Counsel may be given to help the patient establish a more balanced lifestyle and thus maintain a deeper sense of well-being. Oriental Medicine is a complete system in itself, and is complementary to Western medicine. Your acupuncturist may, depending on your condition, recommend that you seek further advice or treatment from your primary care healthcare practitioner. Under the care and supervision of a Licensed Acupuncturist, your safety is assured. The needles for treatments are sterile, disposed of after each use, and students receive extensive training in all areas of safety protocol.
Acupuncture needles are very fine, flexible, and are about the diameter of a strand of human hair.
Acupuncture bears no resemblance to the feeling of receiving an injection, since the main source of pain from injections is the larger diameter, hollow needle and the medication being pushed into the tissue by pressure. In most cases, insertion by a skilled practitioner is performed with a minimum of discomfort. Most patients find the treatments very relaxing and many fall asleep during the treatments. Urogenital disorders Stress incontinence, urinary tract infections and sexual dysfunction. Gynecological disorders, including irregular, heavy or painful menstruation, PMS, and infertility in women and men.