Did You Know That?

• Acupuncture needles DON’T HURT as much as people fear or imagine. Thin acupuncture needles are almost same or less felt than a mosquito bites in most cases.

• Before stainless steel needles that used in today’s acupuncture practices, very first acupuncturist used to work with thorns, bamboo slivers, and sharpened bone to stimulate acupuncture points.

• The oldest acupuncture needles were made of bronze, copper, tin, gold and silver. Oldest needles found date back to A.D. 600.

• Stainless steel was discovered in 4^th Century A.D in China and became the most commonly used material since steel was strong and could make very thin needles.

• Waichi Sugiyama – a gifted blind Japanese acupuncturist invented the guide tube in 17^th This was the biggest step in the development of much finer needles

• Today’s acupuncture are made of stainless steel of a very fine diameter (approximately 0.015″). These are prepackaged, sterilized, disposable and one time use only.

• Acupuncture needles were accepted by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1995 as medical instruments, stating their safety and effectiveness.

• Acupuncturists look at your body as a whole and treat root cause of the complain rather than masking the symptoms.

• Acupuncturists can assess your  overall health by checking your pulse and look at your tongue.

• Acupuncture treatments are different for each individual. Every person will have their own treatment plan based on complete diagnosis performed by their acupuncturists.

• The World Health Organization endorsed acupuncture for over two hundred symptoms and diseases – low back pain, seasonal allergies, headache, nausea, vomiting, allergic rhinitis, depression, anxiety, side effects of chemotherapy and induction of labor to name a few.