What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a system of medicine that accesses the body's vital energy, or qi (pronounced "chee"). If you picture a river flowing, and imagine the river in different seasons and different conditions, you begin to get an idea of how qi flows through the body; sometimes it is bounding out of its banks, sometimes it's a trickle, sometimes it's completely obstructed, sometimes it is tranquil … Each person is an ecosystem containing these qi rivers, or meridians. Acupuncture balances and harmonizes the body's energies and functions by working with the meridians, so that the individual is healthy and life flows smoothly.

How does Acupuncture treat a Disease or Illness?
Acupuncture works by treating the individual's energetic systems, and by accessing and influencing the meridians, via hair-thin sterile needles. It is a complex system of medicine that has been in use for almost three thousand years. Even if you have a western diagnosis for your situation, Oriental Medicine has its own diagnostic system that can address most health problems. It often works very well, and often for problems that have resisted other types of treatment. It can be a powerful complement to other types of care, and more and more often, acupuncturists are working alongside MD's, naturopaths, chiropractors, and other health care practitioners. Like any medicine, Oriental Medicine has its own theories, and its own strengths. It is not a substitute for care by your physician.

What Oriental Medicine treats
The World Health Organization recognizes acupuncture's ability to treat the following problems:

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