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Acupuncture

What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is one of the modalities of Oriental medicine.  Although what is called acupuncture in the West comprises of several different therapies (such as moxibustion and cupping), mostly it consist of the insertion of fine needles into the body at specific points shown to be effective in the treatment of specific health problems.  These points have been mapped by the Chinese over a period of two thousand years, and there are more than a thousand known acupoints.  In the past three decades, electromagnetic research has confirmed the existence and location of these points.

How does Acupuncture Work?

Modern Western medicine cannot yet explain how acupuncture works.  Traditional Asian acupuncture is based on ancient Chinese theories of the flow of qi (a fine, essential substance which nourishes and constructs the body) through distinct channels that cover the body somewhat like the nerves and blood vessels.  According to this theory, acupuncture adjusts the flow of qi in the body, leading to areas where it is stuck and/or superabundant.  In this way, acupuncture restores the harmonious balance of the body and its parts.  In Chinese, there is a saying, “If there is pain, there is no free flow.”  Acupuncture promotes and reestablishes the free flow of qi.

Acupuncture is beneficial for:

• Weight Management
• Improved Immune Function
• Decrease in Allergies
• Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
• Fertility & Reproductive Function
• Improved Digestion
• Sleep Pattern Normalization
• Balancing & Increasing Energy Levels
• Improved Thyroid Function
• Anxiety & Depression