Acupuncture
Don't be fooled by the needles
...
Acupuncture is not painful. In fact, it is quite
pleasant and extremely relaxing.
Rhonda calls the relaxed state patients experience "acu-high"
because it is similar to runner's high. Both are a result
of endorphin levels increasing in the body.
Acupuncture is a 5,000 year old Chinese medical diagnosis
and treatment discipline based on restoring the balance
to the natural flows of energy through the human body. Acupuncture
includes placing and gently stimulating tiny needles
into specific points on the body, moxibustion
(the application of heat), Tui Na (Chinese massage), cupping
and other traditional healing techniques. 
How Acupuncture works:
Eastern Perspective
According to Chinese medicine, health disorders occur when
Qi the “Life Force” becomes blocked, diminished, or redirected
and causes pain and/or dysfunction. Acupuncture works by
adjusting the Qi that flows through twelve major pathways
known as the “meridians” in your body. The acupuncturist
is trained in the discovery of unbalanced Qi and the selection
of acupuncture points along the meridians that have specific
therapeutic functions. Tiny acupuncture needles are inserted
into the points promoting Qi flow through the meridians.
This manipulation of Qi restores balance, which allows the
body to carry out its proper functions eliminating undesirable
symptoms and discomfort. The body subsequently adjusts to
a healthy state of balance, and for this reason acupuncture
treatment is often described as Awakening the Intelligence
of the Body.
Western Perspective
From a Western medical perspective, acupuncture therapy
achieves healing by increasing blood flow, releasing tight
muscles and stimulating hormonal changes. Finally, a sense
of well-being is obtained from the resulting increase of
endorphins within the body.
How many treatments will you need?
Every person and every problem is different. See
treatment plans to get an
idea of what is involved.
For more information on acupuncture:
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