Acupuncture

Acupuncture points are believed to stimulate the central nervous system to release chemicals into the muscles, spinal cord and brain. These chemicals either change the experience of pain or release other chemicals, such as hormones, that influence the body’s self-regulating system. These biochemical changes stimulate the body’s natural healing abilities and promote physical and emotional well-being.

Acupuncture is generally considered very safe.  While it is a medical procedure that punctures the skin and underlying tissues, injuries and side effects are very rare and when they do occur, they are usually minor.  All acupuncture needles are, by law, sterile.

What does it treat?

 

The World Health Organization (WHO) now recognizes more than 40 conditions as being treatable by acupuncture such as:

  • psychological conditions (depression, anxiety, insomnia)

  • neurological conditions (headache/migraine, neuropathy, facial palsy)

  • musculoskeletal conditions (pain, injuries, arthritis, fibromyalgia, sciatica)

  • respiratory conditions (sinusitis, allergies, asthma)

  • eyes, ears, nose, and mouth conditions (cataracts, toothaches, pharyngitis)

  • gastrointestinal conditions (irritable bowel, reflux, constipation, diarrhea)

  • gynecological conditions (infertility, menstrual issues and irregularities, menopause)

  • cardiovascular conditions (hypertension)