Acupuncture is part of a medical system which originated in China and has been practised for thousands of years. It is a holistic approach to the management of disease as well as the maintenance of health.

 It is based on the theory that our health is 
 dependent upon the free flow of our body's
 vital energy or Qi moving in a smooth and 
 balanced way through a network of  
 pathways beneath the skin. These   
 pathways all interconnect and directly  
 influence the functioning of the internal 
 organs and other controlling systems of 
 the body. When the flow of Qi becomes
 disordered we no longer experience full 
 health or internal harmony. The flow of Qi 
 can be disturbed by a number of factors, 
 such as, stress, our emotions, injury and
 hereditary factors. 

 
                                                                                    

Acupuncture involves the insertion of very fine disposable needles into specific points along the energy pathways which influences the physiological functioning of the body and assists the flow of Qi. The action of needling stimulates the body to rebalance itself, activating our own recuperative and self-healing powers.

                The fundamental principles of acupuncture are to treat the person as an integrated whole in body, mind and spirit, and to remedy the root cause of illness and disease, not only the symptoms.