Acupuncture for overall wellness is a newer concept in Acupuncture.  Most people know that it is very effective in pain relief but were not aware of its overall effectiveness on general health.  Acupuncture involves the insertion of very thin needles through your skin at strategic points on your body. A key component of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture is most commonly used to treat pain. Increasingly, it is being used for overall wellness, including stress management.

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.

In contrast, many Western practitioners view the acupuncture points as places to stimulate nerves, muscles and connective tissue. Some believe that this stimulation boosts your body’s natural painkillers.  To learn more click here and you will be taken to webmd for a deeper discussion about Acupuncture.  

Acupuncture for pain management is often the first thing one thinks of when discussing this therapy.  But that is not the only use.  More and more people are using Acupuncture for overall wellness.  See the table below to see all the uses of this therapy..