Acupuncture is part of an ancient healing practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine that dates back 6,000 years.
Acupuncture is a physical body treatment utilizing the insertion of fine needles along specific points located along various areas of the body. These needles stimulate sensory nerves under the skin and in the muscles to heal various conditions. Acupuncture activates the body in a way that supports its natural ability to reboot and correct itself.
Acupuncture helps to keep the body in balance.
Scientific research has proven the effective use of acupuncture for pain management
whether it is acute or chronic.
The World Health Organization acknowledges and recommends acupuncture for the treatment of over 100 conditions.
Insomnia Depression
Infertility Allergies
Stress
Menopause
Neuropathy
Stroke
Sciatica Nausea
Vomiting Headaches
Gastrointestinal Issues
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How Does Acupuncture Work?
1. Acupuncture needles stimulate nerve fibers to carry electrical impulses back to the brain
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2. Neurotransmitters such as endorphins which help relieve stress and pain are activated and released.
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3. The sympathetic nervous system known as the “fight or flight” response is lowered.
4. As a result, the heart rate begins to slow down, blood pressure, and cortisol levels drop.
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5. The parasympathetic nervous system known as the "relaxation and rest response" settles into the body.
Doesn't It Hurt?
Acupuncture needles are meant to heal
not hurt!
Acupuncture needles are hair thin.
You may feel a sensation upon insertion. These sensations can range from mild, dull, tingly, to a heavy dense pressure in the area of needle insertion. Sometimes you may feel nothing and that is fine as well.
The sensation experienced is known as Qi.
What Is Qi ?
Qi is the energy that flows in the body.
Science defines this energy as biomagnetic energy.
All cells in the body emit electromagnetic energy.
The heart produces the largest measurable field of this energy.
Scientifically measurable up to 40 feet from the body.
This is the energy that is activated in the body to help stimulate areas of pain.