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About Acupuncture

 

ACUPUNCTURE is the insertion of tiny, disposable, sterile, stainless steel needles, at specific points or sites upon the body surface for therapeutic and medical purposes. This technique reduces acute (short term) and chronic (long term) PAIN, regulates physiological functions, and stimulates vitality. The treatments pleasantly surprise many patients because, unlike some medical procedures, the needling sensation is usually not uncomfortable. It has been described as tingling, warm, relieving, etc.


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Acupuncture is often accompanied by finger-pressure treatment known as "Acupressure" and by heat therapy called "Moxabustion". These methods enhance the Acupuncture effect.

Acupuncture is believed to have been discovered in China more than 2,000 years ago. It is currently practiced in China, Japan, Korea, South East Asia, Sri Lanka, India, Russia, France, Germany, England, Australia and in many other places in the world. The World Health Organization endorses the use of Acupuncture worldwide as a viable medical treatment.
Acupuncture can be used for both pain syndrones and for a wide variety of medical problems, as adjunct treatment or as primary treatment. Acupuncture works when it is able to stimulate and balance the body's own self-healing regulatory systems.

 

 

How does Acupuncture work ?

Acupuncture works thru 4 different mechanisms:

  1. The body's own, naturally produced, pain relieving substance is stimulated and released. This substance is called "endorphin". Once the body feels pain relief, other neurological events occur that reset the body's pain response and self healing is stimulated.
  2. Different acupuncture points stimulate the release of natural substances or chemicals that the body normally produces and requires to function properly.
  3. The nervous system is stimulated so that specific organs or organ functions are effected by this stimulation.
  4. Acupuncture stimulates, regulates or normalizes the body's "bio-electrical" current, also called "Chi" or "Vital Energy". This is the traditional Oriental explanation. This life-force current oversees all bodily functions and is measurable by special equipment.


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What can Acupuncture do for you ?

 

  • Reduce short term (acute) or long term (chronic) pain and stimulate your body's own self-healing mechanisms.
  • Stimulate individual organ functions, such as: heighten the resistance of the body, improve the metabolism, increase circulatory performance, etc.
  • Encourage the release of physical and emotional trauma due to injury, accident or stress. Unreleased trauma is a major obstacle to good health.
  • Strengthen your nervous system, encourage the release of stress, and promote a sense of inner calm.
  • Assist in the treatment of many internal conditions, such as infection, arthritis, menstrual disorders, etc., when combined with prescribed herbal medicine, nutritional programs or your physician's medication and treatment.
  • Coordinate the interrelating functions of the various organ systems. How these systems work together is just as important, as the individual health of each one. This is referred to as Five Element Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
  • Help the body to better assimilate nutrients from foods, vitamins and herbs, etc. Click here for Frequently Asked Questions about Acupuncture