In Portland, Oregon more and more people are catching on to the healing benefits of Acupuncture.  With a surplus of local complementary medicine programs locally, Acupuncture in Portland continues to expand at a faster pace than most of the country.  As an important tool in preventive health care, Acupuncture is more than just hip, it makes sense.

The practice of Acupuncture involves the insertion of very fine, sterile disposable needles.  Needles are put in specific acupuncture points on energetic meridians which course throughout the body.  Twelve major meridians traverse the body from the tips of your fingers and toes to the top of your head and mid-line of your torso.  According to Chinese Medicine Theory, Qi or vital energy flows through the body via htis meridian system.

A fundamental principle of Acupuncture theory and clinical practice is the concept of self-healing within the body; a dynamic arrangement of organ systems and energy flows that connect and interact with the shared purpose of regulating and maintaining homeostasis or balance.  As we function and interact within our surrounding environment, this dynamic can loose balance and become stagnant, depleted, congested, or imbalanced.  During an acupuncture treatment, the acupuncturist stimulates points on the meridians to assist in redirecting the flow of energy back towards balance and homeostasis.   Your acupuncturist decides which points to stimulate based on which meridians and points are associated with the imbalance related to your reason for coming in and based on which meridians and points function to best restore balance through their energetic functions.

Acupuncture treatments offer a time to relax, open up to the body’s own natural processes in healing, and restore balance.  When the needles are put in place, some points may go unnoticed while others may feel like a quick, small pinch. This may be followed by a sensation of tingling, warmth, heaviness or a dull pressure.  Needles usually remain in place from 10 to 40 minutes.  Following a treatment,  it is not uncommon to feel tranquil and revitalized both mentally and physically.

If you are searching for a Acupuncturist in Portland, Oregon, contact Kimberly Dornan to set up an evaluation and treatment.  Call 503-771-7441.