanks for checking out my website. My intent to is to provide pain relief for the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma region and offer a safe alternative to dangerous opioids and narcotics. Acupuncture and massage have been used for centuries and are very useful for migraines, headaches, back and neck pain as well as joint pain. I've been practicing since 2006 and have seen thousands of patients with all manner of issues and am confident that we can find a solution for your pain. Feel free to contact me at: j.luker112@gmail.com or 918-688-1169 if you would like to discuss how I can help.
