Acupuncture is a 5,000 years old science whose effectiveness has been proven by millions of successful case studies. Acupuncture has reached a level of acceptance such that treatments are reimbursable through most health insurance carriers.

Acupuncture is an excellent compliment to western medicine. Its benefits are greater and longer lasting with a series of sessions rather than with a single one.

Acupuncture treatments are painless, as the disposable needles used are very thin, nearly as thin as human hair. Your first session takes approximately 45 minutes, a follow-up session 30 minutes.

Acupuncture has successfully treated:

Joint and soft tissue		Internal imbalances
Chronic neck & back pains		Ulcers / acids stomach
Arthritis		Irritable bowel syndrome
Bursitis		Insomnia, Fatigue
Sciatic pain		Headache & Migraine
Immune Imbalances		Emotional Imbalances
Allergies, Asthma		Depression
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome		Anxiety, panic attack
Fibromyalgia		ADD, ADHA

WALK IN RATES: $60 single treatment, $275 for 5 treatment card

MEMBER RATES: $55 single treatment, $250 for 5 treatment card

 About Aaron:
 

Aaron Rubinstein received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Texas A&M University in 1993. He received his Master of Science in Oriental Medicine from the Texas College of TCM in 2000. His interest in Japanese styles of acupuncture has taken him to Amsterdam, Boston, San Francisco, and Tokyo to study with many of the top practitioners and teachers in the field. He has written professional articles that have been translated into Japanese and internationally published. His style of practice is exceptionally gentle, thorough, and effective.

How Does Acupuncture Work?

While the seemingly esoteric traditional Chinese medicine can explain how acupuncture works in terms of Yin and Yang, a western scientific explanation remains vague. Among the many theories proposed, it is easiest to understand the benefits of acupuncture as the overlay of three types of effects: (1) Neurological, (2) Neuroendocrine, and (3) Locally mediated. Acupoints are tiny areas on the skin that contain highly concentrated levels of nerve endings, lymphatics and blood vessels. While stimulation of an acupoint with needle is completely painless, it initiates a complex cascade of events that can be categorized as follows:

1) Neurological: pain perception is altered when the stimulation of peripheral nerves sequentially turns-off nerve fibers in the central nervous system, dampening pain impulses and modulating disease.

2) Neuroendocrine: neurotransmitters and hormones modulate the effects of acupuncture, resulting in physiologic effects on the body. The increase in white cell levels produced by acupuncture is an example of this kind of phenomena.

3) Locally Mediated: an integrated response well known to those who have experienced acupuncture is the odd, numb, tingly feeling produced when a needle is properly placed. What is behind that sensation is a combination of enzymatic, chemical and vascular changes that augment the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment.