Acupuncture is a modality within Chinese Medicine that involves the insertion of tiny, single-use, medical grade, surgical steel needles into the body at specific points with the intention of eliciting a specific healing response. The needles are not "the medicine". The healing process is actually accomplished by the patient's body responding to the messages that it receives from the Acupuncturist stimulating certain points, or combinations of points. Allopathic medical studies have shown that Acupuncture positively impacts neurotransmitters and hormones, increases blood flow, and reduces inflammation, but they have yet to determine exactly how Acupuncture works.
