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The word "acupuncture" often invokes the image of needles protruding from the skin. This image can be uncomfortable and even frightening to some. Acupuncture is often misinterpreted as a painful experience and can cause anxiety in some patients. The first and primary fact regarding acupuncture is that it need not be a frightening experience. While acupuncture does involve the insertion of six to eight needles into the body during each treatment session, the needles are smaller than injection needles and have a doweled end as opposed to hypodermic needles which have a cutting end. Because acupuncture needles are small enough to fit into the central hole of a normal injection needle and are doweled, tissue damage and bruising is minimized.

Needle Insertion

While the insertion of an acupuncture needle into the skin is not devoid of sensation, the generally consensus among acupuncture patients is that needle insertion is not painful. Many patients are often surprised to learn that the needle has already been inserted into their skin while still awaiting the sting and prick they generally associate with needles.

Needling Sensation

The Chinese state that a ‘needling sensation’ is necessary for maximum effectiveness at each acupuncture site. The ‘needling sensation’ is created by moving the needle slightly while inserted in the skin. The sensation experienced by the patient will vary, but needling sensation is often described as dull, bursting, or numb sensation felt around the needle insertion site. The sensation felt at the needle insertion site may also travel throughout the channel being treated. For example: a needling sensation originating in an acupuncture site in the right knee may result in a burning or numb sensation in the right ankle.

Some acupuncturists use an electric stimulator to excite acupuncture points as a substitute for needling sensation. Electro-acupuncture causes a tingling sensation over the acupuncture sites being stimulated. Electro-acupuncture can cause discomfort if the stimulator is turned to a high intensity. To avoid discomfort, electrical stimulators should have the intensity of the current adjusted slowly and carefully. The Chinese believe that electro-acupuncture does not replace the need for obtaining ‘needling sensation’ at each acupuncture site.

Conditions Treated
with Acupuncture

Acute and Chronic Pain
Arthritis
Fertility Issues
Headaches and Migraines
Digestive Issues
Sports Related Injuries and Rehab
Allergies
Women’s Health Issues
Fibromyalgia
Depression and Anxiety

Treatable Diagnoses
with Acupuncture

Diseases of the Muscles, Bones and Joints
Diseases of the Nervous System
Diseases of the Digestive System
Diseases of the Respiratory System
Diseases of the Heart and Blood Vessels
Anesthesia for Labor and Delivery
Acupuncture Anesthesia

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Testimonials : New Jersey Pain Management Patients

“ I don’t know how to thank you.  I have been going to doctors for the past year and a half and no one has been able to help me.  Then I met you and I am a new person!  Thank you again.”

- Eileen Galieski

“I was smoking one pack of cigarettes and one cigar a day.  I went to Maria Phillips for acupuncture to help me stop.  In three treatments I no longer had the desire to continue smoking.  Maria is extremely competent, helpful and understanding.  I highly recommend the use of her services.”

- Theodore Harris

"My CA125 (blood test marker for endometriosis) dropped from the 300's down to the 50's. I think the benefit of the acupuncture treatments and Chinese herbs are difficult to dismiss. My IVF cycle resulted in a positive, and as of today, I am seven weeks pregnant, complete with healthy measurements and a strong heartbeat on ultrasound."

- Michelle K., Freehold, NJ

"After 7 months of coughing, asthma, and lots of yucky phlegm, 6 weeks of acupuncture and Chinese herbs have virtually eliminated my symptoms. I would recommend acupuncture to anyone with asthma."

- Cynthia E.  Marlboro, NJ

"I've suffered from migraine headaches for 30 years and have tried all sorts of medications that have been only partially effective. However, with acupuncture I have had very effective (sometimes within minutes) relief from migraine pain."

- Peter M. Old Bridge, NJ