How Does Acupuncture Work?

While you may hear about how acupuncture can help with chronic pain, inflammation, and other health issues, you may wonder how this form of traditional Chinese medicine works. At Holistic Health Clinic in Beaverton, Oregon, we are here to help you understand how acupuncture works and what benefits it can provide you. Come learn with us about what acupuncture is how it stimulates the healing response and what conditions it can help treat or manage.

What Is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is a form of traditional Chinese medicine that involves the placement of tiny needles into specific meridian points on the skin. Each acupuncture point correlates to different organs and physiological processes organized in energy meridians. Inserting needles into these points can help release muscle tension, stimulate blood flow, and activate the body’s self-healing abilities. Sessions typically last around 60 minutes in a beautiful, private room.  Most people report feeling little to nothing from the insertion of the shallow acupuncture needle placement.

What Conditions Can Acupuncture Treat?

Holistic Health Clinic can include acupuncture in your functional health and wellness plan to alleviate and manage several conditions. Our team of practitioners can use acupuncture to help with the following:

• Lower back pain relief
• Neck pain
• Headaches and migraines
• Osteoarthritis pain in joints
• Chemotherapy-related nausea
• Post-operative pain
• Respiratory conditions like sinusitis

Acupuncture can also help manage allergy symptoms, anxiety and stress, sleep disturbances, and digestive issues to improve overall wellness.

How Does Acupuncture Promote Healing?

Acupuncture triggers the central nervous system to release chemicals like endorphins and immune regulatory cells that relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and restore physiological balance. In addition to pain relief, acupuncture can help do the following:

• Increase blood circulation
• Relax tense muscles near insertion sites
• Activate pain gate mechanisms that block pain signals
• Regulate serotonin, noradrenaline, and dopamine
• Recalibrate bodily systems
• Balance your functional health and wellness

Schedule an Acupuncture Session With Holistic Health Clinic

Acupuncture can help improve your functional health and wellness while treating or managing several conditions and health issues, so contact Holistic Health Clinic in Beaverton, OR, to experience the lasting benefits of acupuncture today. Call us and schedule an acupuncture session at (503) 646-8575 to improve your overall well-being.