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Acupuncture

What is acupuncture?

Acupuncture is an effective form of health care that has evolved into a complete and holistic medical system.  It is a safe, non-invasive, painless and effective combination of acupuncture and Chinese medicine used to treat a wide variety of ailments in the body.  With a consistent treatment schedule, you will see acupuncture can help maintain the overall function and well-being of the body.

Fine (hair-thin), flexible needles are placed at specific acupoints on the body.  This activates the body's Qi (pronounced "chee" aka vital energy flows) and starts promoting natural healing by enhancing recuperative power, immunity, physical and emotional health.  Qi helps to animate the body and protect it from illness, pain and disease.  A person's health is influenced by their quality, quantity and balance of Qi.

Qi circulates to our body using specific pathways called meridians.  There are 14 main pathways throughout our body, each one of these meridians is connected to specific organs and glands.  Picture the meridians of your body as being a river - where a river flows it transports life-giving water to the lands, plants, and people.  In the same way, the meridian pathways of your body transport life-giving Qi to nourish the energize every cell, organ, gland, tissue, and muscle.