- Acupuncture involves the insertion of hair-fine, disposable needles into specific points on the body to address hyper or hypo-function of various systems. Treatment with acupuncture produces measurable shifts in the endocrine, immune, nervous, and circulatory systems, and is effective for a wide variety of conditions.
- Traditional Chinese medicine states that disease is a result of blocked qi (chee) or energy and acupuncture promotes the free movement of qi through a system of energetic pathways called meridians.
- Though acupuncture is best known in the West for the treatment of chronic pain, the benefits are far reaching and especially beneficial for gynecology, digestion, immune dysfunction, stress related conditions, injuries and circulatory disorders.
The WHO (World Health Organization) recognizes acupuncture as an effective treatment for: Sciatica/Low Back Pain, Headache & Migraine, Frozen Shoulder & Tennis Elbow, Toothache (after extraction), paralysis following stroke, facial palsy (early stage), Trigeminial Neuralgia, acute bronchitis, bronchial asthma/allergies, common colds, acute sinusitis, gastric hyperacidity, acute/chronic gastritis, duodenal ulcer, constipation & diarrhea. Chronic pain & sports injuries, accident/whiplash injuries, arthritis & rheumatism, depression, fatigue (CFS) & stress, trauma & Insomnia, addictions.