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Transformational Healing
Combining the power of essential oils with the wisdom of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine
A FEW FACTS
ABOUT ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture may be a new process for many but here are a few little know facts
The World Health Organization released a report, Acupuncture:Review of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trials, which endorses the use of acupuncture for over 200 symptoms and diseases (low back pain, headache, nausea/vomiting, allergic rhinitis, depression/anxiety, side effects of chemotherapy and induction of labor to name a few) and the US National Institutes of Health issued a consensus statement proposing acupuncture as a therapeutic intervention for complementary medicine.
Licensed acupuncturists attend a rigorous 4 year graduate program and complete over 2,500 hours of course work and clinical internship, pass a national board certification exam and maintain their licensure with continuing education. Part of the education includes standard medical history gathering, safety, ethics and recognition of when to refer patients to other health care professionals.
There are many styles and substyles within the practice of acupuncture. This may seem odd but Chinese Medicine has evolved over thousands of years and over vast geographical area which has subjected acupuncture to many different cultural, political and scientific influences. In the United States the most common styles of practice are Five Element Traditional Acupuncture, TCM or Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture, Japanese Acupuncture and Korean Consitutional Acupuncture which are all based in traditional principles of Chinese Medicine.
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