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What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is a part of Oriental Medicine, a system of medicine that is at least over 2,500 years old, with evidence suggesting up to over 5,000 years old. People found repeated correlations between certain points on the body being stimulated, and an outward reaction such as relieving pain, reducing fever, stimulating appetite, stopping convulsions, and even to awaken coma; all this information was gathered over thousands of years, systematized, and consolidated into medical texts around 2,500 years ago.

Today we use thin stainless steel needles to insert into the body at these recorded points in order to reach the desired effects. The needles are one-time use, meaning there is no risk for cross contamination. 

Does it Hurt?

Unlike hypodermic needles, acupuncture needles are solid and hair-thin, and they are not designed to cut the skin. They are also inserted to much more shallow levels than hypodermic needles, generally no more than a half-inch to an inch depending on the type of treatment being delivered.
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While each person experiences acupuncture differently, most people feel only a minimal amount of pain as the needles are inserted. Some people reportedly feel a sensation of excitement, while others feel relaxed. After insertion, you should eventually feel a heavy, aching, radiating, or pulsating feeling. 

Dr. Lee exclusively uses traditional free-hand needling technique, a skill rarely developed by acupuncturists in the United States. However when mastered the result is an extremely effective treatment that strikes the balance between good sensation but with minimal pain.

What Conditions does it treat?

World Health Organization (WHO) on Acupuncture: The use of acupuncture has been shown to effectively treat many types of conditions. In 2003 the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a report called “Acupuncture: Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trials.” Below you will see a list of the conditions mentioned in that report.
Please note that there are plenty of additional conditions which centuries of empirical data have shown acupuncture treats effectively but for which there is little or no modern western research. If you have questions about a condition not listed below, be sure to contact us so we can address your specific situation.
Psychological Conditions
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • OCD
  • PTSD
  • Somatization disorder
  • Hypersomnia
  • Insomnia
Neurological Conditions
  • Headache and migraine
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Facial palsy (early stage, within three to six months)
  • Paresis following stroke
  • Peripheral neuropathies
  • Meniere’s Disease
  • Nocturnal enuresis
  • Cervicobrachial syndrome
  • Neurogenic bladder dysfunction
  • Intercostal neuralgia
  • Disc problems
Musculo-skeletal Conditions
  • Muscle pain, swelling, stiffness and weakness
  • Localized traumatic injuries, sprains, strains, tendinitis, contractures
  • Arthritis
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Work and sports related injuries
  • Low back and/or neck strain
  • Osteoarthritis
  • “Frozen shoulder”, “tennis elbow”
  • Sciatica
Respiratory System Conditions
  • Acute sinusitis
  • Acute rhinitis
  • Common cold and allergies*
  • Acute tonsillitis
  • Acute bronchitis
  • Bronchial asthma
Conditions of the Eye, Ear, Nose & Mouth
  • Acute conjunctivitis
  • Central retinitis
  • Myopia (in children)
  • Cataract (without complications)
  • Toothaches, post extraction pain
  • Gingivitis
  • Acute and chronic pharyngitis
Gastrointestinal Conditions
  • Spasms of esophagus and cardiac
  • Irritable bowel and colitis
  • Gastroptosis
  • Acute and chronic gastritis
  • Gastric hyperacidity (i.e. acid reflux)
  • Chronic duodenal ulcer (pain relief)
  • Acute duodenal ulcer (without complication)
  • Acute and chronic colitis
  • Constipation
  • Diarrhea
  • Acute bacillary dysentery
  • Paralytic ileus
Gynecological Conditions
  • Infertility
  • PMS
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Menopause syndrome
  • Benign irregular menstruation
  • Benign amenorrhea
Cardiovascular Conditions
  • Essential hypertension
Other Conditions
  • Withdrawal from street and pharmacological drugs
  • Appetite suppression

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Location

3980 San Pablo Dam Rd.
Suite 205
​El Sobrante, CA 94803

Telephone

510-730-0340
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Fax

+1 (510) 373-2509

Email

Dr.Lee@Lee-Acupuncture.com
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