It's very safe because we use disposable needles with no side effects and no complications. Sometimes there are very little sensations, but most of our patients feel more relaxed and energetic, have a higher metabolism, less mental and physical stress and sleep better. Most people who have done acupuncture within 10 sessions see a marked improvement. Conflicts with conventional health care providers are not a problem. We also collaborate with other specialists and in conjunction with Western medicine.
Insurance covers acupuncture now.
Acupuncture might still be questionable to some. Treatments can last from two weeks to two months, according to the acupuncture web site. Because many questions are still unanswered on exactly how acupuncture works, scientific research and experiments have been done mainly by the cooperation of China and the United States. The latest theories of how acupuncture works rely on the examination of brain function. PET measures the isotope and glucose that is produced during brain activity while fMRI concentrates on the production of oxygen and paramagnetism in the brain.