Acupuncture is not at all like the type of injection you’ve probably had that forces medication into the tissue by pressure.

The method of acupuncture most people are familiar with uses a very flexible, hair-thin needle that is inserted just through the skin to stimulate the point and encourage the smooth flow of energy to the internal organs.

If you have an aversion to needles, you can still enjoy the benefits of acupuncture through “needle-less’ methods.

Needle-less acupuncture works on the same points, and along the same meridians as would be used with needles, but tiny gold beads, or a specially formulated gel are used instead.

This tiny gold bead is about the size of a head of a pin, covered by a tiny piece of clear adhesive tape, and is placed right on the point.

Because the bead provides very mild pressure, and because gold enhances the flow of energy, you get a very mild stimulation at that particular point, which helps the energy move along the meridian.

When receiving a treatment that includes an acupuncture needle, it’s not uncommon to feel a momentary tingling sensation up or down the related meridian, or a dull ache around the needle.

These sensations are the result of your energy, or Chi, pushing through a blockage in the meridian. Many people find the overall treatment very relaxing, often falling asleep as the body rebalances itself. 

When your energy is balanced and flows unimpeded through your body, you feel invigorated … by Chi Dancing

Your energy, or Chi, flows through a network of meridians throughout your body.

The Chi flowing through the network of meridians in your body has much in common with a flowing creek.

Imagine being in the delivery room while a baby is being born; everyone is on edge … hoping … waiting … for the baby to take its first breath … because without that breath, there will be no life.

That breath is filled with Chi.

When a river or stream doesn’t have enough energy to move, it becomes stagnant; and so when your energy gets backed up and stagnant, you feel pain or discomfort.

By balancing your energy, so that it flows smoothly and evenly, Oriental Medicine alleviates pain – while changing the conditions that enabled it to take hold in the first place.