“I used to think that acupuncture was hocus pocus. But now I am happy I tried,” a once skeptical now relieved patient said to me.
People new to acupuncture are sometimes wary because they think it’s magical. But after experiencing an acupuncture treatment, they usually feel very different.
This is because acupuncture relaxes the body, decreases pain, and regulates the nervous system, so you physically feel different after an acupuncture treatment.
Research has shown that acupuncture works by regulating pain relieving chemicals in the brain , modifying pain patterns within the nervous system, as well as stimulating the
Many people find it hard to recover from an injury even with rounds of therapy. Stellar athletes, weekend warriors, and people working in an office with with repetitive stress injuries can all have problems recovering from an injury.
Acupuncture is a holistic medicine which works to treat both the mind and the body. Acupuncture is very effective at treating depression without medications or side effects. Recently, a new study shows that 
Atopic eczema causes profound itching. Often the itching is the first sign of the condition and scratching leads to the inflammation.
I like to say that the acupuncture healing process is like hitting the reset switch. It works in the body to correct once healthy pathways that were knocked off kilter.
My class Acupressure for Self Healing at the New York Open Center starts Tonight, Monday, June 6th. 
For many years now, researchers have been looking at how acupuncture works for pain relief. Often these acupuncture studies will use an fMRI scanner that tracks activity and blood flow in the brain.