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Directions to new location For new patients About our clinic About herbs About us Links Blog Home	Acupuncture is a therapeutic intervention characterized by the insertion of fine, solid needles into or through the skin at specific sites. With roots in China's ancient past, acupuncture is one of the oldest and most widely used systems of medicine in the world. Acupuncture in the USA In the United States, it was not until 1971 that acupuncture began to enter into the broader public awareness. It was then that James Reston, a New York Time's reporter who was covering Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's trip to China, had to undergo emergency appendectomy surgery in Beijing and published an account of his experience and how Chinese physicians eased his post surgical pain with acupuncture. For many Americans, this was the first they had heard of traditional Chinese medicine. Licenses to practice acupuncture were issued by the states of Oregon and Nevada in 1973, and the first acupuncture school in the country - the New England School of Acupuncture - was established in 1979. Acupuncture was not a licensed profession in Texas until 1992. The 1997 National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference concluded there was sufficient evidence of acupuncture's value to expand its use into conventional medicine and to encourage further studies of its physiology and clinical value. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, which has funded 17 national research centers to explore a wide range of alternative therapies for a host of conditions, was established by Congress in 1998. Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard University, UCLA Hospital, University of Maryland, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center are among the many major hospitals and clinical centers in the U.S. now using acupuncture. The most recent National Health Interview Survey reports a 30 percent increase in acupuncture usage over 2002's estimate, with approximately 3.1 million adults in the United States using acupuncture in 2006. What is acupuncture used for? Acupuncture is gentle, safe, and effective for a wide range of conditions: In January 2000 the Maryland Acupuncture Society published 'The Patient Satisfaction Survey - Final Report' - the result of a patient survey they contracted in 1999. The Final Report lists the 13 most common conditions for which patients sought treatment from an acupuncturist. Over 80% of the respondents also found these treatments to be very effective or moderately effective. Stress and Tension Depression Mood Fatigue and Energy Back Pain Other Musculoskeletal Pain Arthritis Migraine and Other Headaches Female Concerns Gastrointestinal Allergies Asthma Health and Wellness ©South Austin Community Acupuncture 321 W. Ben White Blvd., Suite 204B - Austin TX 78704 Tel.(512)707-8330 info@acupunctureworldheadquarters.com

Acupuncture is a therapeutic intervention characterized by the insertion of fine, solid needles into or through the skin at specific sites. With roots in China's ancient past, acupuncture is one of the oldest and most widely used systems of medicine in the world.

Acupuncture in the USA

In the United States, it was not until 1971 that acupuncture began to enter into the broader public awareness. It was then that James Reston, a New York Time's reporter who was covering Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's trip to China, had to undergo emergency appendectomy surgery in Beijing and published an account of his experience and how Chinese physicians eased his post surgical pain with acupuncture. For many Americans, this was the first they had heard of traditional Chinese medicine.

Licenses to practice acupuncture were issued by the states of Oregon and Nevada in 1973, and the first acupuncture school in the country - the New England School of Acupuncture - was established in 1979. Acupuncture was not a licensed profession in Texas until 1992.

The 1997 National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference concluded there was sufficient evidence of acupuncture's value to expand its use into conventional medicine and to encourage further studies of its physiology and clinical value. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, which has funded 17 national research centers to explore a wide range of alternative therapies for a host of conditions, was established by Congress in 1998.

Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard University, UCLA Hospital, University of Maryland, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center are among the many major hospitals and clinical centers in the U.S. now using acupuncture.

The most recent National Health Interview Survey reports a 30 percent increase in acupuncture usage over 2002's estimate, with approximately 3.1 million adults in the United States using acupuncture in 2006.

What is acupuncture used for?

Acupuncture is gentle, safe, and effective for a wide range of conditions:

In January 2000 the Maryland Acupuncture Society published 'The Patient Satisfaction Survey - Final Report' - the result of a patient survey they contracted in 1999. The Final Report lists the 13 most common conditions for which patients sought treatment from an acupuncturist. Over 80% of the respondents also found these treatments to be very effective or moderately effective.

Stress and Tension

Depression

Mood

Fatigue and Energy

Back Pain

Other Musculoskeletal Pain

Arthritis

Migraine and Other Headaches

Female Concerns

Gastrointestinal

Allergies

Asthma

Health and Wellness

321 W. Ben White Blvd., Suite 204B - Austin TX 78704

Tel.(512)707-8330

info@acupunctureworldheadquarters.com