What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncturists help you heal by working with your body’s energy. We are all composed of energy, and science has long agreed that everything in our world is made up of energy. It gives our world form, including rocks, trees, animals and our human bodies.  It powers living beings and goes by many names, including Prana, ATP, Vital Force and Qi.

In Acupuncture, this Qi energy provides the motive force in our lives. It’s required for movement, growth, protection and every internal body function. Qi flows along distinct meridians inside the body and on its surface. Many people liken them to energy streams. Meridians interconnect to our body’s organs, other areas of the body and to each other. When Qi energy flows freely, there is balance and, therefore, health. Many health conditions improve just by bringing your body into balance. Acupuncture treatments help to restore the body's balance.

Daily stresses (emotional, physical, dietary and environmental) often affect Qi energy levels in the body as well as how it flows within the meridians. Your energy can become deficient or blocked or aggressive. Over time, the organ systems and other body areas connected to these meridians begin to malfunction leading to health disorders or disease.

The acupuncturist is trained to detect these blocks or imbalances and employs the painless insertion of tiny and thin needles into specific acupuncture points on the body. By working with these points and meridians, the acupuncturist removes blocks, adds or removes energy and regulates energy flow to help bring the body back into balance. A treatment session is typically very peaceful, relaxing and healing. And as treatment progresses, the patient's energy and health is tuned and restored to balance.