Acupuncture is a 10,000-year-old practice that stimulates the body to heal itself by promotional health and alleviating pain and suffering. Acupuncturists opserate with prevention in mind, attempting to correct small energetic imbalances before they become big health problems.
Chinese medicine is based on the principles of body energy called "chi," which is believed to be the energy of life. The body energy flows freely in the 200 energy pathways in the human body. Any congestion or imbalance of this flow can cause illness. Needles placed in strategic energy points work by re-establishing the balance, releasing obstruction of energy flow; thus opening the energy channels.
Acupuncture treats a variety of disorders including:
