Acupuncture

Stimulating the body's energy flow to promote healing.

Acupuncture Therapy has been practiced in China for 2,000 years. It's a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine based on the understanding that our body's motivating energy force or Qi (pronounced chi) moves through a network of channels, or meridians, that run beneath the skin. Illness arises from blockages in the energy flow. Acupuncture Therapists insert fine, sterile needles at various Qi points on the meridians to rebalance and unblock the body's energy.

Acupuncture Therapy is a safe and effective treatment for everyone. It's often used for pain relief and to help people overcome addictions. It's also beneficial for many conditions including arthritis, circulatory problems, infertility, menstrual problems, migraines and skin disorders. Generally, it can be used to strengthen the constitution and prevent illness.

Dr Jiang, the acupuncturist will ask for a full case history and list of symptoms, take the pulse of your energy flow and look at your tongue. Tongue diagnosis is extremely important in Traditional Chinese Medicine, this diagnosis method have been used in China for 3,000 years. He'll then decide which Qi points and meridians to work on. Dr Jiang will show you Acupuncture Meridian Charts during your appointment, which you may find interesting.

He can read these Acupuncture Meridian Charts to you and show you from the Acupuncture Meridian Charts which Qi Meridians are blocked, where these Qi Meridians run from referring to the Acupuncture Meridian Charts and explain what each meridian does. He can also explain how the blockage manifests as symptoms and what effect this has on you. During Acupuncture may feel a tingling or dull aching sensation when the needles are inserted into your skin. Sometimes two or three acupuncture treatments will be enough, though more often you'll need a series of acupuncture sessions over several months.