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Daniela Messina, DC MS L.Ac

Nationally Board Certified Licensed Acupuncturist

WHAT IS ACUPUNCTURE?
Acupuncture is based on ancient Chinese theories and has been used as a safe and effective way of treating disease for over 3,000 years.

Acupuncture is one modality of the holistic medical system of Traditional Chinese Medcine (TCM). TCM also includes moxabustion (thermal therapy with the herb mugwort), herbs, tuina (bodywork), meditation, and diet/lifestyle.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Acupuncture promotes natural healing by stimulating the body’s own healing mechanisms. The Chinese philosophy of Qi (pronounced chee), flows throughout the body in specific pathways called meridians.

This Qi, or life energy, can be accessed through specific points on the body. When the body is out of balance, Qi becomes obstructed causing dis-ease. Acupuncturists work with you to help rebalance and free the flow of Qi.

The National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) website states,

“ It is proposed that acupuncture produces its effects through regulating the nervous system, thus aiding the activity of pain-killing biochemicals such as endorphins and immune system cells at specific sites in the body. In addition, studies have shown that acupuncture may alter brain chemistry by changing the release of neurotransmitters and neurohormones and, thus, affecting the parts of the central nervous system related to sensation and involuntary body functions, such as immune reactions and processes that regulate a person's blood pressure, blood flow, and body temperature.”

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