How does an acupuncture treatment feel?

In most cases you may hardly feel the needles. Sometimes you may feel a sensation of heat, numbness or dull aching. Occasionally, you may notice a prickly sensation, but this feeling is only momentary. Most patients report that they experience feelings of relaxation and well being both during and after their treatments.

Are Needles Safe?

Yes. Acupuncture needles are sterilized and disposed of carefully after each use. They are only used once. This eliminates any possible chance of infection or disease transmission. The procedures followed are the same as those used in conventional medical settings.

How Many Treatments are Necessary?

Acupuncture Works!

Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture are primary health care modalities that have stood the test of time. They have been practiced successfully in China for the last 3,000 years and have flourished in Europe and the U.S. since the mid 1900’s.

How can Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture help you? You are treated “holistically”, meaning that all of your bodily systems are viewed as pieces of a whole and taken into consideration in diagnosis. The treatment goal is to alleviate your immediate symptoms and restore balance and equilibrium to your whole body so that your general good health and well being will return. Oriental Medical Practitioners in California undergo a rigorous four year program in Western and Chinese Medicine and are required to pass a state board exam. Because of the depth and scope of their knowledge they are licensed as Primary Care Providers. Therefore, they can successfully treat a variety of disorders, including chronic and debilitating illnesses as well as acute injuries and other health problems.

Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture can also be used as a complimentary therapy to conventional medical treatments. They can successfully reduce the side effects of drugs, chemotherapy and other procedures, help build your strength before surgery, reduce post surgical pain and speed your healing process.

How does oriental medicine work?

It encompasses several modalities such as Acupuncture, Massage, Herbal Medicine, Dietary and Lifestyle changes.

Acupuncture is a generally painless therapy that uses “hair thin” fine needles that are gently inserted into specific points on your body. These points are grouped along defined pathways that travel throughout your body. When your internal energy flows smoothly and freely through these pathways your health is maintained. When that flow is excessive, deficient, or blocked, your health is disrupted and you become ill or feel pain. By stimulating those points the energy becomes regulated again and your health is restored.

Massage employs the same principles as Acupuncture but use hand and finger pressure rather than needles. Massage also soothes muscles and improves blood and lymph circulation.

Herbs are plants and minerals that are used in addition to Acupuncture to treat illnesses, both chronic and acute. They are natural products that have very few side effects. They are used to stimulate your bodily systems and restore normal and harmonious functions. We use only herbs produced in the United States to assure the highest quality control.