Acupuncture is a form of traditional medicine practiced in China for thousands of years.
Eighty percent of the world's population depends upon traditional medicine rather than the Western medicine with which we in America and Europe are familiar. Chinese medical theory holds that a vital life energy circulates through the human body by way of channels called meridians. When this flow of energy is smooth and unobstructed, good health is the result. If for any reason this flow is blocked, ailments and diseases occur. The function of acupuncture is to restore balance in the body so that vital life energy can flow freely.