Mr. Tae Yong Rim, L.AC.

Yes. Its immune-stimulating functions treat all types of cold and flu effectively, achieving a quick recovery without side effects. Several clinical studies have demonstrated that Chinese medicine reduces the incidence of upper respiratory tract infections and shortens the course of illness.

Acupuncture is worth a try for chronic pain. Chronic pain in the muscles and joints can make life miserable. Standard treatments like ice and heat, anti-inflammatory medications, physical therapy, and appropriate exercises can often ease the pain. ...

If you’re suffering from constant muscle pain, life can become really hard. Fortunately, treatment of muscle pain is the top specialty of acupuncture therapy. Acupuncture alleviates muscle pain through different kinds of ways, the most common being insertion of needles into the body. During this therapy, the body releases hormones called endorphins. Endorphins are your body’s natural painkillers, which help you to feel alert, relaxed and mobile. As this is the body’s natural way of alleviating pain, patients who’re running on pain medications can reap the benefits of acupuncture therapy to lower their dose of medications or get rid of them completely. Release of endorphins offers more benefits than just masking the pain. Endorphins let you get relief from stress, which in turn helps the entire body to get relaxed. As a result, the tense muscles that contribute to the pain are no longer advocating the problem.

Acupuncture practiced nowadays, including the diagnostic techniques and acupuncture points, remains the same as it was in the ancient times. However, the needles utilized in modern practice are sterile, single-use-only and made of stainless steel for safety purposes. An acupuncture treatment process for muscle pain should include a complete physical examination as well as a question and answer session. The practitioner may attempt to re-create the pain by asking you to execute the same position or movement that triggers the problem in an effort to perfectly diagnose and alleviate the issue. Then the acupuncturist may want to insert a needle into a certain acupuncture point or exactly where the pain has occurred, which is widely known as an “ashi” point. Both of these procedures are considered beneficial and appropriate within the field of acupuncture. If required, the acupuncturist may add electro-stimulation to the treatment by fastening tiny wires to the needles to deliver small amount of micro-currents to the muscle to make it relaxed.

Acupuncture therapy is hardly painful and a majority of the patients find the feeling quite soothing. However, it’s important that you always go to a licensed acupuncturist for undergoing the therapy. Remember that acupuncture therapy may be beneficial for your condition, but it’s not an alternative to the medical care taken by a physician. So, don’t stop or lower your medication doses without consulting your doctor first.

Acupuncture points are located near or on the surface of the skin. Usually needles are inserted from 1/4 to 1 inch in depth. Depth of insertion will depend on nature of the condition being treated, the patients' size, age, and constitution, and upon the acupuncturists' style or school.

Acupuncture for neuropathy. Acupuncture is a technique used to treat pain and relieve discomfort. The needles used in acupuncture are inserted into your body's pressure points to stimulate the nervous system. This releases endorphins, your body's natural painkillers, in the muscles, spine, and brain

For acute cases, a patient may get relief within 2-3 treatments. For more chronic issues, it could take up to 8-12 treatments depending on other circumstances, such as disc herniation, stenosis, etc. Acupuncture and strengthening exercises are a great place to start the healing process of low back pain and sciatica.

For acute cases, a patient may get relief within 2-3 treatments. For more chronic issues, it could take up to 8-12 treatments depending on other circumstances, such as disc herniation, stenosis, etc. Acupuncture and strengthening exercises are a great place to start the healing process of low back pain and sciatica.

In my experience, acupuncture works better if you receive it several times in a week, as I have found that it has a cumulative effect that way (the treatments tend to work more effectively). I myself have found great benefit in being treated several times in one day and loved it. I have, however, rarely seen acupuncture stop working or aggravate after lots of treatment (in about 5 out of about 1000 clients), so yes, I would say it is possible. Also, I don’t insert needles into areas of pain, but some techniques do, and then I would say yes, you can definitely have too much acupuncture, as you wouldn’t want to cause too much irritation to the area.

My experience, acupuncture works better if you receive it several times in a week, as I have found that it has a cumulative effect that way (the treatments tend to work more effectively). I myself have found great benefit in being treated several times in one day and loved it. I have, however, rarely seen acupuncture stop working or aggravate after lots of treatment (in about 5 out of about 1000 clients) so yes, I would say it is possible. Also, I don’t insert needles into areas of pain, but some techniques do and then I would say yes, you can definitely have too much acupuncture, as you wouldn’t want to cause too much irritation to the area.