Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal medicine are safe healing arts that have been practiced successfully for over 2,500 years. The unique strength of Chinese medicine is that the practitioner has the ability to identify both the root cause and the branch manifestation
of mental and physical complaints. This system of diagnosis makes sense of even the
most puzzling of symptoms and becomes the basis for a holistic treatment plan.

What is acupuncture?

Acupuncture is the ancient art of restoring balance to the human body in order to treat
and prevent disease. In an acupuncture treatment, thin, sterile, disposable needles are strategically placed on the body at specific points in order to correct the flow of energy,
or “qi” in the body. By interacting with the body's qi at these carefully chosen points,
the acupuncture treatment gives the body specific messages that help guide it back to
a point of homeostasis, or balance. Using acupuncture point prescriptions, the acupuncturist can move blockages and nourish deficiencies. When the body is returned to a point of homeostasis, not only can healing occur but the system can also respond more efficiently when challenged in the future. While treatments are effective for both acute and chronic conditions, treatments can also increase immune function and enhance general well being.

How does Chinese Herbal medicine work?

Chinese herbal medicine also works by re-establishing balance and harmony within the body. This re-balancing is accomplished when the herbologist analyzes the internal environment of the patient’s body and creates a formula that is capable of cooling that which is hot, warming that which is cold, drying that which is damp, and moistening that which is dry. Whereas acupuncture is generally administered once a week (sometimes more frequently in acute conditions), a custom prescribed Chinese herbal formula is like receiving a treatment every day. Chinese herbal formulas can be administered in the form of teas, pills, or tinctures, according to the patient’s needs.