What is acupuncture?
Acupuncture is part of Chinese Traditional Medicine (TCM). It is a method of treatment, which has been practiced for several thousand years in China. It is used for treating and preventing disease through the skilful application of very fine, sterile needles into specific points into the body. The application of needles is always based on proper diagnosis and selection of treatment principle according to the theory of TCM in order to stimulate the body’s own healing process. The acupoints follow the channels, which cover the whole body symmetrically and are linked to each organ. The application of acupuncture is based on the concept of Qi (pronounced chee), which is the vital force that animates a living organism. Qi is what keeps us alive, well and mentally balanced. If the free flow of Qi is obstructed, an imbalance occurs, which might be expressed as pain or likewise. The aim of acupuncture is to remove any obstruction and imbalances and to allow Qi flowing free & smoothly through these channels.

How does it work?
Acupuncture points are connected by energy pathways or channels. These channels are connected to all organs in our body. The organs are similar in some respects to the Western version of the anatomical organ, but are actually more representing physiological functions, which enable the human organism to undertake its various activities. The channels form a network, allowing energetic and material substances to flow through them in a single direction. In very much the same way that blood circulation extends throughout the body, the channel network connects the entire body. The acupuncture needle is used as a small conductor to remove occurring obstruction and to allow the fundamental substances Qi (Energy), Jing (inherited source of reproduction and development), Xue (Blood) and Jin Ye (nourishing fluids), to flow and nourish our body.