What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a natural way to help the body heal itself. Your body regulates itself through the following systems:
- Breathing ( Respiratory)
- Digestive
- Heart & Organs
- Hormones (Endocrine)
- Immune (Lymphatic)
- Muscular
- Brain & Nerves (Nervous)
- Reproductive
- Vascular (Circulation)
Acupuncture stimulates these systems via the insertion of thin, sterile, disposable needles into “points” along connected networks of pathways called meridians. These meridians are pathways that associate with the different body systems, especially the vascular and nervous systems which connect and communicate with the rest of the body. As you can see from the pictures, meridians connect all of your systems and allow acupuncturists to distally treat a variety of issues from multiple locations on the head, feet, and hands.
Healing Mind & Body
As well as relieving pain and improving many physical symptoms, acupuncture also benefits mental health. It regulates the levels of neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin and improves the symptoms of depression and anxiety. It also affects the wavelengths at which the brain functions in a similar way to deep meditation. This helps to reduce stress and improve sleep.
What Does Acupuncture Treat ?
This is a partial list of treatable conditions:
Muscle / Tendon /Joint Pain
- Arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel
- Knee pain
- Muscle cramping/pain
- Neck Pain
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Sciatica
- Shoulder Pain
- Tendonitis
- Tennis Elbow
General Health Issues
- Addiction control
- Anxiety, Stress & Depression
- Asthma
- Bacterial/ Viral Infections
- Bells Palsy
- Bladder dysfunction
- Blood pressure regulation
- Bronchitis
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Chronic fatigue
- Common cold
- Diabetes
- Fibromyalgia
- IBS, Constipation & Diarrhea
- Incontinence
- Infertility
- Insomnia
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Menopausal symptoms
- Migraines & Headaches
- Neuropathy
- Numbness
- Postoperative pain
- PMS
- Prostatitis
- PTSD
- Raynauds
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Sinusitis
- Stroke
- Thyroid Dysfunction
- Tinnitus
- Tonsillitis
- Toothache
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vertigo
2003 World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Institute of Health (NIH) report “Acupuncture Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trials”
Acupuncture Works
Here is some research proving so.
Cancer:
The Value of Acupuncture in Cancer Care
General:
Western Medicine Proving Acupuncture works
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Journal of American Medical Association
Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Herbs:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center – Reishi Gano
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center – Chaga
Sjögren’s
Treating Sjogren’s Syndrome With Integrative Medicine
Shoulder Pain
The Cure for Frozen Shoulder That No One Talks About
Infertility:
Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy
Migraines:
A Controlled Trial of the Treatment of Migraine by Acupuncture
Acupuncture versus placebo versus sumatriptan for early treatment of migraine attacks
Acupuncture versus medical treatment for migraine and muscle tension headaches
Acupuncture Found to Reduce Episodic Migraine More Than Usual Care or Sham Acupuncture
Quitting Smoking
Can you Quit Smoking with Acupuncture?
Stress
Trusted Resources
For those patients and prospective patients looking for more information about Acupuncture and how it works, here are some trusted sources:
Helpful Links
| National Institute for Health | Mountain West Acupuncture |
| NCC for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | People’s Organization of Community Acupuncture |
| The Association for Traditional Studies |
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