What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is one of the most commonly used and oldest healing systems in the world. Dating back more than 3,500 years ago, acupuncture has helped countless people find relief and improve holistic health. At Metro Acute Chiropractic in Lone Tree, CO, our licensed chiropractor uses acupuncture to treat several medical conditions.

Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine where needles are inserted at strategic points to produce endorphins, which work to reduce your reception of pain. The overarching goal of acupuncture is to reduce pain, stimulate nerves and muscles throughout your body, and increase blood flow.

One of the most common questions we receive about acupuncture is whether it’s painful. Instead of the normal hypodermic needles, acupuncture is performed with hair-thin needles that you barely feel. Most fall asleep and enter deep relaxation while our chiropractor performs acupuncture.

At Metro Acute Chiropractic, we use acupuncture to treat a range of chronic and acute illnesses. Because each individual responds differently to the treatment, the number of illnesses that can be treated will vary from person to person. However, some of the most common health issues we’ve treated with acupuncture include:

  • Shoulder pain
  • Neck pain
  • Facial pain
  • Muscle spasms
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Headaches and migraines
  • Sciatica
  • Back pain
  • Sports and automobile injuries
  • Arthritis and osteoarthritis
  • Tennis elbow
  • Neuropathies
  • And more

As we previously mentioned, everyone is different, and the number of sessions you require can vary. Typically, the longer you’ve had a condition, the longer your treatment will need to be before you experience lasting or substantial results.

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