What is Acupuncture/Oriental Medicine?

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is a 5,000 year old system of medicine. It is a comprehensive system of health care that offers patients treatments for illness and promotes optimum health and quality of health. There are many modalities of treatment in Oriental Medicine; Acupuncture and Herbal medicine being the most popular or familiar !

Oriental Medicine is understanding of human beings sees no separation between body, mind and spirit; they are perceived as a whole and interconnected. Each organ is believed to have an expression on the physical, emotional and spiritual level.

The concept of QI (pronounced CHEE) is very important in Oriental Medicine. Qi is considered, LIFE FORCE, the energy that powers the body, mind and spirit! Qi circulates through 14 major pathways or meridians, each of which have specific internal branches to the organs.

How does Acupuncture work?

There are specific points along these meridians where the body's energy can be contacted through the insertion of acupuncture pins. Each point has it's own function and effect on the vital Qi. Symptoms are seen as the body/mind calling out for attention or help. llness is perceived as a loss of harmony or balance in the body.

Acupuncture's goal is to help the patient achieve balance and restore function.

Acupuncture is used to redirect Qi.!

Does Acupuncture Hurt?

No! Most people are surprised and relieved that acupuncture pins are very thin, not like hypodermic needles which are hollow and big. I will help you relax during the treatment as well. Also more good news! The acupuncture pins are only inserted millimeters in depth- again very different than hypodermic needles. After the treatment is completed most experience a euphoric feeling- with the utmost peace!

What can Acupuncture / Oriental Medicine do for me?

The World Health Organization (WHO) of the U.N. identifies over 40 conditions acupuncture successfully treats! Acupuncture /Oriental Medicine is a whole medical system that successfully treats 70% percent of the world's population without any side effects!

Acupuncture has been proven to be effective where other medical treatments have failed or do not know what to do.

Acupuncture is widely used as preventitive health as well. So when you have "nothing wrong" you can still benefit from treatment. Acupuncture is for seniors as well especially with circulation problems and insomnia or pain! There are a bevy of other benefits as well!

What is a Typical Visit Like?

Students (The word "Patients" is too clinical for my practice) come to this office for a myriad of reasons, and from an infinite variety of backgrounds. Each is given a detailed intake in an initial two hour visit.

Practicing within the context of medicine's new paradigm, Dr. Weiss explores within his varied spiritual scope of practice to invent, with each student, their own personal solution to their path to wellness.

A complete Oriental Medicine exam is given coupled with diagnosis and recommendation for treatment. The possibility exists other tests will be ordered.

Once the student and Dr. Weiss move forward with mutual solutions to wellness, Dr. Weiss chooses from a bevy of practice modalities and medical disciplines. The tools at his disposal range from those with thousands of years of clinical effectiveness to the most recent spiritually applied.

Together our goal is to restore and maintain Optimal Health!

Possibly this is your first acupuncture/Oriental Medicine experience, if so, most( 97%) are relieved how relaxed they feel after their first treatment. It is reported to us, that there is a sense of peace and balance, yet unlike any other tratement they have experienced.

Dahvid Weiss can be reached at (520) 576-0003. He has a convenient Tucson location that is a peaceful place to be.