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How does Acupuncture Work?
While often the effect of acupuncture is relief of symptoms, it also activates the bodies own healing mechanisms at deeper levels.

What Does Acupuncture Feel Like?
Often patients do not feel insertion of the needles at all.  After insertion the practitioner may then manipulate the needle until a mild sensation of tingling, numbness, ache or traveling warmth is felt.

What Can I Expect from my First Visit?

On your first visit most Chinese medicine practitioners will ask many questions regarding all body systems in order to provide vital clues to an overall pattern of health or disease.

The practitioner  will feel the subtle variations in the pulses on the wrist to determine how the body is functioning and what deficiencies or blockages may be present.

Sound of voice, the condition of the tongue, smell, overall appearance of face and skin, as well as emotional well-being are all important aspects of traditional Chinese medical diagnosis. 

A truly holistic approach is taken to provide a clear picture of the condition of the body and treatment strategies are devised based on this diagnosis.

What are the Basic Theories Behind Acupuncture?

Acupuncture aids in strengthening the immune system and serves to prevent disease, control pain, and increase vitality.  Acupuncture is a holistic health care system based on theories such as Yin and Yang and Qi or vital energy.

Acupuncture:  How it works...

NEUROLOGICAL
Headache
Migraine
Neuralgia
Post-operation pain
Stroke (Sequelae)
Parkinson’s disease
Facial pain (Trigeminal Neuralgia etc)

MUSCULOSKELETAL
Pain and weakness in: Neck, shoulder, arms,
hands, fingers, knees, legs, and feet
Back pain
Muscle cramps
Traumatic injuries
Sprains, strains
Sports injuries
Arthritis
Disc problems
Sciatica

DIGESTIVE
Abdominal pain
Stomach Hyperacidity
Chronic diarrhea
Indigestion
Constipation

EYE, EAR, NOSE, DENTAL
Poor vision, tired eyes
Tinnitus
Nervous deafness
Toothache
Post extraction pain
Gum problems

The body is composed of a vast and complex network of blood vessels, nerves, muscles, ligaments and tendons in a state of dynamic balance. 

Blood vessels open and close in order to move blood to areas of need.  For example, when you go for a jog, arteries dilate in your legs, lungs, and heart as the demand for oxygen and blood increases.  On cold days your body may constrict blood vessels in the skin and limbs and send it to your organs in order to preserve heat  On warm days conversely, arteries expand and rise to the surface in order to vent heat.

Muscles not only relax and contract to move our body’s through our daily routines, but must carry the correct tension and in order to stabilize our joints and give us good posture. 

Nerves carry signals from the brain that enervate and coordinate  all of the functions above.  If the signal gets scrambled do to stress, overwork, side effects from medications, toxins, etc the balance is lost resulting in various health conditions.

But what if the body’s ability to regulate and balance itself is lost?

-Blood vessels become locked in a constricted condition restricting blood flow and starving tissues and allowing waste to accumulate.

-Muscles become become too tense pulling, torquing, and twisting joints and vertebrae, and bones out of position, straining ligaments and tendons resulting in chronic inflammation and pain. 

Nerve impulses are blocked or scattered resulting in an unclear or weak signal which leading to tissue and organ malfunction.

According to Chinese medicine, loss of the body’s ability to balance and regulate itself is at the core of all pain and disease.  For 5000 years, the Chinese have been mapping out the acupuncture meridian system which is essentially a map of how the body’s nervous system. 

By stimulating certain points, acupuncture resets the signals from the brain to the malfunctioning area correcting “Qi or energy flow” and reestablishing balance of the affected area.  The result is elimination of pain and/or better organ function.