Acupuncture is a 3,000-year-old natural healing technique of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 1997, the US National Institute of Health (NIH) documented and publicized acupuncture’s safety and efficacy for treating a wide range of conditions. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognized and recommended acupuncture in the treatment of 43 diseases in 1979. Currently, the WHO list had been extended to include over 100 conditions.

Acupuncture improves the body’s functions and promotes the natural self-healing process by stimulating specific anatomic sites or acupoints. It is the insertion of fine, sterile needles into the skin. Pressure, heat, or electrical stimulation may further enhance the effects. Other acupoint stimulation techniques include manual massage, moxibustion (heat therapy), cupping, gua sha and the topical application of herbal medicines.

Like a vast irrigation system, if water gets blocked anywhere in the irrigation canals, it will cause a back-up that overwaters upstream plants and underwaters downstream plants. When the water flow is no longer blocked and back to normal levels, the plants will get enough water to heal themselves. Likewise, when our body flow of energy is unblocked, the yin and yang forces are balanced and Qi flows smoothly. Acupuncture resolves pain, improves sleep, digestive function, and sense of well-being.