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Acupuncture
Alternative Treatment with Acupuncture
Acupuncture involves inserting needles into the body to stimulate sensory nerves in the skin and muscles. This results in the body producing natural substances, such as pain-relieving endorphins. It's likely that these naturally released substances are responsible for the beneficial effects experienced with acupuncture.
What is acupuncture?
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) explains acupuncture as a technique for balancing the flow of energy or life force, known as chi or qi (chee) , believed to flow through pathways (meridians) in your body. By inserting needles into specific points along these meridians, it is thought that your energy flow will re-balance.
Acupuncture is an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), a medical system that goes back thousands of years.In the East, it’s becoming one of the fastest-growing fields in integrative health. In 1996, the FDA gave acupuncture its first U.S. seal of approval. In the 27 years since, study after study indicate that acupuncture can work.
Did you know?
- There are several different variations of acupuncture, one of which involves the use of electricity to further stimulate the patient and improve the effectiveness of this procedure.
- There are over 300 acupuncture points on the body. The points are located from head to toe and are connected by the acupuncture meridian system. Every point has its own special function and many work on both a physical and mental-emotional level.
- Today’s acupuncture needles are as thin as a strand of hair and don’t hurt! They are single-use, sterile, and made of stainless steel
- Acupuncture is regulated in the U.S., U.K., China, Japan and many other countries, requiring demostrated proficiency from providers. Dr. Herrera is fully certified by NYS to practice medical acupuncture and has been doing so since 2005.
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