Acupuncture is a comprehensive healing system from Asia that has been used for well over 3000 years. Acupuncture works with the body's vital energy called Qi (pronounced Chee), that flows throughout the skin, muscles and organs along patheways called meridians. By stimulating specific points on the meridians, acupuncture directs energy through the body's networks and unblocks obstructions that cause pain, disharmony or disease. Acupuncture therapies encourage the body to restore its own equilibruim and can help the body heal itself.