よくあるご質問
- Q1: How big are the needles and how deep are they inserted?
- Q2: Will it hurt me?
- Q3: Do I have to get naked?
- Q4: How can it help me?
- Q5: How much does a session cost and can I get my insurance to cover it?
- Q6: Is it OK for me to eat before or after a session? What about exercise?
- Q7: How many sessions do I need in order to start feeling the benefits?
- Q8: What are the risks of acupuncture? Is it uncomfortable?
- Q9: Are there different styles of acupuncture?
- Q10:How many sessions do I need in order to start feeling the benefits?
Q4: How can it help me?
Acupuncture is mostly known in the West as a pain relief technique, but is also proven to be useful in numerous other indications. In 1979, the World Health Organization cited 104 conditions that acupuncture can treat - either alone or in conjunction with contemporary conventional medicine. In 1998 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a Consensus Statement on Acupuncture and cited conditions that acupuncture is effective for. Acupuncture also plays a huge role in preventive care, particularly as a form of stress management. The underlying cause of most of the conditions we treat is chronic stress, which affects multiple systems in the body, including the immune and endocrine systems.