Why did you put that needle there?

Why did you put that needle there?
Because that is where your system needs to be “tuned up” so you can feel and function better! We know this from our own experience and from the experience of the many acupuncturists who have practiced this ancient form of healthcare since its inception.
Chinese acupuncture is to your body what a tune-up is to your car or bike. A series of acupuncture treatments is like a block of maintenance. By keeping our bodies well-maintained, we can reduce the chances of breaking down.

Acupuncturists determine which parts of our systems need to be adjusted by following the signals our bodies offer. This is why we may feel the pulses at your wrists or neck or take a peek at your tongue before picking acupuncture points to target—to get a sense of where our attention is best directed at that time.

Taking this transit analogy further down the road—think of an area of pain or illness as a traffic jam along a main highway. There’s simply too much congestion in one place, causing rising temperatures, tempers and bad air. Choosing acupuncture points at strategic points outside of the problem area—for example, in the hands or feet when treating a headache—is an attempt to open up exits and secondary roads around it. This allows for the traffic—various signals, blood, and bodily fluids—a chance to get moving again.