What is Acupuncture and how does it work?

Acupuncture is a powerful tool that stimulates repair and re-balancing of the body’s systems, including neuro-muscular, nervous, lymphatic, digestive, fascial, reproductive, and endocrine systems. As a result, it is considered an overall therapeutic treatment that provides a range of benefits for patients.

Acupuncture consists of the insertion of hair-thin, sterile, disposable needles through the skin in points along the body’s meridians. Acupuncture needles are solid (as opposed to the hollow-bore needles used for injections), made of stainless steel, and extremely flexible. Their tiny diameter and pin-needle shape allow them to be inserted quickly and painlessly just a few millimeters (deeper in fleshier areas). The needles can then be stimulated manually or by the application of heat or electrical impulses to further activate a person’s qi.