Acupuncture

Acupuncture is one of the oldest, most commonly used medical procedures in the world. The term acupuncture describes a family of procedures involving stimulation of anatomical points on the body by a variety of techniques. Acupuncture involves the insertion of extremely thin needles to various depths at strategic points on your body. Although scientists don't fully understand how or why acupuncture works, some studies indicate that it may provide a number of medical benefits from reducing pain to helping with chemotherapy-induced nausea. Over the past two decades acupuncture has grown significantly in popularity within the United States. Health care practitioners can be a resource for referral to acupuncturists. More medical doctors, including neurologists, anesthesiologists, and specialists in physical medicine, are becoming trained in acupuncture.