My name is Matt Anderson and I have been a practicing acupuncturist in Southern California since 1999. Many of the people I treat have never tried acupuncture before their initial visit with me. There are a lot of people interested in acupuncture, but they have fears about needles and the unknown effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine. I am here to bridge the gap between East and West. I offer consultations to explain exactly how acupuncture works and what it can and cannot do.Does acupuncture hurt?
The most common question is “does acupuncture hurt?” Occasionally, a patient may feel a tiny pinch, but most times they don’t even know that the needle has been inserted. The needle is thinner than the thinnest hypodermic needle. Nothing is injected into the body and it is not inserted into a patient’s nerves.
Let 3,000 years of proven health benefits be yours
Acupuncture can at times eliminate long standing painful and chronic conditions only because a patient’s body was ready for the adjustment and “opening of energy.” The Chinese believe that “Qi” (chee) or our energy/life force needs to be free flowing throughout all of our Meridians at all times. Disease is believed to be the blockage of Qi through these Meridians. Meridians are lines that run on the surface of our skin and connect internally to all the internal organs and organ systems. The acupuncture needle activates that energetic pathway to an organ inside of the body by stimulating the “acupoint” on the surface of the skin relating to the corresponding organ. So by using needles to establish a free flow of Qi, balance is restored. A continuous and uninterrupted flow of Qi throughout the body can be produced by regular use of acupuncture treatments and herbs to keep our system or “yin and yang” in harmony. After thousands of years of trial and error, the Chinese found a reliable way to balance the body’s energies.