Acupuncture is a therapeutic intervention used to treat specific health dysfunctions (i.e., musculoskeletal pain and movement disorders, sports injuries, functional problems, problems of dysregulation, headaches, stress-related disorders, chronic pain, etc.).What is Contemporary Medical Acupuncture (CMA)?
CMA is a precise peripheral nerve stimulation technique, in which fine solid needles (acupuncture needles) are inserted into anatomically defined neurofunctional sites, and stimulated manually or with electricity for the therapeutic purpose of modulating abnormal activity of the nervous system and/or the endocrine, exocrine and immune systems. It is used in pain syndromes, functional problems, and any diseases in which these modulatory mechanisms are available. Medical acupuncture works to modulate the pain and sensory signals throughout the body. During treatments, the body’s natural pain relieving chemicals are released to improve the biochemical balance in the body while promoting healing.