Acupuncture is one of the oldest, most commonly used medical procedures in the world. Although acupuncture originated in China over 2,000 years ago, it is presently used as a primary healthcare system throughout the world. A method of balancing and building the body's life force or energy known as qi, acupuncturists use specific channels called meridians to regulate and rebalance the body, thereby restoring health.

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Research has proven the physiological efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, also referred to as Oriental Medicine. The National Institute of Health (NIH) Consensus on Acupuncture reports that "studies have demonstrated that acupuncture can cause multiple biological responses, indicated mainly by sensory neurons, to many structures within the central Nervous system. This can lead to activation of pathways, affecting various physiological systems in the brain, as well as in the periphery."

Traditional Chinese medicine, in essence, views disease as the result of imbalances or blockages in the body's natural energy flow. Such imbalance manifests in physical, emotional and psychosomatic stress-related disorders; and aches, pains, and other discomforts are viewed as symptoms of deeper, underlying health problems. 

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In cupping, a glass cup or bamboo jar is suctioned onto the body and kept in place for about ten minutes. This stimulates circulation, relieves swelling, and enhances the acupuncture or electro-acupuncture.

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In cupping, a glass cup or bamboo jar is suctioned onto the body and kept in place for about ten minutes. This stimulates circulation, relieves swelling, and enhances the acupuncture or electro-acupuncture.

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Moxibustion is a technique in which a Chinese herb called mugwort or Artemisia Vulgaris is used to heat an acupuncture point, particularly in the treatment of certain debilitating conditions as well as arthritis and pain. Moxa is usually rolled into a stick, lit, and held over specific areas of the body. It can also be placed onto the handle of an acupuncture needle for deeper penetration of heat.

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Electro-Acupuncture uses acupuncture needles to conduct small electrical currents. This technique is often used in conjunction with acupuncture to enhance treatment, and has been proven to decrease pain, accelerate healing, and significantly reduce inflammation, edema and swelling.

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Acupuncture injection therapy (AIT), also called Biopuncture, is the injection of herbal extracts, homeopathic medicines, nutrients, and other compounds including natural or bio-identical hormones and pharmaceutical substances by hypodermic needle into specific points and sites on the body to prevent and treat disease. AIT may include regenerative therapies, prolotherapy, mesotherapy, neurotherapy, and myofascial trigger point therapy.