I have been a client of Christina’s for over a year now and it has been one of the best decisions that I have made.
I have been a client of Christina‘s for over a year now and it has been one of the best decisions that I have made. I was having some discomfort in my side and for the life of me could not figure out what it was. I was desperate in looking for some help to figure out what was going on as it was really uncomfortable. I was suggested to try acupuncture and to see Christina as I was told she was amazing! After reading a bit about Christina’s journey on her site, she had been through a lot and I was drawn to her for the fact that she is incredibly strong! I also really admire what she does to help others in the community. I had good feelings about her, and knew I would be in good hands.
When I first met Christina, we had discussed what was going on prior to the appointment. Her calm demeanor made me feel comfortable and ready for my first session. When I had gotten into the chair, she had mentioned that it sounded like it could be that I had a rib out. Which I found interesting, and later found out that I do have a rib out and has been out since I had given birth to my daughter. The first session was an experience. Knowing my body and really feeling how acupuncture reacts with my body is always interesting and always intrigues me. All my sessions are unique and different. I have had ones where I feel this tingling come from my feet running to the top of my head and back down the other side. I have had others where suddenly I feel like my mid section is heavy and I have sunk through the chair and into the ground.
I see Christina for different reasons as I get anxious and over think everything, tending to not be very grounded. I also deal with psoriasis and sometimes it can really flare up. The acupuncture has helped me slow my thoughts, become more grounded, and with the psoriasis, it cools it off internally giving me some relief. I also found that when my psoriasis really flared up and I was going consistently once a week, it seemed to really give me the relief I was needing and I also noticed that the flare up was calming down. It always seems that I make appointments when the time is needed.
One day I had severe cramping, cramping so bad that I was almost in tears. The pain was on the border of giving birth pain, it was that bad. I have bad cramps, but nothing like this. I had no pain relief like ibuprofen and was at work, but luckily had an acupuncture appointment that afternoon. Christina was great, she had addressed the needles to help with the pain and added some heat to my mid section. When the session was done, the pain was almost gone! I have been nothing but amazed as to what acupuncture does to the body! I am incredibly grateful that I started going to see Christina, and would highly recommend Heart & Hands!
Thank you!
