Medical Acupuncture

No doctor referral required

How Medical Acupuncture Works:

Relaxation Reflex: when an injury occurs in the body the surrounding muscles often go into spasm and become “tight”. This tightness produces stiffness and pain. A relaxation reflex occures when the needle is inserted at a specific anatomical point. This tiggers the nervous system to relax the muscle.

Endorphin Theory: acupuncture releases endorphins; this is the body’s own natural pain killer.

Circulatory Theory: acupuncture needles increase the circulation of blood flow to the site of injury. This triggers the body to “re-start” the healing process. Now important nutrients and cells are brought to the site of injury to repair the damaged tissue.

Gate Control Theory of Pain: acupuncture needles are carefully placed near nerves that are producing pain. The needles create a powerful stimulus to the nervous system. The nervous system eventually becomes overwhelmed and the pain signal is blocked.

Acupuncture is effective in treating a wide variety of disorders such as:

Headache / migraine
Back pain / sciatica
Neck pain / whiplash
Shoulder pain / rotator cuff injuries
Arthritis
Tendon injuries
Sport injuries
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMD)
Stress and depression
Infertility

Your First Visit

During your first visit, the acupuncture doctor will take a detailed medical history related to your primary concerns. A physical exam will then follow to identify the cause of the problem. Once, the cause is determined a treatment plan will be outlined and discussed. Treatment will then follow using evidence based techniques.