Acupuncture

Acupuncture : What is it?
Acupuncture, originated from Chinese Medicine, is a science of treatment of various diseases and medical conditions, and also the promotion of health. Acupuncture works by encouraging the energy flow within our body, stimulating the nervous system to release some chemicals and hormones which regulate the body's internal balance to promote natural healing and improve the function of all organs in the whole body.

The treatment consists of inserting fine solid needles at the "acupuncture points" through the skin, and applying stimulation by manual manipulation or by battery-operated electrical stimulator. The needles are left in place and the stimulation lasts about 20-30 minutes, then all the needles are removed from the body.

All the needles used are "disposable" & "single used needles", and by careful sterile technique there is no risk of infection from the treatments, including HIV disease, Hepatitis.

Condition Appropriate for Acupuncture Therapy

Digestive	Emotional	Eye-Ear-Nose-Throat	Gynecological	Musculoskeletal	Neurological	Respiratory	Miscellaneous
Abdominal pain	Anxiety	Cataracts	Infertility	Arthritis	Headaches	Asthma	Addiction control
Constipation	Depression	Gingivitis	Menopausal symptoms	Back pain	Migraines	Bronchitis	Athletic performance
Diarrhea	Insomnia	Poor vision	Premenstrual syndrome	Muscle cramping	Neurogenic bladder dysfunction	Common cold	Blood pressure regulation
Hyperacidity	Nervousness	Tinnitus	-	Muscle pain/weakness	Parkinson's disease	Sinusitis	Chronic fatigue
Indigestion	Neurosis	Toothache	-	Neck pain	Postoperative pain	Smoking cessation	Immune system tonification
-	-	-	-	Sciatica	Strokes	Tonsilitis	-

Source: World Health Organization . "Viewpoint on Acupuncture." 1979 (revised)