What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a thousands year old medical science originally developed by Chinese physicians of old. Throughout the generations acupuncture has been refined and shaped by Western science to become a thoroughly modern & effective healing modality. Acupuncture uses the insertion of very fine needles at specific points along the body to correct the flow of vital energy, or “chi”, to an area and bring about healing and pain relief.
Can Acupuncture Help With My Pain?
Practiced correctly, Acupuncture can bring about rapid and lasting pain relief even in complicated cases that have not responded to conventional treatment. Many patients will notice improvement immediately while for others it may take three to four treatments to see changes. Once healing begins, a series of Acupuncture treatments is performed to reach maximum benefit and then solidify the changes.
Has Acupuncture been Studied?
More than any other natural therapy, Acupuncture has proven itself time and again against the exacting standards of Western medical research. Numerous studies have proven the effectiveness of Acupuncture in the treatment of a wide variety of diseases. Most extensively researched is the role of Acupuncture in pain management; The World Health Organization of the United Nations has recognized Acupuncture as a powerful treatment for a wide-variety of pain syndromes and numerous peer-reviewed medical journal articles attest the efficacy of Acupuncture in treating chronic pain, most recently the prestigious British Medical Journal published a study proving the effectiveness of Acupuncture in the treatment of chronic migraines.
What is a Typical Treatment Like?
An Acupuncture session is extremely relaxing. The patient is asked to lie down on a treatment table, usually fully clothed. Thin needles are inserted in key locations designed to treat the specific pain pattern of each patient. Once the needles are inserted, the patient relaxes for a period of 25-45 minutes. Many patients fall into a very peaceful sleep; others bring headphones and listen to relaxing music. After the appropriate amount of time, anywhere from 20 minutes to 1 hour, the needles are removed and the patient is free to go.
Does it Hurt?
Most people will tell you that Acupuncture is painless, and for the most part, that is true. However, there is sometimes a very brief instant of discomfort just as the needles are inserted. Once in place however there is virtually no feeling elicited from the needles, so much so that most patients would be unable to close their eyes and tell where the needles are; they simply fade into the background while the patient relaxes and their body heals itself naturally.
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