What is acupuncture?

Acupuncture is a technique in which practitioners stimulate specific points on the body—most often by inserting thin needles through the skin. It is one of the practices used in traditional Chinese medicine. 

Traditional Chinese medicine explains acupuncture as a technique for balancing the flow of energy or life force — known as chi or qi (chee) — believed to flow through pathways (meridians) in your body. By inserting needles into specific points along these meridians, acupuncture practitioners believe that your energy flow will re-balance.

Acupuncture is used mainly to relieve discomfort associated with a variety of diseases and conditions, including:

• Chronic pain (such as headaches, low back pain, neck pain)

• Arthritis

• Stress

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Insomnia

• Headaches

• Nausea

• Sciatica

• Carpal Tunnel syndrome

• Tinnitus

• Weight loss

• Menstrual cramps

• Allergies

• Etc.