COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE Acupuncture is one of the oldest, most commonly performed systems of healing in the world, originating in ancient China. According to Chinese medicine, the body transmits energy or qi (pronounced “chee”) through pathways or meridians. The unimpeded flow of this energy, along with a balanced yin and yang (positive and negative), account for [...]
EMERGENCY COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE: New Orleans As I write this, there is a team of seven acupuncturists from all over the US arriving in New Orleans today. They are part of a grassroots, ad hoc and steadily growing team of professionals who have given their personal time – with no compensation – to the treatment of [...]
The basis of acupuncture practice is the insertion of very fine needles at defined points on the body along 12 meridians determined by centuries of experience in oriental medicine. The effect of these insertions is thought to be the altering of the flow of chi, Qi or vital life energy. Movement of Qi is thought [...]
Most practitioners of natural medicine know what it feels like to be “the treatment of last resort.” As an acupuncturist on Cape Cod for the past seven years, I’ve heard many new clients say they chose acupuncture only after every other possibility had been exhausted. Whether it’s due to fear of needles or a discomfort [...]
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