Migraines/Headaches
    How can Acupuncture help if pain killers won't?

At its onset, sufferers can take painkillers to relieve its effects, but this often only provides short-term relief and in some cases is completely ineffectual. In contrast to treatment with ordinary painkillers, acupuncture provides an effective and powerful method to ease migraines with minimal or no side effects.

By stimulating acupuncture points, the body prompts the nervous system to release endorphins (which are chemically related to morphine) and other natural chemicals that relieve pain. There is a concept in traditional Chinese medicine, which maintains that all types of pain, including the severe pain of migraine headaches, result from blood stagnation in the meridians. Acupuncture treatment can promote blood circulation, remove blood stagnation, and unblock meridians to relieve the symptoms. With increased cerebral circulation, the afflicted region obtains sufficient blood supply, oxygen and nutrition. Treating symptoms at the earliest possible opportunity increases the strength of positive results.

The majority of people with migraines seek acupuncture treatment after experimenting with other more conventional methods. While some people may feel immediate comfort from acupuncture, it usually takes four or five treatments to see a significant improvement. For initial treatment, the acupuncturist may advise one to two visits per week for a couple of weeks, then reduce it to once a week for two to three weeks, with follow-up treatments as needed.  Herbal formulas are also used to treat the underlying causes of the attacks.

Dermatology- Acne, Eczema, Psoriasis
Of all the alternative therapies, acupuncture has been shown in controlled scientific studies to be most effective in helping to treat hormonal disturbances. Acupuncture works because it tunes up all systems and stimulates energy, blood and nutrient flow in an organism; it promotes homeostasis and regulates hormone production. 

Several preliminary studies have reported that a series of acupuncture treatments (8 to 15) is markedly effective or curative in 90 to 98% of patients. The effect is further amplified when patients make appropriate lifestyle and nutritional changes. (Food allergy plays a role in some cases of acne, particularly adult acne.)

TMJ, Tinnitus
Acupuncture is remarkably successful in the treatment of TMJ symptoms. Not only does it helps loosen TMJ muscles, but also addresses the underlying cause, the stress. Therefore, by relieving the stress, acupuncture prevents the TMJ dysfunction from returning as well as treating all of the symptoms induced or aggravated by tension. Special, hair-thin needles are inserted near the TMJ in order to loosen up the muscles and to improve blood circulation in the face in the TMJ area. Next, the relaxation centers will be activated to alleviate the tension and stress. It usually takes 3 to 6 sessions to treat TMJ dysfunction depending on how severe the condition is.