Acupuncture Acupuncture is a healing system that has been used to diagnose, treat and prevent illness for over 3000 years. Acupuncture can remedy acute or chronic ailments, relieve pain, enhance recuperative powers, and strengthen the immune system. In a traditional Chinese medicine assessment, your practitioner will diagnose, or differentiate, your condition with a thorough examination which will include an interpretation through medical history, pulse, and tongue diagnosis. Extremely fine, hair-thin, flexible needles are placed at specific points on the energy pathways, known as meridians. When the needles are inserted you may experience a sensation of tingling or warmth.
People are surprised to find that treatments are actually quite relaxing.
The length and frequency of a treatment may vary and be determined by your acupuncturist. Herbology Ancient Chinese herbal formulas are as effective now as they were when first introduced more than 2000 years ago. Most formulas consist of two to eighteen different types of herbs. Formulas treat a wide variety of symptoms while stimulating the bodies natural healing process.