Guest Speaker: Ashley Piderman

Ashley had her first Acupuncture treatment at the age of 15 to help with knee issues. The ongoing treatment helped her a lot in managing the pain, and at the age of 19 she decided to go into a career in Acupuncture herself.

 

She attended the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences where she completed the four year Practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine program.

 

Acupuncture is based around the traditional Chinese theories that can be described in Chinese sayings such as “Where there is pain, there is no movement, and where there is movement there is no pain” and “The body is a microcosm of the world around us”. Many types of acupuncture are over 2000 years old. An interesting new area of acupuncture focuses on the ear.

 

The World Health Organization has reported Acupuncture can be beneficial. Ashley showed a list of diseases and disorders that WHO claims can be treated with Acupuncture.

 

The first meeting is usually a half hour and Ashley will ask many questions.

 

Acupuncture normally doesn’t hurt and certain techniques can be implemented to reduce or distract from the pain. Ashley uses the freehand method instead of guide tubes which allows her to take advantage of techniques to reduce any chance of pain during the procedure. Acupuncture works best when the patient is relaxed and talks openly with the practitioner. Women’s health, insomnia, mental health and headaches are Ashley’s favourite conditions to treat.

 

Ashley went to Nepal to participate in Acupuncturists Without Boarders.

 

Thank you for speaking at Kal Rotary Ashley!