In the practice of acupuncture needles are inserted into strategic points of the body to affect the flow of subtle energy and to stimulate the body’s own self-healing mechanisms. In Chinese the subtle energy is called Qi.
What about the needles?Acupuncture needles are very slender and not at all like the needles used by doctors to give shots. When the needle makes contact with the Qi, there is a sensation that can feel like an ache or sometimes a tingle. Many people have apprehension about the needles but the vast majority of clients look forward to treatment because the needles become associated with wellbeing and relaxation.
Do you use disposable needles?Yes, all needles used are sterile and individually wrapped. They are used once and properly displosed of after the treatment.
Is Acupuncture safe?In 1997 an NIH Consensus Conference concluded that acupuncture is effective and the occurrence of adverse effects extremely low. The Conference stated that acupuncture ” has a substantially lower incidence of adverse effects than many drugs or accepted medical procedures used for the same conditions.” And further, that “the data in support of acupuncture is as strong as those for many accepted Western medical therapies.”
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