About: What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is an ancient system of healing developed over thousands of years as a part of the traditional medicine of China, Japan and other Eastern Countries. It involves the stimulation of certain empirically tested points on the body with ultrafine needles, herbs, fingerpressure, and other methods to relieve specific medical conditions.

Acupuncture, simply stated, is a health science which is used to successfully treat both pain and dysfunction in the body.

Acupuncture is a health care system which is used to treat disease, prevent illness and improve well-being. It is effective for physical, psychological and emotional problems. Acupuncture originated in China more than 5,000 years ago and due to its proven effectiveness has been embraced throughout the world. Hair-thin sterile needles are placed into the skin. The art and science of acupuncture involves the choice of points, the direction and depth of insertion, and the subtle manipulation of the needle in the patient's body. All of these factors determine the stimulus the patient will feel.

Acupuncture works with a person's internal pharmacy rather than putting in chemicals from the outside. This approach has several advantages over pharmaceutical medicine. Most importantly there are no negative side effects to acupuncture. The most common occurance is that patients feel such a relief from symptoms that they may participate in activities that can cause a flare-up of their condition, before their body is completely healed.

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