It’s long been understood that acupuncture is very successful at treating chronic pain and complicated conditions. Specifically those ailments for which Western medicine has no solution or can only recommend some experimental and invasive surgery.
Your neighbor has used acupuncture for their chronic tendonitis.
Your brother-in-law had the most incredible results in using acupuncture to treat a failed back surgery.
Your grandmother is back on her feet after she saw an acupuncturist for her peripheral neuropathy.
Turns out, the same is true for matters regarding eye health.
Things like age-related macular degeneration or AMD, which affects 19.8 million Americans over the age of 40, are no longer considered ‘irreversible.’ In fact, acupuncture and other integrative therapies have been widely successful in reversing the symptoms of other complicated conditions like retinitis pigmentosa, stargardt’s disease, and even cataracts (if caught in the early stages.)
Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years to treat eye conditions. At AIM, we’re taking this multifaceted medicine and combining it with modern technology that accelerates cell turnover to help the eyes and the surrounding tissue heal and repair.
In addition to chronic conditions, the treatments here can boost overall visual acuity, reduce sensitivity to light, reduce eye floaters, correct blurred vision and dry eyes, decrease excessive tearing and heal reddened, swollen, and/or painful eyes.
“A friend of mine had been going to AIM because she was having residual shingles pain. She had the most amazing experience so when I did my own research and learned that acupuncture can treat macular degeneration, AIM Acupuncture was my first phone call,” shares Annie K. “When I called them I had already lost my driver’s license and had to rely on friends and family and neighbors to get me around. My optometrist told me there was nothing to be done and this was part of getting older but I couldn’t spend the rest of my life being a burden to everyone around me.”
While AMD rarely causes complete blindness, it does blur your central vision making it difficult to see faces and do things like read, drive and cook dinner. Things, that if taken away, can have a detrimental effect on your independence.
“We’ve been successfully treating AMD since we opened our doors in 2019,” shares Executive Director, Rebecca Rinn Powell. “Most of our patients come to us with stories like Annie’s – they simply want their lives back. One of our more memorable cases was a woman who was expecting her first granddaughter and was desperate to be able to see that baby’s face. We definitely made that happen for her. She was such a proud grandma and I’ll never forget the pictures she shared with us and how she was just beaming.”
We specialize in treating the most complicated of cases through personalized, comprehensive treatment programs.
“I’m convinced that’s why I saw such improvement in my vision,” shares Annie. “When I went in for my initial consultation, the doctor and her staff took the time to really listen to me and put together a treatment plan tailored to me and my needs. 3 months later and I got my license back! I’ll be driving myself to my appointments from now on and I couldn’t be more thrilled!”
What does your treatment plan look like and how can we help you get your life back? Call (843)273-4467 to learn more and schedule your very own consultation.