Acupuncture Services – New York, NY

While many consider Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) a new-age, contemporary approach to healing, TCM modalities such as acupuncture originated in China around 3,500 years ago and remained one of the oldest, most used healing systems worldwide. It is an Eastern medical therapy that employs a strategy of inserting filiform (solid, instead of hollow) needles into specific points to maintain the flow and balance of Qi in the body, which activates the body’s natural and instinctive healing capability.

It is a natural medicine that activates the body’s innate life forces known as Qi — the vital energy that powers our natural defenses, restores our internal balances (homeostasis), and enhances our ability to heal and be well. It is a safe and effective way to treat a wide variety of health conditions as below, from immunity to physical, mental health, and overall wellbeing. Acupuncture can also be used as an anti-aging treatment to stimulate collagen growth while lifting and tightening the facial muscles.

These days, science can explain its effectiveness. For example, a doppler ultrasound shows that acupuncture increases blood flow and circulation, and MRI readings demonstrate that acupuncture prompts observable changes in the brain. Thermal imaging reveals that acupuncture reduces inflammation.
Each acupuncture point acts as a gate—sending energetic information electromagnetically via the fascia deep into the body. Explore some of the ways acupuncture works below: