Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and acupuncture has been used in parts of Asia for over 2500 years, and continues to be mainstream medicine for over 1 billion people. This ancient form of healing has been modernized in the last 200 hundred years and, even more recently, is being integrated into Western medical practices. Its ability to manage pain from musculoskeletal injury or imbalance has been clearly demonstrated, and its complementary application to many other conditions has been repeatedly demonstrated in clinical practice.

Acupuncture needles can stimulate blood flow and the nervous system where they are placed.  According to TCM theory, the goal of acupuncture is to balance ‘life energy’ or ‘Qi’ that courses through the body along different channels called meridians.