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This document is to help you understand what
is happening in your body, what it will take to treat
your pain or medical problem, what to expect from
treatment, and what to look for as time progresses.
This helps you to know how to use acupuncture
most effectively to promote healing in your body so
that you are getting your money's worth.
Acupuncture has survived and flourished as a
medical modality for over 2500 years because it
works. However, it is medicine not magic which
means that it works according to certain principles
which cause changes over time in the body that
decrease pain and promote healing. (If you have
not already done so, please read How acupuncture
treats your medical condition at my website
acupuncturelasvegas.net under “Free electronic
booklets”. It is important that you understand what
we are doing to improve your condition.)
Acupuncture treatment is simply a process of
setting the correct conditions so your body heals
most efficiently. Your body’s ability to heal is
influenced by two opposing factors.
1. The factors which damage the tissues of
