• Wide ranging clinical applications and few side effects:  Acupuncture is powerful as a stand-alone treatment for some conditions, and it can also be an important complement to conventional western medical treatments. Many patients come to us looking for a safe way to reduce the side effects of prescription drugs, to eliminate or reduce chronic pain, to hasten recovery from surgery, and to help manage chronic conditions.
• Helping the body to heal itself:  Acupuncture is a very old system of medicine that stimulates the body’s own healing system to heal itself. For centuries, Asian cultures have successfully used acupuncture to treat many of the same health problems we find in our modern world.

Is Acupuncture Effective?
In a nationwide survey of acupuncture users:
91.5% reported "disappearance" or "improvement" of symptoms after acupuncture treatments.
84% said they see their MDs less.
79% said they use fewer prescription drugs.
70% of those to whom surgery had been recommended said they avoided it.
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