Moxibustion Therapy in Greenville, SC
Moxibustion Therapy at IHP Greenville — authentic TCM, in-house herbal pharmacy. Dr. Hendry, DAOM, 25+ yrs experience. Call (864) 365-6156.
Moxibustion is the application of heat to acupuncture points using burning dried mugwort (Artemisia argyi — known as moxa). At Integrative Health Partners, Dr. Hendry uses moxibustion as a powerful therapeutic adjunct to acupuncture for conditions requiring warming, tonifying treatment — chronic cold-type back pain, deficiency patterns, gynecological conditions, immune deficiency, and breech presentation in pregnancy. Moxibustion penetrates deeply into the tissues with infrared heat and bioactive compounds in the moxa smoke that have measurable effects on acupoint stimulation.
How Moxibustion Therapy Works
Moxibustion is applied using a moxa stick held 1–3 inches from the skin over acupoints (indirect moxibustion), moxa cones placed directly on acupoints (direct moxibustion), or moxa placed on the handle of an inserted needle (needle moxibustion — providing warmth that travels down the needle into the tissue). Sessions typically add 10–20 minutes to an acupuncture treatment.
Conditions Treated with Moxibustion Therapy
Your First Appointment
Moxibustion produces a mild aromatic smoke — the clinic is ventilated, but patients with severe asthma or smoke sensitivity should inform Dr. Hendry. Smokeless moxa is available as an alternative.
Why Dr. Hendry for Moxibustion Therapy
Dr. Hendry's classical Chinese medicine training includes extensive moxibustion coursework. His BL67 moxibustion protocol for breech presentation in pregnancy is based on the clinical evidence from multiple randomized trials.