Acupuncture is a system of healing originating in Asia over 3,000 years ago. It has stood the test of time and is now commonly used throughout the world. Your body has a built in ability to regulate itself through many checks and balances in the nervous and hormonal systems. Acupuncture is able to tap into this power by stimulating specific points with hair-thin needles. There are hundreds of acupuncture points on the human body, which are connected by energy pathways called meridians. Stimulating these acupuncture points helps the energy flow more smoothly in the body and enables your body to function at its optimal potential. Often people find themselves to be more calm and centered after acupuncture. Western science has verified that acupuncture causes many documentable changes in the body. Acupuncture has been shown to trigger the release of pain-relieving endorphins in the body, mediate the inflammation process, regulate hormones, release muscle tension, and increase blood flow to specific areas of the body.

For musculoskeletal issues trigger points and motor points may also be used during treatment. Trigger points are tight ropy bands of muscle fibers that refer pain when pressure is applied to the area. Acupuncture needles can be used to release trigger points. Motor points are the area of a muscle that contains the highest concentration of nerve endings and are the most electrically excitable part of the muscle. Applying acupuncture to the motor point can help to reset the muscle spindle in order to break the cycle of spasm and abnormal muscle shortening.

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