Acupuncture

Acupuncture is the gentle and painless insertion of tiny sterile needles into acupuncture points along the body that have been thoughtfully selected based on your health concerns and diagnoses. It is the insertion of these needles that allows for the practitioner to trigger a change within the meridians which facilitates the movement of Qi, in turn promoting healing with minimal to no side effects.

Benefits:

Acupuncture is most popular in its effectiveness when alleviating pain.

It also helps treat the following conditions:

• Emotional and psychological issues

• Circulatory disorders

• Immune systems support

• Allergies/asthma

• Fatigue and sleep disorders

• Arthritis

• PMS

• Digestive disorders

• Fertility & pregnancy symptoms

• Neuromuscular conditions

• Reduction of side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatment

• Addiction

Click here for more conditions that have been shown to respond to acupuncture treatment World Health Organization.

Western science suggests there are three main mechanisms for acupuncture’s effects:

1. Activation of opioid systems: Research has found that several types of opioids may be released into the central nervous system during acupuncture treatment, thereby reducing pain.

2. Changes in brain chemistry, sensation, and involuntary body functions: Studies have shown that acupuncture may alter brain chemistry by changing the release of neurotransmitters and neurohormones. Acupuncture also has been documented to affect the parts of the central nervous system related to sensation and involuntary body functions, such as immune reactions and processes whereby a person’s blood pressure, blood flow, and body temperature are regulated.

3. Changes in blood flow: Acupuncture and Oriental medicine alters the circulation of blood to the affected area, resulting in removal of pain-causing chemicals, and restoring normal function to the area being treated.