What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is the procedure of inserting and manipulating filiform needles into various points on the body to relieve pain or for therapeutic purposes. The word acupuncture comes from the Latin acus, "needle", and pungere, "to prick". According to traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture points are situated on meridians along which qi (a "life energy") flows.
Historical uses of acupuncture
Acupuncture's origins in China are uncertain. In China, the practice of acupuncture can perhaps be traced as far back as the Stone Age, with the Bian shi, or sharpened stones. Despite improvements in metallurgy over centuries, it was not until the 2nd century BCE during the Han Dynasty that stone and bone needles were replaced with metal. The earliest Chinese medical text to describe acupuncture is the Huangdi Neijing, the legendary Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine (History of Acupuncture) which was compiled around 305–204 B.C.
Demonstration Video of Acupuncture at Dr. Manon and Associates
Are there any contraindications?
Pregnancy
Pacemaker use
Mechanical heart valve in place
Coagulopathy (i.e. bleeding disorders such as hemophilia, or patients who are on anticoagulants/antiplatlet drugs)
What is the course of treatment and cost of a session? A course of treatment consists of 3-10 sessions (generally 5).
We recommend that clients have the first few sessions twice a week to get faster results.
Some results may be seen as early as the 1st or the 2nd session but the effects become most noticeable and lasting on or about the 3th or 4th session. In some exceptionally difficult cases, the course of treatment may need to be repeated again.
Treatments are between $50-80 per session.
