Mission District Community Acupuncture

The benefits of acupuncture goes back a long time, over 5000 years ago in China. It was developed as a healing system, with the theory that on certain areas of the skin, using some pressure, that will affect the organs and the way that they function. There are channels of energy, where these shor needles would be inserted, and these will restore and maintain good health. The needles may also be used with a small electrical current, to stimulate even more. This is a treatment that is carried out with great precision within the mission district community acupuncture clinic.

One such benefit, is when these needles are placed in the acupoints on the face to relieve a person of sinus problems. The nasal passages will open and the sinuses will drain, so that the person has relief of pain. This will take a few sessions for this to be completed, but this procedure will bring relief of the pain for the patient. The needles are inserted into the skin about a quarter of an inch, then the practitioner will twirl or twist the needle and leave it there, up to ten minutes. They could also use a small electrical impulse through the needle, for extra benefits. Another thing they use are herbs, one being the mugwort, which they use to heat the needle. Mission District Community acupuncture technicians are well trained in these methods.

The theory is that when these needles are inserted into the skin in these specific areas, then the energy flows to the affected area and then there is relief of the pain and health is then restored. Many people are helped through this ancient practice. It is a fact also that the mind and body of the patient is stimulated to bring the healing response. So many conditions are eased through this practice of acupuncture, so the practitioner is busy, because of the amount of people who are experiencing problems in their lives.

Doctors are now recognizing that it does help their patients with many chronic ailments, even though they have no knowledge of how it actually works. There have been a case where a person was going to have an operation, and the only pain killer were the needles inserted, along with some heat, which got her thought the operation without any other help. Through the whole procedure, the patient was smiling and fully awake. This case is proof that acupuncture really works.

The ear has been found to be a connector to the nervous system in the body, so this area has been used for relieving many other areas of the body. Not only are the needles used, but there are other means as well, acupressure, which is massaging the ear, magnets, electical stimulation and lasers. This is used extensively with various drug problems, and other withdrawal symptoms, and helping to break the habit of these, such as cigarette smoking, alcoholics and cocaine users. Many individuals use the services found at the Mission District Community Acupuncture clinic for these purposes.

There are more and more people beginning to realize the benefits of having the practice of acupuncture done for their various afflictions. There are skeptics who will not admit there is all kinds of good things happening because of the acupuncture, maybe not until they need something done for them, will they actually see that there is something to this practice. Many times it is because of the lack of knowledge about an issue, which keeps people from admitting that there is some value to something they know nothing about.