Optimal Health Comes Naturally with Traditional Chinese Medicine

At West Vancouver Wellness Centre, we use an acupuncture technique known as intramuscular stimulation (IMS). Some of the syndromes that can be treated using IMS include back and neck pain, headaches, as well as tendonitis. In using IMS, we insert acupuncture needles into the points of the body where the muscles have shortened or contracted, or at spots where the nerves connect with the muscles. Problems at these points form the basis of many painful conditions. For other conditions, we will complete a clinical assessment and then use TCM meridian theory points accordingly. TCM meridian theory considers the relationship between internal organ systems and the nervous system. The nerves that exist within — and just below the skin’s surface — connect to internal organs via “reflex arcs.” These reflex arcs are stimulated through specific acupuncture points on the skin’s surface using fine needles to influence the nervous system. Correspondingly, this stimulation then influences the function of the internal organs. Applied in this way, acupuncture is used for a wide variety of health conditions.