I have been an Acupuncturist for over 15 years now and find that each day brings new wonder in how Acupuncture helps to promote health and a feeling of well being. The only side effects reported are feelings of well being or just a feeling of being very very relaxed after treatment. The key to Acupuncture is Chi, which is often referred to as energy, sometimes even as life force. Whatever name you use when balanced Chi indicate good health and vitality. The Chi flows through pathways, meridians. With the use of needles or moxa (heat) we improve the flow, balance, quality, and volume of Chi. Health then improves as the healing cycle restarts. The potential of the patient can be restored. Acupuncture is a complementary system of medicine and not an alternative system. I have found that Doctors are in the main supportive of Acupuncture and the British Acupuncture Council is supportive of Western Medicine.
