Acupuncture
Contemporary medical acupuncture uses specially placed thin needles to improve blood circulation, stimulate endorphin release and restore the natural healing ability of the body, sometimes with the addition of electrical stimulation. It is safe and effective and is often successfully used as an alternative to medications or even surgery. Relief is often obtained with acupuncture when traditional medical therapy has failed.
We Treat:
Back Pain
Neck Pain
Headaches
Shoulder Pain
Extremity Pain
TMJ pain​​
Plantar Fasciitis
Muscle Pain
Disc Herniations
Sciatica
Pain from Arthritis
AND MUCH MORE​
What does
it feel like?
Acupuncture treatment is generally quite comfortable. During the treatment you may experience sensations of mild tingling, heaviness, slight soreness or numbness along the points being stimulated.
Are the needles
sterilized?
New, disposable needles are used for each acupuncture treatment. The needles are very fine, flexible and rounded but sharp at the tip. Their design allows acupuncture needles to slide smoothly through tissues and makes them unlikely to cause bleeding or damage to underlying structures. Most treatments require 5-10 needles to be inserted for a period of 5 - 10 minutes.
What can acupuncture
treat?
Acupuncture has proven to be successful in reducing stress, muscle tension and chronic pain. Acupuncture is most recognized for its role in pain management and types of pain that respond best to this treatment include: low back pain, sciatica, neck pain, headache, shoulder pain, knee pain and osteoarthritis.
How does
acupucnture work?
Several processes have been proposed to explain acupuncture’s effects, primarily those on pain. Acupuncture treatment is believed to release natural pain-killers and hormones that influence the body’s self-regulating systems; stimulate the body’s natural healing capabilities; and affect the body’s natural electromagnetic fields.
Do I have to "believe"
in it to work?
Acupuncture is not a placebo. You do not need to “believe in” acupuncture for it to work, although a positive attitude during ANY type of therapy is probably beneficial. In general, it seems that the body wants to be healthy, and acupuncture may provide “the nudge” the body requires to do so.
Petrolia Chiropractic
4345 Petrolia Line - Unit C
Petrolia ON
N0N 1R0
