“Can Acupuncture help me, Doctor?”
ACUPUNCTURE is a method of encouraging the body to promote natural healing and to improve functioning. This is done by inserting painlessly hair-line thin needles at precise points on the body, unblocking and promoting the flow of Qi in the Meridians, believed by the Ancient Chinese to be channels in which circulate our Vital Energy. By promoting health and well-being, Acupuncture can prevent illnesses in addition to being used as treatment, as sole modality or as adjunct to other forms of treatment in many medical disorders.
CHALLENGES IN WESTERN MEDICINE are met by ACUPUNCTURE & TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE, effective in resolving physical problems caused by tension, stress and emotions, in conditions such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Migraines, Fibromyalgias, Irritable Bowels Syndrome, Eczema. While Acupuncture is often associated with pain control, in the hands of a well-trained practitioner it has much broader applications. The World Health Organization recognizes the use of Acupuncture in the treatment of a wide range of disorders: Muscular, Neurological, Digestive, Respiratory, and Urogenital. Examples are: • muscles strains, back pain, sciatica, tendinitis, osteoarthritis, • headaches, facial tics, Bell’s palsy, neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome • gastritis, spastic colon, constipation, diarrhea, nausea • sinusitis, bronchitis, asthma, recurrent chest infections • menstrual pain and irregularities, overactive bladder
