Why Acupuncture?
Since you’re visiting this site, it’s safe to assume that either you or someone you care about has a health condition that you want healed. Chances are treatment with acupuncture and Oriental medicine is a good choice. Here’s why:
Acupuncture is natural - All healing is done by the body’s natural healing mechanisms. Even the greatest surgeon can’t heal the smallest cut. Only the body can do that. Acupuncture and Oriental medicine work with your body to facilitate healing on a deep level.
- Acupuncture works with your body - Modern medicine is miraculous, but your body’s self-healing abilities even more so. Acupuncture and Oriental medicine address your body’s patterns of disharmony to treat the root cause and stimulate your body’s self-healing abilities. In the process, symptoms are alleviated and health is restored.
- Acupuncture side effects are minimal or non-existent-Experts agree, all drugs have side effects. Eli Lilly, Founder of the Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company, once said, “A drug without side effects is no drug at all”. Instead of the unbalancing effects of drugs, acupuncture and Chinese herbs work with the body’s systems to bring them back into balance. This means that side effects are minimal or non-existent, and never life-threatening.
Acupuncture is safe - The average acupuncturist spends about $50 a month on malpractice insurance. The average doctor (general practitioner, family practitioner and internist) spends about $1000 per month. (Sources: American Acupuncture Council and Medical Economics Magazine) Visiting an acupuncturist is at least as safe as visiting your doctor. Since acupuncture treats many conditions that are difficult to treat with biomedicine, it may offer a safe alternative treatment.- Acupuncture is outstanding for chronic conditions - Modern medicine is exceptional at acute conditions - health problems needing immediate attention, such as infections, broken bones, trauma, and anything requiring surgery. Acupuncture and Oriental medicine are especially effective for complex, chronic conditions that are not well addressed by modern biomedical medicine. Because acupuncture and Oriental medicine comprise a complete medical system, there are many approaches to dealing with chronic conditions and their underlying causes. Click here for a list of conditions treated using acupuncture (note that the list also includes some acute conditions.)
If you’re interested in seeking treatment or discussing a condition, please call us at (802) 253-8900. We offer a free 15 minute consultation (either in the office or on the phone) to determine if we can help. Chances are, we can.