Completely safe and virtually pain-free, it is an effective way to address physical, psychological and emotional problems – everything from pain to insomnia, infertility to obesity has been treated by acupuncture. Acupuncture originated in China more than 5,000 years ago and, due to its proven effectiveness, has been embraced throughout the world as a treatment option for a range of health issues. Hair-thin, sterile needles are placed into the skin at various of points, with subtle variations in the direction, depth of insertion, and the way the needles are manipulated in the patient's body. Our trained acupuncturists have been successful in treating a number of health issues in patients including: sinusitis nerve deafness high blood pressure irritable bowel syndrome food allergies premenstrual syndrome (PMS) kidney stones chronic fatigue smoking cessation anxiety insomnia stress arthritis sciatica back pain bursitis trigeminal neuralgia headaches and migraines muscle spasms asthma bronchitis and more