Acupuncture is traditional Chinese treatments seek to restore the natural flow of chi and return the body to harmony.
Acupuncture literally means 'needle piercing," the practice of inserting very fine needles into the skin to stimulate specific anatomic points in the body (also called acupuncture points) for therapeutic purposes. Along with the usual method of puncturing the skin with the fine needles, the practitioners of acupuncture also use heat, pressure, friction, suction, or impulses of electromagnetic energy to stimulate the points. The (acupuncture points) are stimulated to balance the movement of energy (qi) in the body to restore health.
Acupuncture has been used throughout the world for thousands of years, yet it remains progressive enough to help treat today's health issues. It is a healing modality that combines art with medicine.
Traditional Chinese Medicine is based on the idea that there are five major "organs" in your body. Each one of these organs has its own system. They control certain aspects of your life right down to the food that you crave. These systems work together to make a person whole. When one "organ" system gets overworked or misused it throws off the balance of the entire cycle of inter-working systems. This is how disease presents itself in a Traditional Chinese Medical model.