Look for someone who is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac., P.Om.), or a Diplomat from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (NCCAOM certifies: Dipl. Ac, Dipl. CH, Dipl. OM). 

Some practitioners use other techniques such as acupressure, which may be helpful, but this is not acupuncture or Chinese medicine.

Additionally, some get very minimal training from a few weekend seminars.  Your best course of action is to find someone who is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac., P.Om.).

There are many techniques available.  As long as the practitioner is a Licensed Acupuncturist or P.Om., they were still helping your body in balancing it’s healing powers.  There are practitioners who say they are doing acupuncture and are not actually trained in the Traditional Chinese Medicine system.

Acupuncture by itself is a powerful way to connect to the body’s own healing powers.  When Chinese herbs or other techniques, such as moxibustion, are used it is a more powerful connection to the healing powers of the body and patients tend to get better even faster.

Frequently Asked Questions

Generally, if you feel it at all, the feeling is more of a tingling.  Acupuncture needles have a doweled end and therefore do not cut the skin like injection needles.  Following treatment, it is very common for patients to feel extremely relaxed and/or exhilarated.

Does acupuncture hurt?

Why do you use Chinese herbs?

I  have been to other acupuncturists and they didn’t do the same thing. Why?

 

What do I look for in a practitioner?

Phone: 570-587-0880

Are the acupuncture needles safe?

Yes!  Acupuncture is done with sterile and disposable needles approved by the FDA

Rotella Chiropractic & Acupuncture Center

Where East and West meet and the mind and body connect