According to Traditional Chinese Medicine principles, acupuncture works to restore the balance of qi (pronounced “chee”) within the body. Qi is considered a vital life force. Disruptions and imbalances in the flow of qi can lead to illness or pain. By inserting needles into specific points along the body’s meridians (energy pathways), acupuncture unblocks or…Continue reading How Does Acupuncture Work
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Is Your Pain from Stress?
How do we know if stress is causing you pain. You have no doubt had a tension headache and you may consider that it is from job stress, money stress, relationship stress. What about other pains, like back or neck pain. Are you carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? What about your…Continue reading Is Your Pain from Stress?
Acupuncture for Pain
Often times my patients will ask how acupuncture for pain works. What is it that acupuncture actually does to relieve pain? This is the big question. Science has not come up with an exact answer to this. Many theories exist and many of these theories are in part true. We do know that when an…Continue reading Acupuncture for Pain