Beyond Acupuncture Needles — Other Commonly Used Tools in Acupuncture
Acupuncture treatments typically involve use of needles but there are also several tools you may not recognize that are commonly used in the office. Pictured here (starting from left upper hand side and going clock-wise) is a heat lamp that helps warm up a patient’s feet or other extremities, activating necessary acupuncture points. You can […]
How does an acupuncturist tailor a treatment specifically for a patient? [How Does Acupuncture Work Series]
How does an acupuncturist tailor a treatment specifically for a patient? Most often it is based on physical exam, collection of medical history and personal characteristics, pulse diagnosis, and palpation of the body (in Japanese acupuncture). This information along with knowledge of 5 element theory helps create a working treatment plan and thus placement of […]
What’s the Point of Acupuncture Points [How Does Acupuncture Work Series]
What’s the point of acupuncture points? There are over 300 acupuncture points recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO), and many more that may be used in more specialized forms of acupuncture. Acupuncture points tend to be found on meridian channels and each point has a name both in English and Chinese. The name […]
Meridians the Energetic Channels of the Body [How Does Acupuncture Work Series]
I often get asked by many people including friends, family, patients. How does acupuncture work? Or does acupuncture really work? I will be posting periodically on this topic and hopefully can provide you with some more insight on this fascinating topic about this ancient form of healing, from both a traditional and modern point of […]
