Acupuncture and Oriental medicine is one of the fastest growing forms of health care in the United States. This explosion is due to the recognition by consumers and regulators of the safety, effectiveness and low cost of this form of health care.

Acupuncture is used for diagnoses, prevention, cure or correction of any disease or pain. Any health problem may be treated, including sinus, headache and high blood pressure. Acupuncture is a complete system of medicine based on principles used in the Orient for the last 4,000 years.

Through the use of traditional acupuncture needles of heat (moxabustion), applied in accordance with traditional and modern Oriental medical techniques and U.S. medical guidelines, we work in alliance with your current medical doctor to restore your body to its proper functioning and state of health.

Acupuncture produces endorphins, it actually facilitates soft tissue healing, strengthens immune functions, works through the nervous system to stimulate the body to produce its own natural chemicals for healing and repairing the body during disease or injury.

Acceptance of Acupuncture in the United States

Today:

• Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia have laws or regulations for the practice of acupuncture and Oriental medicine. Legislation has been introduced in an additional ten states.
• The accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) is recognized by the United States Department of Education. Acupuncture is a three-year masts level program. Oriental medicine is a four-year masters level program. Twenty-four colleges are accredited and nine are in candidacy status.
• The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) offers four independent certification programs: Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology, Acupuncture & Chinese Herbology, and Oriental Bodywork Therapy. The NCCAOM has certified over 7,000 practitioners in 47 states and 18 foreign countries.
• Acupuncture is used in more than 20 states in over 300 drug dependency programs. Patients who go through these programs have lower rearrest rates on drug-related charges than those treated with acupuncture. In Miami-Dade County drug offenders have a choice of acupuncture or jail.
• The FDA has classified acupuncture needles a s medical devices for general use by trained professionals.
• The FDA estimated in May 1993 that there were 9 to 12 million patient visits each year for acupuncture.
• The United States National Institutes of Health have funded several federal research programs in acupuncture and cocaine addiction.
• Controlled clinical trials in the United States have evaluated the use of acupuncture combined with standard stroke protocol for the treatment of paralysis due to stroke. Effective of markedly effective results were found for over 80 percent of the patients receiving acupuncture.
• A study in six clinics in five states showed efficacy and cost savings of acupuncture. Of the patients treated with acupuncture, 91.5% reported disappearance or improvement of symptoms; 84% said they see their MDs less; 79% said they use fewer prescription drugs and 70% of those to whom surgery had been recommended said they avoided it.

Information provided by:
National Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance
14637 Starr Road S.E.
Olalla, WA 98359
(253) 852-6896

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