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Step 1
Tone and strengthen your digestion, metabolism, spleen and stomach when you receive acupuncture treatments. Stimulation of specific points works to create energy or Qi, which promotes healing to make your body stronger.
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Step 2
Deep relaxation is part of the therapy. Placement of needles on the body assists deep relaxation, comfort and an opportunity to be pain free.
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Step 3
Receive treatments that involve meridians that affect the lungs, large and small intestines, stomach, spleen, heart, bladder, kidneys, gallbladder and liver. Channels run from each organ to specific parts of the body, and collectively, the channels go to every part of your body to make it stronger.
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Step 4
Understand that acupuncture's holistic approach assumes the body and mind are interrelated and one part can affect the other. According to acupuncturist Avi Magidoff's perception of how acupuncture works, "Needles break down connective tissue, aligning fascia polymers into a higher crystalline state, which enhances conductivity along fascial planes. The free flow of Qi is perceived as conduction of biochemical and biomechanical signals through the connective tissues."
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Step 5
Use acupuncture as an alternative to prescription drugs that can cause adverse effects to the body. It is a natural method of healing and strengthening the body widely accepted in many parts of the world.
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Step 6
Visit your certified acupuncturist regularly to overcome physical and emotional challenges. After a group of veterans' in Albuquerque, New Mexico, received acupuncture as a regular part of their treatment, a veteran shared, "You've helped me in mental clarity, improved energy, sleeping problems, bad dreams, headaches, anxiety, depression, anger, helps me be calmer and helps me cope with day-to-day life better."
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Step 7
Research acupuncture to learn the risks and benefits before you seek treatment. Choose a competent, licensed physician that uses disposable needles.
