The relief of pain and the cure of illness are the most sought after goals of all medical practices.  The return of good health is an essential part of life.  Curing disease with internal means and causing the body to stimulate itself and heal is the science of acupuncture.  This era of encounters has precipitated a Renaissance of scientific research, which has resulted in East joining West in a recovery and revitalization of ancient techniques of contemporary Western Medicine, such as: laboratory analysis, X-rays, and chemical cures.  They yield a bounty of good, verging on, perfect health.

Pain, imbalance of body chemistry, infection, and anesthesiology, are states controlled equally well by Western medicine.  While the medical usage of foreign chemicals in the body is effective and advantageous, the additional use of acupuncture and Chinese medicine can further assist the body’s reclaiming of excellent health without the effect of adding more chemicals to the body.

Historically, acupuncture uses diagnostic techniques, which are analogous to those used in contemporary Western medicine:  visual examination of the body, listening and questioning of the body and mind, comparison of the pulses at the various medical "points" on the body.  Overall, relief can be considerably expanded via the application of acupuncture and moxibustion (herbal heat) to the appropriate points on the meridians of energy in the body.  Symptoms are analyzed and treated thru stimulation or sedation to achieve the body's natural balance and internal harmony.  Relief is obtained thru the use of delicate needles, which are far more delicate than the traditional Western hypodermic and are considered painless in the actual application the science of acupuncture does not solely consist of the application of needles but rather physical therapy in the form of acupressure massage and combination with Chinese medicine.

In acupuncture treatment, the entire body is viewed as totality, a dynamic unit in which all parts are interconnected via these meridians of energy.  As all parts of the body and mind are considered to be related and supportive of each other, mechanical stimulation of the appropriate points along these meridians has been responsible for the clean and simple cures of heart disease, blood disorders, digestive, muscular and glandular disease.  Acupuncture achieves this relief by stimulating and restoring the proper flow of the body's intrinsic energy which in the oriental system is termed "Chi". 

Progress in the understanding application of the science of acupuncture has reached an unprecedented high level amongst Western physicians.  Used in conjunction with the discoveries of modern medicine, the advantages of acupuncture are the low cost and non-use of chemical drugs.  The use of these ancient techniques to cure diseases has persistently eluded the advances of modern science such as drug addiction, alcoholism, obesity, and the other illness listed below.

Partial listing of diseases and illnesses that have been relieved over centuries from acupuncture treatment

Allergies (Sinus, Digestive)	Prostritis	Cerebral Disorders	Spinal Discomfort
High Blood Pressure	Gout	Thyroid Malfunction	Shoulder Pain
Weight Loss	Impotence	Neurostenia	Lower Back Pain
Stop Smoking	Menstrual Disorders	Insomnia	Sprained Muscles
Ulcers	Dysmenorrhea	Headache	Epilepsy; Seizure
Facial Rejuvenation	Skin Itching	Neuritis	Dizziness
Numbness of Limbs	Urticaria	Arthritis	Rhinitis
Paralysis (Stroke)	Neurodermatitis	Trigerminal Neuralgia	Stiff Neck
Facial Palsy	Neuratic Hearing Loss	Sciatica	Gall Stones
Chronic Gastro /  Intestinal Diseases	Eczema	Tendonitis	Kidney Stones
Bedwetting	Constipation	Backaches