Cindy Kudelka Acupuncture

08/02/2025

Starting August 17, I’ll be back in the office seeing patients. I look forward to helping patients with their path towards healing 

02/21/2023

In America today, opioid pain medications are prescribed at alarmingly high rates for pain management. With the known side effects, acquired tolerance over time, and potential addiction, it is essential to have access to alternative methods of pain relief, such as acupuncture, Chinese herbs, and/or cupping therapy, in order to eliminate the dangers associated with drug dependence and abuse.

Pain can present itself in a number of ways, including migraines, headaches. sports injuries, arthritis, immune conditions, surgical recovery, dental pain, and menstrual cramps. Any of these conditions may be treated successfully with acupuncture and Chinese Medicine.

There are multiple studies that have shown how effective acupuncture is for the treatment of pain. Prescription drugs' main purpose is to stop pain from being felt, but not for curing or healing the condition causing it. Acupuncture, by tapping into and amplifying our bodies' ability to self-heal, aims to resolve the root of the issue, which would result in not only alleviating the pain temporarily but also preventing it from resurfacing.

For those who are currently struggling with opioid dependence, acupuncture can provide relief during the withdrawal process, both physically and mentally. Given the statistics, opioids pose a serious threat to both physical and mental health. Those seeking pain management therapies owe it to themselves to try an alternative that poses no risks.

If you or a loved one are currently struggling with acute or chronic pain, please do not hesitate to reach out and schedule an appointment. Your body will thank you.

Yours in health,
Cindy Kudelka LAc, MSTOM

Photo credit: Miguel Teck Arteaga

02/20/2023

If I were to provide an acupuncture workshop to the general public, what type of information or features would you like it to include? For in person and online. What questions about acupuncture do you have?

01/26/2023

Welcome new member Cindy Kudelka Acupuncture!

Cindy graduated from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine-Chicago in 2010 with a Master of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine. Her five-year master’s program included over 3,000 hours of study and more than 1,000 hours of clinical internship. She is also board-certified in Chinese herbology and acupuncture by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Cindy’s specialty training includes balanced-method acupuncture, advanced-pulse diagnostics, the advanced classical Chinese herbal system of the Shang Han Lun, Master Tung acupuncture, bloodletting, and myofascial trigger-point therapy.

For more information call 847-579-9882 or
email cindykacupuncture@gmail.com

01/24/2023

Many people do not realize that the costs of acupuncture services and prescribed herbal medicine are deductible medical expenses and can be claimed for tax purposes.

What is a medical expense?

Acupuncture falls under the definition of a medical expense which is: the costs of diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of diseases, and the costs for treatments affecting any part or function of the body. They include the costs of equipment, supplies, and diagnostic devices needed for these purposes.

What expenses can you include?

ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENTS:
You can include the amount you pay for acupuncture for you, your spouse, children, and dependents.

PRESCRIBED HERBS AND SUPPLEMENTS:
Nutritional supplements, vitamins, Chinese herbal supplements, and other natural medicines that are recommended by a medical practitioner as treatment for a specific medical condition diagnosed by a physician are tax-deductible.

TRANSPORTATION TO ACUPUNCTURE APPOINTMENT:
The standard mileage rate allowed for out-of-pocket expenses for a car when you use it for medical reasons is 18 cents per mile for 2022.
Bus, taxi, train, parking fees, tolls, and plane fares primarily for and essential to medical care are also included.

How much of the expenses are included?

You can deduct only the amount of your total medical and dental expenses for the year which is more than 7.5% of your adjusted gross income.

If you would like an itemized receipt of your treatments from 2022, feel free to contact me and I would be happy to provide that for you.

Yours in health,
Cindy Kudelka MSTOM, LAc

12/05/2022

12/04/2022

Beginning January 2023, I will be seeing patients at my new location in Oakbrook. The Oakbrook office hours will be Mondays from 1-8pm and Thursdays from 9-3pm. The new office address is:

Advanced Natural Health
17 W 580 Butterfield Rd. Suite J
Oakbrook, IL 60181

At the beginning of 2023, I will no longer be seeing patients at my Midway location (Blooming Lotus) or on Wednesdays at Lakeview. My Lakeview clinic hours on Sundays will remain the same.

Feel free to schedule directly online at www.cindykudelka.com or call (847)579-9882.

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy holiday season. I look forward to seeing you in 2023.

Yours in health,
Cindy Kudelka MSTOM, LAc