Q: What does Acupuncture treat?

A: The rule of thumb is that acupuncture can treat anything that has not caused gross organ changes. However, this is not a hard-fast rule. Usually anything that western medicine cannot treat well, Oriental Medicine does. Many problems may be corrected before drugs or surgery are necessary. Pre- and post- surgical treatments will increase healing, reduce anesthesia side effects. Oriental Medicine addresses quality of life health issues, which surgery or modern Western medicine cannot correct.

• Pain -- from long standing chronic types to acute injury. Back and joint pain. Movement pain, adjunctive cancer/chemo pain and nausea.

• Stress and sleep disorders.

• Addictions and withdrawal.

• Dyslexia and Attention Deficit symptoms have lessened from special techniques.

• Immune --prevention and control of colds and flu, arthritis, chronic fatigue, HIV/AIDS, "feeling tired".

• Cardiovascular --high blood pressure, palpitations, poor circulation, cold feet.

• Respiratory -- Allergies (food and airborne), sinusitis, bronchitis, asthma, airplane sickness.

• Digestive -- constipation, diarrhea, ulcers, poor digestion, heartburn, reflux, stress ulcers, bowel problems.

• Gynecological -- PMS, dysmenorhia, pain, cramping, fibrocystic breast disease, infertility, and male impotence.

• Cosmetic Accupuncture.