Acupuncture Resources
Benefits of Acupuncture
Drug-free
Safe and effective
No side effects
Immediate & Effective results
Cost effective
Works very well as stand alone or in conjunction with other modalities
Works on a wide variety of illness or conditions
Things to know about Acupuncture
and Licensed Acupuncturists
Highly trained, skilled and licensed healthcare professionals
3-4 years of schooling with 1200+ hours and 800+ practice hours
Care is individualized and patent-centered
Needles are small and thin .12-.35 mm in diameter, declared “safe and effective” by the FDA
Acupuncture has numerous health benefits and research proves its effectiveness for: migraines, headaches, depression, stress and chronic pain
Fun Fact!
It takes 40 acupuncture needles to equal the same diameter as a hypodermic needle
How does it work
Explanation from Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective:
A person’s life force (Qi) flows throughout the body and is healthy when the qi flows freely.
Pain, illness or dysfunction indicate a blockage of the qi and therefore may cause pain.
Acupuncture clears the dysfunction and moves the body closer to its natural state of balance
Explained from the Biomedical perspective:
Acupuncture causes multiple biological responses locally or distally mediated by sensory neurons within the central nervous system.
Research has proven that Acupuncture interrupts the body’s pain signal, by releasing pain-relieving endorphins.
Other research shows extensive systemic benefits including: regulations of hormones and increased blood flow.
And last but not least, there is evidence that acupuncture affects positive changes within the immune system.
Links
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health https://nccih.nih.gov/health/acupuncture/introduction
Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/acupuncture/basics/definition/PRC-20020778
American Association of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine http://www.aaaomonline.org/
Washington East Asian Medicine Association http://weama.info/
Acupuncture Research on PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=acupuncture+research
Society for Acupuncture Research http://www.acupunctureresearch.org/