MEET ROWENA
Rowena is a Registered Acupuncturist and a Certified Sports Medicine Acupuncture® Practitioner. With extensive training in Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Constitutional-Facial Acupuncture, she focuses on empowering her patients through holistic care. Rowena has a deep understanding of both ancient healing arts and contemporary science, she effectively bridges the gap between the two. Her fascination with acupuncture stems from her engineering background, where she recognized the parallels between Qi flow and nerve signal transmission. Rowena's commitment to enhancing her skills led her to pursue advanced education, including specialized courses in Sports Medicine Acupuncture and a rigorous apprenticeship in San Diego, making her one of the few certified practitioners in British Columbia. Rowena believes in a holistic approach to healing and aims to empower her patients to achieve wellness on physical, mental, and emotional levels.
Treatments
TCM ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture is a safe, effective and drug-free therapy that can treat a wide variety of health problems and promotes natural healing. It can enhance recuperative power and immunity, support physical and emotional health and improve overall function. By stimulating the body's various systems, acupuncture can help to resolve pain, and improve sleep, digestion function and sense of well-being. All needles are very fine, thin and disposed of after one-time use.
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Rowena treats a wide variety of patients in these areas:
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Stress and tension management
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Headaches
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Digestive issues
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Stress, anxiety and insomnia
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Women's health
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Skin Health
If you don't see what you're looking for here, email Rowena @ regenholistictherapies@gmail.com to answer all your inquiries
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CUPPING
This therapy takes its name from the cups that are used to create a vacuum effect over the stagnate areas of the body. It acts as a reverse massage, pulling the tissues upwards instead of pressure being applied. Once the cup is in place, it can be moved along the skin using oils in a process called sliding cupping. This therapy works by loosening adhesions and increasing blood circulation. It wakes the body and makes it feel invigorated, while at the same time producing a profound level of relaxation.
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Cupping therapy is often used to:
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Soften tight muscles
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Relieve myofascial pain
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Increase circulation to tissues
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Open lymphatic pathways, draining toxins
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Relax the nervous system
Cupping Therapy is a tool used to supplement and amplify the results of an Acupuncture treatment. You can book cupping on its own and still benefit from it.
MICRONEEDLING-ACUPUNCTURE
Micro-needling is a very safe, natural, effective and holistic alternative to treat skin conditions. The results are long term and the recovery time is minimal. This cost effective, non-invasive skin treatment targets a diverse range of skin concerns.
Micro Needling is derived from ancient acupuncture and mesotherapy. The treatment begins with body Acupuncture to relax the mind, balance hormones, diffuse digestive discomfort and increase blood production and flow.
During the treatment, the microneedling device is gently glided over the skin while tiny punctures are created within the epidermis and dermis that encourage the skin’s own natural healing response, leading to the production of collagen and elastin.
Rowena uses the most advanced MicroNeedling device available: Dp4
Conditions effectively treated and managed by a DP4 Dermapen:
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Hyper and Hypopigmentation
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Vitiligo
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Mild Rosacea
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Seborrhoea
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Acne, Problematic Skin
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Milia
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Striae
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Alopecia
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Patients experiencing any of the following active conditions should not proceed with Dp4 clinical treatment without doctor’s consent:
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Papulopustular rosacea
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Stage 4 acne
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Warts
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Herpes simplex
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Scleroderma
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Bacterial/fungal infection
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Open lesions
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Haemophilia
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Skin cancer
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ORTHOPEDIC ACUPUNCTURE
Orthopedic Acupuncture is a specialized form of acupuncture focused on treating musculoskeletal conditions like joint pain, tendon, ligaments, nerve entrapment, and SPORTS injuries-Combining with Traditional acupuncture-- it aims to address pain, dysfunction and postural deviation ultimately improving function and reducing pain. Orthopaedic Acupuncture incorporates advanced needling technique.
One or two of the following modalities may be used: motor point and target tissue Needling, dry needling, electric acupuncture, Myofascial release, PNF stretching, tuina-mobilization.​
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Rowena treats a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions:
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TMJ pain and dysfunction
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Supraspinatus Tendinopathy
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Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
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Periscapular and other shoulder issues
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Cervical Spondylosis and other Neck issues
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Sciatica and other lower back and hip issues
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Arthritis
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Achilles Tendonopathy
CONSTITUTIONAL-FACIAL ACUPUNCTURE
Constitutional Facial Acupuncture is a traditional Acupuncture treatment with an added focus on the face area. It can be used in both preventative and corrective measures to treat a variety of ailments in the skin.
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The treatment begins with body Acupuncture to relax the mind, balance hormones, diffuse digestive discomfort and increase blood production and flow. Then an Acupuncture treatment is performed on the face to bring focus to the areas of concern. This treatment is therapeutic, rejuvenating, relaxing and provides overall health benefits.
Rowena uses Facial Acupuncture to help:​
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Increase acne healing rate
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Rosacea and skin inflammation
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Strengthen muscle tone
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Relieve tension in facial muscles
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Improve overall skin health
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Improve stress levels and relax the mind
HEAD TUINA
Tui-na (pronounced twee-nah). Originated in ancient China and is believed to be the oldest system of bodywork.
Tui-na can be described as a form of therapeutic head massage-stimulates the flow of Qi to promote balance and harmony within the body using many of the same principles of acupuncture.
Head Tui-na focuses on the meridians and acupuncture points of the scalp, face, neck and shoulders and helps to naturally restore the body’s energetic balance which can be negatively impacted by today’s fast-paced and stressful lifestyles.
It involves a gentle manipulations which provide a deep sense of relaxation and rejuvenating experience among numerous other benefits.
Some of these include the relief or improvement of many health/age related conditions such as:
• Stress and Anxiety
• Neck, shoulder and back pain
• Abnormal energy levels
• Headache
• Insomnia
• Vertigo
• Mental/cognitive issues
• Sinus pressure/infection
• Post-stroke issues
• Computer syndrome
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Rowena bills directly to most extended health providers: Pacific Blue Cross, Green Shield, Great West Life, Sunlife Financial, Manulife, Industrial Alliance, Chambers Of Commerce
ICBC: If you were injured in a motor vehicle accident, Acupuncture is covered and billed directly to ICBC.
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