To The Point Acupuncture, Grande Prairie, AB.

09/23/2025

09/18/2025

🌿 Spondylosis, Muscle Shortening & How Acupuncture Helps 🌿

In spondylosis (spinal degeneration), the nerves don’t always send strong signals to the muscles around the spine. Without proper stimulation, these muscles begin to shorten and weaken, almost like a plant shriveling without enough water.

As the paraspinal muscles shrink, they pull the vertebrae closer together, which increases pressure on the nerve roots. This creates a cycle: less nerve flow → more muscle shortening → more compression → more pain and stiffness.

✨ Acupuncture helps break this cycle.
By improving circulation and nerve communication, acupuncture encourages those shortened spinal muscles to relax and lengthen again. It also reduces inflammation, eases nerve irritation, and restores balance to the spinal segment.

Patients often notice:
✔️ Less pain and stiffness
✔️ Improved posture and mobility
✔️ Decreased nerve irritation (numbness/tingling)
✔️ Better overall spinal support

Think of acupuncture as a way to rehydrate and revive the “wilted” muscles around the spine—helping them support and protect your vertebrae more effectively. 🌱

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09/16/2025

Seasonal Shifts! They are hard. Days are getting shorter and weather is getting crisper. This is a time of shifting energy from yang energy to yin energy. A time of slowing down, getting rest and being kind to yourself. We change with the seasons so read here to learn what is happening in the body in the fall and how to stay healthy this fall with some TCM widsom.

By Kari Pettersen Fall is one of my favourite times of the year. The heat and activity of summer always burns me out and I look forward to going slower in the fall. If we look to nature we see that this is the time of the year that animals finish their harvest and store food to get ready for appro

07/07/2025

Yes—cosmetic acupuncture is often covered by insurance! 🌿✨
It’s more than skin-deep. We’re working with the whole body to support your natural glow from within.

Curious if your plan covers it? Send me a message—I’m happy to check 💛

06/17/2025

Interested in Cosmetic Acupuncture? Here is everything you need to know, including that it is covered by insurance!

By Kari Pettersen What is cosmetic acupuncture? Cosmetic acupuncture is a more healthy, natural looking approach to beauty. It is the use of tiny needles in the face, body and ears to reduce the signs of aging or help with conditions like acne, acne scarring or inflammatory skin conditions.

06/09/2025

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Now available at the clinic just in time for Father's Day! Pick one up for your dad/ husband at your next appointment.

06/02/2025

Come on in Baby Bumps ✨

Did you know that acupuncture can help with everything from improving blood flow and regulating cycles to increasing s***m count and reducing stress? It’s like giving your body a little extra support to help it do its baby making thing. 🌟

Whether you’re starting your fertility journey or looking for a complementary treatment alongside IVF or IUI, acupuncture might be just what you need.

Oh, and guys, this kind of acupuncture isn’t just for women—men can benefit too!

Ok back to clinic. ✌️-Kari


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06/02/2025

Exciting News! 🌿
I’ve opened up my schedule to welcome more amazing patients — that means more availability for acupuncture sessions! If you've been wanting to book in (or get back on the table), now’s the perfect time.

✨ Check out the updated schedule and grab your spot — I’d love to see you

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05/16/2025

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By Kari Pettersen PCOS is a hormonal issue that affects the ovaries and menstrual cycles. According to the World Health Organization, polycystic o***y syndrome (PCOS) affects an estimated 6–13% of reproductive-aged women but up to 70% of affected women remain undiagnosed worldwide. Women need 2 of

04/29/2025

BACK IN STOCK! Bioclinic Naturals shipment has arrived with a restock on the Prenatals.

04/01/2025

How does trauma get stored in the body?

We have a system that works so hard to keep us alive. If we do not allow ourselves to feel and have a toxic or life-threatening experience ( real or perceived) move through us, the body will find a way to store that experience someplace that reduces that interaction with that challenge.

This is great if we are, say, running away from a tiger and cannot deal with the emotions. Once we feel safe we can access and process those emotions. The problem happens when we never feel safe or make time to feel. We then create a problem of latency or hiding the problem, so do not have to deal with it directly or immediately. Once hidden in the body we use our energy and resources to keep this trauma hidden. This can cause chronic pain and other issues.

Chinese Medicine can be used to determine where the latency was created, release it and help reclaim those resources. The less we hide from ourselves, the more access we have to who we are and why we are here. Releasing the latency caused by self preservation is like lifting the veil that obstructs our ability to see the truth of our humanity.

03/12/2025

I am an integrative practitioner, meaning that I like to use both western and eastern knowledge to try to get you the best results.

Where Chinese Medicine shines is that it is holistic. Holistic means that we look at the bigger picture of what might be causing an issue like diet, lifestyle, etc. and try to treat the root of the problem.

I love sharing my knowledge in blogs in both western and eastern knowledge to help my patients understand both while explaining how acupuncture can help.

Check out my blogs here to learn more.

https://www.acupuncturetothepoint.ca/blog

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