Pain is one of the most common complaints and can come in many forms, including headaches, fibromyalgia, joint pain, lower back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, neck pain, tennis elbow, menstrual cramps and so on.

Whether your pain is from arthritis, cancer treatments, fibromyalgia, or an old injury, you need to find a way to resolve or manage it. For millions of people who live with pain, they have found Acupuncture to an effective healing modality providing pain relieve or eliminating pain all together, and its popularity around there has increased to the point that it is common place in any town and no longer an exotic curiosity of the Oriental. Today Acupuncture is widely accepted among the medical community. It has been proven that Acupuncture is an effective, natural and drug-free option for pain relief. Acupuncture, as well as Chinese Herbal Medicine is also very safe, adverse effects being rare.

In Chinese Medicine, pain is explained as the stagnation of the flow of Qi energy along channels, known as meridians, along the body. Normally, an abundant free flow circulation of Qi, or life energy, flows along the meridians. When injury of pathogens this flow to become stagnated it results in illness and pain.

Acupuncture for pain uses the insertion of needles along specific points along channels to re-establish the normal flow of Qi, as well as blood, and body fluids, which then alleviate the pain associated with the stagnation. Likewise, Chinese Herbal Medicine can be used alone or in conjunction with Acupuncture to also promote the free flow circulation of Qi, Blood and Fluids around the body which nourishes and supports the body's physiological functions.

Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment, which encompasses Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine, takes a holistic approach by improving the general constitution of the body, and encouraging it to promote its own natural healing.

Acupuncture, combined with Chinese medicine, can be an effective method in alleviating pain, and may have the following benefits:

• Stimulates the body to heal naturally
• Reduces inflammation and swelling quickly
• Relaxes the body’s muscles and stops spasms
• Maintains positive results for longer
• Prevents re-occurrences
• Increases circulation to the local area
• Promotes both psychological, as well physical, well being & vitality.