What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a component of traditional Chinese medicine that originated in China over 5,000 years ago. It is based on the belief that living beings have a vital energy, called “qi”, that circulates through twelve invisible energy lines known as meridians on the body. Each meridian is associated with a different organ system. An imbalance in the flow of qi throughout a meridian is how disease begins.
Acupuncturists insert needles into specified points along meridian lines to influence the restore balance to the flow of qi. There are over 1,000 acupuncture points on the body.
In 1997, acupuncture needles were reclassified from “experimental” to “medical device” by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The National Institutes of Health released a consensus statement in the same year endorsing acupuncture for the treatment of a variety of conditions such as post-operative pain, tennis elbow, and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Acupuncture is one of the best known of the alternative therapies. The FDA estimates that people in the United States spend more than $500 million annually on acupuncture treatments. Many people have insurance coverage for acupuncture.
The following are a few of the conditions that Acupuncture relieves:
Abdominal pain
Allergies
Asthma
Cough
Diarrhea
Digestive Problems
Facial Pain
Headache
Irregular Menstruation
Migraine
Spasmodic pain
Sore Throat
Toothache
Tinnitus
Vomiting
Oriental medicine and herbal formulas:
We use only quality products from reputed Chinese herbal companies and FDA approved herbs. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine are individualized to each patient to strengthen the immune system naturally and safely.
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