Acupuncture is an ancient technique that originated from China over 3000 years ago and is the fastest growing method of health care in America today. Acupuncture works to restore and balance the body's vital energy (qi or chi) through the use of needles at specific points. In a healthy person the energy flows smoothly. However, if the energy is out of balance or blocked, illness or disease results.

Acupuncture consists of the gentle insertion and stimulation of sterile, disposable, small, hair-width needles placed at precise strategic points on the body. Once the needles are inserted, a person may experience a sensation of heaviness, itching, or simply a sense of muscle relief. Every person’s experience differs. While many acupuncture patients are initially wary about their first treatment, they soon discover that the experience invokes a deep sense of relaxation/well-being or gives a person a boost of energy. Acupuncture has been proven to stimulate and release opiate-like hormones that induce this state of relaxation, balance, and healing. 

Just to name a few conditions, according to the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, acupuncture may be considered as a complementary therapy for these conditions: 

Acute and chronic pain control, Arthritis, Bursitis, tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, Certain functional gastrointestinal disorders (nausea and vomiting, esophageal spasm, hyper-acidity, irritable bowel), Cervical and lumbar spine syndromes, Circulatory Disorders-Edema, Digestive Disorders Drug detoxification/Addictions, Emotional Disorders-Depression, Anxiety, Fright/Panic, Bi-polar disorders, Frozen shoulder, Headache, Migraines, vertigo (Meniere disease), tinnitus, Infertility, Insomnia, Menstrual Issues/Gynecology, Morning Sickness, Paresthesias, Plantar fasciitis Post traumatic and postoperative stress, Respiratory Disorders, Sprains and contusions, Temporo-mandibular joint derangement,