Acupuncture St. Catharines

When the balance or flow of Qi is deficient or obstructed it may be diseased or susceptible to illness. Acupuncture treats both the symptoms and the root causes of the patient’s illness.

​In Physiotherapy practice, one highly safe and effective use for acupuncture is the treatment of muscle tension. Muscle tightness can be a vicious cycle. It causes pain on its own and can also result in other parts of the body tensing up in anticipation of that pain. Many patients find acupuncture helpful for both decreasing pain and relaxing the body overall.

Unfortunately, too many people turn to the use of medications for pain management to ease tension in their muscles. However, this is not a long-term solution, and many medications have side effects. Acupuncture is an ancient, safe, and effective alternative to medication and, in some cases, surgery.

Acupuncture works by stimulating natural pain-relieving chemicals in the body, including a combination of endorphins and neurotransmitters. It does this through the insertion of needles into specific anatomical points (acupuncture points) to encourage natural healing. The release of these chemicals triggers the pain receptors in the brain to experience less pain. Then, by stimulating blood flow to the area experiencing muscle tension, acupuncture also helps to heal that area of the body as increased circulation in an injured area naturally speeds recovery. By releasing natural painkillers in the body, acupuncture needles help short-circuit the loop of pain and stiffness from anticipating pain.