How Can Acupuncture Help?

It is all about balance.

When you are feeling “off”, out of sorts or downright sick,  that’s where we come in…..acupuncture, herbal medicine, diet and lifestyle can be used to re-establish the “you”  in your body.

At Many Lives Chinese Medicine we see all internal medical issues and hold extra board certifications to treat hormonal health for both men and women.

We utilize many tools to land on a diagnosis, provide a treatment path which will bring your body into balance for a happier you.

What is an Acupuncture Treatment Like?

Feeling nervous about acupuncture is very common.  The first treatment begins with a good conversation, we review all of your systems, take nine pulses and look at your tongue.  All of your information is combined and a constitutional diagnosis is established.  The practitioner chooses acupuncture points to address your diagnosis, the points are stimulated to provide a relaxing treatment.  It feels like a deep nap, there is no pain.

For the needle curious ……each one is tiny, single use, solid stainless steel and are placed in safe, obvious places or “points” on the body.   We use between 8-15 needles for each treatment. You often will wear your clothing, because it is loose fitting. Each needle feels like a mosquito bite,  you rest for 25 minutes with the needles in place.

Everyone has a different experience,  generally, your treatment is relaxing because you are laying on a very comfortable table with an eye pillow and a heat pack. It is common to drift off into the deepest nap you have ever had. It is bliss.