Acupuncture is a healthcare system based on traditional Chinese medicine principles dating over thousands of years. The underlying principle of treatment is that illness and pain occur when the body’s vital energy, Qi (pronounced ‘chee’) cannot flow freely.
There may be many reasons for this: emotional and physical stress, poor nutrition, infection or injury are among the most common.
By using very fine, single-use sterile needles to stimulate the acupuncture points, a traditional acupuncturist seeks to re-establish the free flow of Qi to restore balance and trigger the body’s natural healing response.