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What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is the ancient Chinese system of natural healing that is
based upon the principal that physical dysfunction is the result of an
imbalance of the body's organic, energetic and natural activity.
Acupunctures use 365 main acupuncture points throughout the body
and insert needles to stimulate energy that is blocked or congested.
The aim of acupuncture is to activate a patient's vital energy to allow
the body to balance and heal itself. Thus, the healing process may be
achieved by regulating the flow of Oi (pronounced "chee"), a subtle
form of energy in the meridians.

Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine compliments conventional
medicine. They are not substitutes for any conventional medical advice,
medications or treatments. As a compliment to conventional medicine,
acupuncture can treat both acute and chronic problems. Acupuncture
can help to reduce or eliminate the need for medications for many
conditions including narcotics and other pain-relievers, but your family
doctor must always be consulted in such instances.

When you first enter the office of Kendall Acupuncture the practitioner
will sit with you and do an intake. We are interested in all your
symptoms and medical history which helps us start to determine our
treatment strategy. The Chinese medical model is often very effective
at treating hard to diagnose problems since it does not rely on having
to know the biochemical reason for your condition, which is not known
in most cases, particularly where blood tests and MRI's are normal.
Even when blood tests show imbalances, it is not usually known why
this is happening. This difference in perspective means that Traditional
Chinese Medicine can often make sense of illnesses that Western
medicine has difficulty treating. In cases where Western medicine may
be limited to prescribing medication for symptom management,
acupuncture may be able to intervene and encourage the body in a
self-healing process. Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine is
currently the fastest growing healing modality in the country.