Acupuncture is powerful medicine which strengthens the immune system and serves to prevent disease. Acupuncture is a well-developed complementary health care system based on natural laws and energetics that uses the application of fine, thin, sterile needles to specific points on the body.

These points are grouped along specific meridians or pathways that run along the body. When energy flows freely through these pathways, health is maintained. Illness or pain results when the flow of energy is either absent, deficient, interrupted, excessive or blocked in an area. Stimulating appropriate points along these meridians regulates and releases energy as health is restored.

Studies indicate that acupuncture influences the central and peripheral nervous system. Acupuncture works with the body, harmonizing and balancing energy. It improves circulation and allows the body to heal itself more promptly and completely. Acupuncture is particularly effective in pain control because of the release of endorphins from the brain during treatment. Acupuncture also affects sugar, triglycerides and cholesterol levels in the blood, as well as functioning on the gastrointestinal and endocrine system. The aim, as practiced in Oriental Medicine, is not limited to relieving specific symptoms, but to fulfill the larger picture of enhancing the quality of one’s life.

During acupuncture treatment, most patients can expect a relaxed and general sense of well being. Acupuncture is extremely useful to those who have not had success with conventional forms of medicine. Ultimately, those who receive acupuncture not only heal physically, but experience new profound states of peace, clarity, and harmony with a lasting impact.