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Q: What is acupuncture?
A: Acupuncture is the insertion of fine needles into the body at specific points known to be effective in the treatment of specific health problems. These points have been mapped by the Chinese over a period of two thousand years. Recently, electromagnetic research has confirmed their locations.

Q: Does acupuncture actually work?
A: Acupuncture has been in existence in the orient for approximately 3,000 years. Today, in Asian hospitals, it is still the treatment of choice for non-life threatening medical problems because it has no adverse side effects on the body. If it was not effective, it would not still be used today in medical clinics throughout the world. Every day more doctors are referring patients to an acupuncturist to relieve a variety of symptoms that modern medicine is unable to help. Professional athletes are turning to acupuncture for the quick relief of pain; cancer patients for the relief of pain and the bad side effects of Chemotherapy; laborers for the relief of backaches and carpal tunnel syndrome; and pregnant mothers for the relief of morning sickness.

Q: What problems can be treated by acupuncture?
A: The World Health Organization has said that acupuncture is suitable for treating the following:
1. Pain Relief:
Headaches, Migraines, TMJ, Trgeminal Neuralgia, Neck, Shoulder, Rotator cuff, Back, Scapula Pain; Leg, Arm,  Foot, Hand, Heel, Toe, Finger Pain; Tendonitis, Tennis & Golfer’s Elbow, Carpal Tunnel, Bursitis, Arthritis, Joint, Sciatic, Knee, Gout Pain; Fibromyalgia, Raynaud’s Disease, Shin Splints, Sprains, Strains, Sports Injuries; Paralysis, Neuropathy, Abdominal, Chest, Groin Pain
2.Circulatory Problems
Irregular Heartbeat, Palpitations, Heart Pain; Hypertension, Hypotension, Valve Disorders, Poor Circulation
3. Internal Medicine
Insomnia, Digestive Disorders, Cold & Flu, Bronchitis, Asthma, Pneumonia, lBS, Gastritis, Nausea, Vomiting, Ulcers, Hernia, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Constipation, Diarrhea, Cirrhosis, Diabetes, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Gall Stones, Kidney Stones, Infections, Anemia, Allergies, Fever, Inflammation
4. Gynecological Disorders:
Menopause, Menstrual Problems, Endometriosis, Mastitis, Infertility, Sterility, Breast Tenderness, Labor Induction
5. Other Disorders:
Neurological ,Visual , Hearing, Stress

Q: Can you treat allergies with acupuncture?
A: There are two ways of treating allergies by using acupuncture. One method is to strengthen the immune system through a series of treatments. This helps to reduce the severity of the allergy symptoms. The second method, which I strongly recommend, is to eliminate the allergy. By treating the body in a very specific manner, you can eliminate the allergen so that you will have no symptoms. This takes only one treatment, and can be done on adults, children and infants. People allergic to their pets can now keep them without suffering as they had in the past. People who can not eat certain foods can now do so. Hay fever sufferers get instant relief. Babies with allergies to their formulas can now eat. Ask your acupuncturist about NAET treatments to eliminate allergies.

Q: Does acupuncture hurt?
A: In most cases you do not feel the needle enter the skin. At some points there may be very minimal discomfort, but most people do not consider it a pain. In China, acupuncture is considered “bu tong”, painless. The needles are the diameter of a hair; several of them would fit into the head of a hypodermic needle. Once the needle is in the skin, it is manipulated until you feel either a very mild electrical sensation radiating from the needle, a warm sensation, a muscle cramping sensation, or a feeling of heaviness. These sensations are not painful, but the patient does feel their presence.

Q: How deep do the needles go in?
A: The depth of the needle placement depends on the nature of the problem being treated; the location of the points selected; the patient's age, constitution and size; and the style of acupuncture that the acupuncturist practices. Depth may vary between 1mm to 5 inches. In any case, the degree of discomfort is the same - painless.

Q: Are the needles clean?
A: Only disposable needles are used in this clinic, meaning that the needles are used once then thrown away. This eliminates the possibility of transmitting a communicable disease by a contaminated needle.

Q: How does acupuncture work?
A: Modern western medicine can not explain how acupuncture works Traditional acupuncture is based on ancient Chinese theories of the flow of Qi (energy) & Xue (blood) through distinct meridians that cover the body, similar to how nerves and blood vessels do. According to ancient theory, acupuncture allows Qi to flow to areas where it is deficient, and away from areas where it is in excess; thus establishing a harmonious energetic balance of the body. One can draw a simple analogy of how acupuncture works by comparing it to the electrical system of a house. There are wires running through all of the walls of your house. (There are meridians running all through your body.) The wires are connected to circuit breakers, switches, appliances, and outlets. (The meridians are connected to other meridians, organs, tissue, and the main circuit breaker, known as the brain.) Electricity runs through the wires at all times, allowing everything electrical in the house to function properly. (Qi & Xue run through the meridians at all times, allowing the body to function in a healthy manner.) If you have a short, loose wire or bad connection somewhere along the wiring line, problems begin to appear in the house such as lights flicker or will not work, you lose all power, or an electrical fire breaks out. (If the Qi & Xue stop flowing through the meridians in a harmonious, balanced manner, then problems begin to appear such as: pain, loss of bodily function, fatigue and possibly death.) If you flick the circuit breaker in the house, or repair the damage along the path of the wire, normal electrical function in the house will be restored. (If you needle the correct acupuncture point on the meridians, which function as circuit breakers, normal body function will be restored, the pain will disappear, and health will return.)