Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese medicine used to alleviate pain and promote overall health. Acupuncture uses needles placed along invisible meridians that run throughout the body. Today, acupuncturists also use lasers, magnets and electric pulses in addition to needles. Each meridian point has a specific meaning and can unblock and repair meridians and channels with vital energy or chi. Through the stimulation of the meridians, an acupuncturist is able to restore balance and ergo health to the patient.
Acupuncture is used to treat a wide range of health problems, such as:
- Persistent lower back pain
- Chronic tension-type headaches and migraines
- Neck pain
- Joint pain
- Postoperative pain
- Allergies
- Depression and anxiety
- Insomnia
Acupuncture takes a holistic approach to understanding normal function and disease processes, and focuses as much on the prevention of illness as on the treatment.
Laser Acupuncture (Meridian Therapy)
Acupuncture is an ancient health science which is used to successfully treat both pain and dysfunction in the body. There is an energy network traversing just below the surface of the skin which communicates from the exterior to the internal organs and structures at over 1,000 “acupoints” on the body. This energy works in harmony with the body’s circulatory, nervous, muscular. Digestive, gastrointestinal, and all other systems of the body. Stimulating one or a combination of key points on the body can restore balance and harmony to the affected area. Meridian therapy is the accepted name employed by those who practice the principle of acupuncture without the use of a penetrating needle. Acupuncture is a principle to a technique, therefore there are many ways to stimulate an acupoint other than a needle. Many practitioners use electronic stimulation laser beam, or pressure massage to effectively treat an acupoint. Not only is electronic/laser point stimulation equally effective as traditional needles but had the advantage of non-puncture of the skin as well as shorter duration of point simulation (20 second vs 20 minutes)
This office utilizes the advanced computerized “electro meridian imaging”
method of diagnosis to reliably and accurately assess the meridian balance and
strength.
The World Health Organization (WHO) lists over 100 specific pain and organic
conditions which respond to acupuncture.