Advancements in medical science have resulted in finding cures for number of diseases but these conventional treatments are also known for their side effects. This has made people search for alternative methods of healing that can provide them with relief without introducing any chemicals in their bodies. Ancient Chinese methodology of acupuncture is fast gaining popularity among the Americans. Term acupuncture is derived from Latin where acus means needle and the term pungere means to prick, thus acupuncture is a technique for curing body ailments by inserting thin needles at appropriate acupuncture points.

Oriental acupuncture technique made its foray in states about two decades ago but gained popularity only couple of years back. This safe and cost effective technique had been practised by Chinese since ages and is based on the philosophy of balancing opposite energy charges ‘yin’ and yang’. Acupuncturist believes that a vital energy called ‘chi’ flows through our body and any blockage to this energy flow results in illnesses. This energy flows through 12 main energy channels that are known as meridians. By inserting very fine needles at appropriate acupuncture points located on these meridians the blockages can be removed ensuring its free flow making our body disease free.

Acupuncture is the true example of all gain without pain and has proved to be effective in treating patients suffering from migraines, sinus, and nausea, all kinds of pain, stress and depression. Acupuncture is now being recommended by numerous psychologists because unlike anti depressants, acupuncture therapy actually energizes a person makes him feel fit and ready to taken on the world. Acupuncture therapy is still not legally recognized by many US states but is fast gaining popularity.

Acupuncture treatments are decided after a complete physical examination of patient is carried out and also patient’s history has been noted down by the acupuncturists. The trained acupuncturist then determine the low energy points located in the patient’s body which needs to be energized by inserting needles. The needles used for acupuncture treatment are 1/10th the size of the human hair and doesn’t cause any pain to the patient. Sometimes oral medication may be prescribed to the patient along with the acupuncture sessions. A usual acupuncture session lasts for 45 minutes and changes can be observed in just couple of sitting. The average cost of an acupuncture session is between 75$ to 150$ and the number of sittings required for complete cure is dependent on the patient’s history and his reaction to the treatment.

As no scientific proofs are available about this holistic healing procedure, research is being carried out to gain insight about acupuncture therapy. To study the effectiveness of acupuncture therapy for treating migraine, a research was conducted in US on 400 participants. Almost 60% of the migraine patients felt significant relief after just initial few sittings and all the patients reported tremendous improvement after three months of regular acupuncture treatment.

Acupuncture with no negative side effects, excellent results and cheap pricing surely bring hopes for thousands in US that could not be benefited by conventional medicines.