HEALING IS UNIQUE
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AcuElements Wellness
Welcome to AcuElements Wellness. This is the location of the original Vancouver NeuroMuscular Massage Therapy Clinic, founded by Tacjanna Saunders, and has served this community for more than 30 years.
Now, the services have expanded with an array of different therapies including: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Worsley Five Element Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Community Acupuncture, Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy, Lactation Consultation, Registered Prenatal Massage Therapy, and Seasonal Workshops offered by various therapists.
Our goal is to build a welcoming facility for people who need to rest and who need to heal. We wish to become an important part of your life journey by providing professional quality service.
Therapies
Through our services we can help treat and manage an array of conditions.
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Prenatal & Post-partum support
Breech baby
IVF support
Infertility
Chronic skin conditions such as: eczema,
Mental Health
Internal medecine
Oncology
Post-stroke recovery
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Pregnancy/ Postpartum Massage
Back / Neck Pain
Headaches / Migraines
Sciatica / Piriformis Syndrome
Ligament / Joint Pain
Swelling/Edema
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Delivery Recovery / Rehabilitation
Diastasis Recti
Cesarean / Tears / Episiotomies
Therapeutic Breast Massage in Lactation for Relief of Engorgement, Plugged Ducts and Mastitis (special consent need to be signed)
Baby Massage
- Feeding / Breastfeeding Struggles -
- Colic / Gas / Constipation
- Reflux / Regurge
- Head Shape / Torticollis
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• Nipple or breast pain, during or in-between feeds
• Latch mechanics and positioning
• Suspected tongue- or lip- ties, oral functional assessments and support through the release process (done by dental surgeons) as necessary
• How to tell if baby is actively drinking from the breast
• How to know if baby is getting enough milk
• Efficiency of feeds
• Fussiness or colic-like behaviours ( biting, pulling off, back-arching, etc.)
• Low breastmilk supply
• Engorgement, milk blebs/blisters, blocked ducts, mastitis and other infections
• Feeding preemies, multiples, or tandem feeding
• Not-yet-latching or breast refusal •
• Managing jaundice
• Slow weight gain
• Feeding after breast surgery
• Supplementation, and finding the right tools and method for you and your family
• Induced or re-lactation
• Milk expression, different pumps, flange size/fit, and finding a routine that fits your goals (occasional or exclusive pumping)
• Bottle feeding challenges
• Introducing solids
• Weaning, returning to work, or preparing to be away from baby
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Urge, Stress-related, mixed urinary and fecal incontinence
Bladder Urgency
Interstitial cystitis/Painful bladder syndrome
Vulvar, vaginal, clitoral, perineal pain (at rest, with touch or with intercourse)
Pain with sex: vaginismus, dyspareunia, vestibulodynia
Pelvic organ prolapse
Endometriosis
Irritable bowel syndrome
C-section preparation & recovery
Prenatal and Post-partum recovery
Vaginal stenosis
Vaginal dryness
Pre and post-surgical consult and conditioning after pelvic tradition therapy or obstetric, gynaecological or colorectal surgeries
Gender affirming pre-post surgery care
Hip, tailbone, and low back pain
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