What is Myofascial Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is a treatment which can relieve symptoms of some physical and psychological conditions and encourages the patient’s body to heal and repair itself.

Acupuncture stimulates the nerves in skin and muscle, and can produce a variety of effects.  It increases the body’s release of natural painkillers – endorphin and serotonin – in the pain pathways of both the spinal cord and the brain.  This modifies the way pain signals are received.

But acupuncture does much more than reduce pain, and has a beneficial effect on health.  Patients often notice an improved sense of well-being after treatment.

Modern research shows that acupuncture can affect most of the body’s systems – the nervous system, muscle tone, hormone outputs, circulation, antibody production and allergic responses.

Myofascial acupuncture can be very effective for pain relief for a wide range of musculoskeletal pain, for example – back, shoulder, neck and leg pain.  It can also be used to treat headaches, migraines, trapped nerves, chronic muscle strains, sports injuries and various kinds of arthritis and rheumatic pain.