How many acupuncture treatments will I need?

How many acupuncture treatments will I need?

This is one of the first questions that most people considering acupuncture have. We are all busy and money doesn’t grow on trees. It is natural to feel impatient and to hope for a dramatic and rapid results from a new treatment. The short answer to this...
Stress as the primary cause of modern disease

Stress as the primary cause of modern disease

Conventional health care providers have just caught onto the notion that disease can be caused or at least perpetuated by emotional factors – just last night I saw a segment on the news that featured a MD at Harvard University who is “pioneering” the use of deep...
Acupuncture for pain

Acupuncture for pain

Although acupuncture is effective for a wide variety of conditions, it is mostly widely renown in the United States as a treatment for pain. In general, there are three types of pain patients who walk in the door of an acupuncture clinic: Patients with acute pain...

Will acupuncture help with my condition?

There are seven key benefits of acupuncture: It relieves pain. It regulates immune function. It regulates and balances hormones. It elevates mood. It relaxes muscles. It eliminates stress. It enhances mental clarity. All of these factors taken together can be summed...

Does it hurt? I’m scared of needles!

Most first-time patients are pleased and surprised to find that having an acupuncture treatment is a relaxing and pleasant experience. Acupuncture needles are very thin and flexible – about the diameter of a cat’s whisker. Some people feel nothing at all...