Acupuncture
Initial Acupuncture Consultation, Exam and Treatment
90 mins $185
Follow-up Acupuncture Session
70 mins $165
What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is the insertion of extremely thin solid needles into the body at specific points to stimulate blood circulation, bring about natural immune response, and for the circulation of qi. The needles are sterile, single-use, stainless steel and are about the thickness of a shaft of human hair.
What to Expect
Needles are most commonly inserted into the arms and legs and may be placed at or near the site of pain, but do not necessarily have to be. Depending on a person’s condition, acupuncture points on the back or front of the body, as well as the head and face may be used. Needles are typically retained for about 20-30 minutes, during which time one will feel very relaxed and may even fall asleep. Needle retention time varies according to the patient and their condition — as some people need more time, some less. The same principle applies to the number of needles used, which vary from person to person and from treatment to treatment, depending on an individual’s condition at the time of treatment.
What does acupuncture feel like? Does it hurt?
When done correctly, acupuncture does not hurt. Depending on your reactivity and the point being treated, you may feel the insertion of the needle and subsequently the “qi sensation.” This can range from a dull ache to a throbbing, distending feeling that can move up or down the body and limbs. These are all normal sensations. Most people describe the feeling of being very relaxed at the end of treatment.
What can acupuncture treat?
Acupuncture treats the body and not the disease, and as such is an effective healing tool for everything from the common cold to pain management to addiction. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists acupuncture as an effective treatment tool for chronic diseases and pain in lieu of pharmaceutical interventions. Since acupuncture stimulates and guides the body’s innate healing response, it can be used for just about anything the body experiences.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has also documented many symptoms, diseases, and conditions that have been shown in controlled clinical trials to be effectively treated with acupuncture. Below are the disease, symptoms or conditions listed in the WHO Report on Acupuncture.
Adverse reactions to radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy
Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever)
Biliary colic
Depression (including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke)
Dysentery, acute bacillary
Dysmenorrhoea, primary
Epigastralgia, acute (in peptic ulcer, acute and chronic gastritis, and gastrospasm)
Facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders)
Headache
Hypertension, essential
Hypotension, primary
Induction of labour
Knee pain
Leukopenia
Low back pain
Malposition of fetus, correction of
Morning sickness
Nausea and vomiting
Neck pain
Pain in dentistry (including dental pain and temporomandibular dysfunction)
Periarthritis of shoulder
Postoperative pain
Renal colic
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sciatica
Sprain
Stroke
Tennis elbow