Acupuncture is based on the assumption that Qi courses through the body just as streams and rivers ebb and flow across the surface of the earth. Every Organ Network has a corresponding set of channels. The acupuncture points are located in small depressions in the skin called “gates” where the channels come closest to the surface. In ancient times, when cities were fortified by walls, gates were opened to receive sustenance and closed to keep harm away. With acupuncture, the gates of the body are opened and closed to adjust circulation in the channels and expel noxious influences from them.

Thin, solid, sterile stainless steel acupuncture needles are inserted into acupuncture points to communicate from the outside to the inside. Acupuncture mobilizes Qi, Moisture, Blood, invigorating proper function of the muscles, nerves, vessels, glands, and organs.

Insertions of the needles goes unnoticed by some, and to others it feels like a small pinch followed by a sensation of tingling, numbness, ache, traveling warmth or heaviness.

Sometimes people feel Qi moving at a distance from the point of insertion. Needles remain in place for twenty to forty minutes. Usually relaxation and an elevation of spirit accompanies treatment. It is as normal to want to continue resting as it is to be immediately energized. Some notice a relief of symptoms or feel more energetic in the days that follow treatment. Most people are pleased to find that sessions are not uncomfortable and even look forward to them.

An acupuncture treatment is $60 per session. The initial treatment would last from 1 hour to 1-1/4 hour. It involves question, answer, health history, pulse and tongue diagnosis, herbal recommendations as well as the acupuncture treatment. Other modalities may be used, i.e., moxibustion, cupping, TDP heat lamp, Guasha and Tui Na.

We do offer a sliding fee scale and 20% discount for Seniors!

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