Acupuncture has been around for approximately six thousand years. It is the primary type of health care for more than a billion people today. Acupuncture is commonly known for its pain relieving effects and is used effectively for internal disease and psychological conditions.

Ancient Chinese doctors found that there is a network of energy which travels just below the skin. This network sends messages from the skins surface to internal organs, tissues and glands at precise locations called “acupoints”. There are more than one thousand acupoints on the body which travel in pathways called “meridians”. Energy flows through these meridians and works to influence and harmonize all systems of the body. Due to physical, chemical and mental stresses, this energy can become blocked causing dysfunction in one or more of the bodies systems.By stimulating certain acupoints, energy can be restored helping bodies natural healing abilities.

In our office we use only sterile,single use disposable needles. treatment is rarely painful as the diameter of an acupuncture needle is barely more than a human hair. most people describe the treatments as very relaxing and it is not unusual for the patient to fall asleep during treatment.

The number of treatments will vary with different conditions. Chronic problems usually require more treatments than acute problems. However, each individual will respond uniquely. It is possible for some patients to notice improvement after one treatment, while others may not notice any effect until the sixth or eighth visit.

Patients with acute problems, who suffered little or no tissue damage, results are often permanent. Chronic conditions which have accumulated throughout the years may exacerbate from time to time and may require booster treatments periodically.

*Mesothelioma.com recognizes the value of acupuncture as an emerging therapy in palliative cancer care.  Aggressive cancers, such as ,mesothelioma can often be difficult to treat and often patients find any therapy which can induce comfort or relaxation most gratifying.  Acupuncture is now widely being used not only in palliative mesothelioma treatment regimens, but for other cancers as well.*