Acupuncture

"Acupuncture is a form of primary health care, based on traditional Chinese medical concepts and modern oriental medical techniques, that employs acupuncture diagnosis and treatment as well as adjunctive therapies and diagnostic techniques, for the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health and the prevention of disease" - Board of Acupuncture, FL Department of Health.

Basically, it is a therapeutic technique that involves the use of specially manufactured, extremely thin needles. These needles are inserted just beneath the skin at specific points on the body (called Acupoints) in order to stimuate and to regulate the energy in the body for the purpose of curing diseases and maintaining good health.

The World Health Organization (WHO) lists over 100 diseases and disorders for which Acupuncture treatment has been found to be effective.These include, but are not limited to:

- allergic rhinitis                      - depression                        - bronchitis
- dysmenorrhea                      - heachache                        - knee disorders
- fatigue                                   - nausea and indigestion   - infertility
- arthritis                                  - insomnia                           - trauma and sprain
- asthma                                  - high blood pressure         - hypertension
- back, neck and shoulder pain                                          - dizziness                

In addition, acupuncture is also beneficial to sufferers of Multiple Sclerosis, ADD/ADHD, cancer, stroke, Diabetes, Bronchial disorders, and fibromyalgia.

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