How does Acupuncture work?

Balancing emotions also plays a big role in acupuncture treatment. Acupuncture will regulate your mood, reduce stress and anxiety by slowing down production of stress hormones and balancing the bodies natural neurochemicals, such as serotonin and dopamine.  

Other physiological effects observed through the body include: increased circulation, decreased inflammation and an increase in T-cell count, in which stimulates the immune system.

Eastern View:

There are 2 life forces Yin and Yang.  These forces control our chi (energy) throughout our bodies meridians (pathways). Illness is a result of yin and yang being in disharmony. When an acupuncture needle is inserted into the body it will cause energy to flow into our meridians.  This momentum frees up stagnation that has been ruminating in our body and shifts the body to go into homeostasis (normality).  The result being a balance of Yin and Yang getting the body to work at its optimal capacity.

Western View:

Acupuncture stimulates the muscle and sensory neurons that send a message to the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).  By Stimulating the NS there is a release of neurotransmitters that will block messages of pain from being delivered to the brain. This block is one of the keys to reducing pain levels in the body. Endorphins are also released to further decrease pain.

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The results of having acupuncture treatments are less pain, faster recovery, and improved emotional well-being.