More than pain relief.

Popular medical myth attributes the therapeutic effects of acupunture to endorphines, the body's natural pain killers induced by needle insertion.  There is much more to acupuncture than this biochemical reaction.  Though contemporary science cannot yet detect the subtle human energies stimulated by acupuncture, the proof of its scientific validity is in the pudding of repeatable results.

5000 (+) years of results.

Acupuncture has successfully treated such a wide range of ailments over so many centuries, because it accesses an intricate system of energy that underlies all physical functions.  All your body's self-healing and routine maintenance responses depend upon these vitalizing and regulating energies, including the immune, hormonal, circulatory, and nervous systems.  This deep systemic influence is what makes acupuncture an effective treatment for so many conditions.

Healing, maintenance, prevention, & personal growth.

Perhaps you are recovering from an injury, are plagued by allergies, or get every cold.  Maybe you are tired and depressed from stress-induced pain and tension.  You might have worked hard to get well and want to stay that way.  Or you are striving to deepen your inner life and take yourself to the next level.  Acupuncture can be a powerful tool to support and reinforce your self-care efforts on many levels.