FAQ

Q: WHAT IS ACUPUNCTURE?
Q: WHAT ARE MERIDIANS?
Q: WHAT EXACTLY IS QI AND WHAT DOES IT DO?
Q: WHAT CONDITIONS ARE TREATABLE BY ACUPUNCTURE?
Q: WHAT ARE THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT?
Q: WHAT BLOCKS THE FLOW OF QI?
Q: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE FLOW OF QI BECOMES BLOCKED?
Q: HOW DO YOU UNBLOCK QII?
Q: DO THE NEEDLES HURT?
Q: BESIDES NEEDLES, WHAT OTHER ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENTS ARE THERE?
Q: WHAT IS INVOLVED IN ACUPUNCTURE DIAGNOSIS?
Q: HOW TO KNOW WHICH ACUPOINTS TO TREAT?
Q: HOW MANY TREATMENTS AND HOW OFTEN?
Q: ARE ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES SAFE AND STERILE?
Q: HOW LONG DO TREATMENTS TAKE?
Q: DO ALL ACUPUNCTURISTS USE THE SAME METHODS?
Q: IS ACUPUNCTURE PRACTICED IN NORTH AMERICAN MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS?
Q: ARE ACUPUNCTURE’S RESULTS DUE TO HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION?
Q: HOW VALID ARE ANCIENT CHINESE HERBAL REMEDIES?
Q: WHEN WAS ACUPUNCTURE FIRST USED?
Q: WHAT IS QI GONG?
Q: IS ACUPUNCTURE THE ONLY ASPECT OF CHINESE MEDICINE?
Q: WHAT ABOUT YIN AND YANG?
Q: HOW DO I EXPLAIN ACUPUNCTURE TO MY FRIENDS?
Q: DOES ACUPUNCTURE RELIEVE PAIN?
Q: WILL ACUPUNCTURE RELIEVE MY “STRESSED-OUT” FEELINGS?
Q: WHAT BROUGHT ACUPUNCTURE TO THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA?
Q: WHAT ABOUT ACUPUNCTURE FOR SENIORS?