Acupuncture Practice by Robert Lenahan, is one of the oldest practices in Monmouth & Ocean Counties. We welcome you to reach out and venture into a profession unfamiliar to you, yet is the oldest form of medicine known to mankind: ! Acupuncture can increase the body's natural defenses and resistance to disease thereby treating many maladies. What is Acupuncture? Most simply stated it is the oldest form of medicine known to mankind. Acupuncture consists of stimulating designated points below the skin by the insertion of needles, application of heat (moxibustion), or a combination of the two. Chinese Medicine is based on the discovery that certain points (areas) just below the skin are related to internal body organs and specific bodily functions. How Does Acupuncture Work? Most Traditional thought tells us acupuncture works through stimulation of Chi. This substance Chi is known as life energy or vital source. The Theory of Acupuncture states that the cause of all symptoms lies in an imbalance of this life energy. By the insertion of the needle into certain acupuncture points, sometimes located far from the site of symptoms, the acupuncturists can treat disease by balancing the Chi. The Chi flows through the body in meridians (channels) on which the acupuncture points lie. What Are the Effects of Acupuncture? Acupuncture treatment increases the body?s natural defense and resistance to disease. The balancing effect in turn adjusts blood flow, improves nervous tone, regulates both hormonal levels and the functions of the internal organs. The internal organs control body functions, digestion, respiration, circulation, genitourinary musculoskeletal, neurological and metabolic functions. These organs also command various parts of the body; the eyes, ears, nose and throat, knees, back, chest, abdomen and the extremities. The internal organs are responsible for controlling emotional states of depression, anger, fear, worry, grief, sadness, anxiety and obsessions. By restoring the normal function of the internal organs, acupuncture can control body functions, various parts of the body and emotional states. Conditions We Treat: Ear, Nose, Throat, Neurological ,Sinusitis, Rhinitis, Headaches (Migraine & Tension) Tinnitus (ringing in the ear), Multiple Scierosis, Nerve Deafness, Tics, Meniere?s Disease, Tremors, Conjunctivitis Neuritis, Glaucoma, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Optic Neurosis, Intercostal Neuralgia, Sciatica, Respiratory Shingles, Bronchitis Asthma Numbness, Emphysema Epilepsy, Belle's Palsy, Gastrointestinal, Polyneuritis Gastric Hyperactivity, Pareses following a stroke, Constipation Alopecia (hair loss) Diarrhea, Raynaud Syndrome, Indigestion, Gastroptosis Psychiatric, Gastritis Insomnia Crohn?s Disease Depression,Colitis Nervous Tension, Spasms of Esophagus and Cardia Anxiety, Spastic Colon Hysteria, Hemmorhoids, Gynecologic & Genitourinary, Prostatis, Physical Injuries, Infertility , Sports Injuries of Sprains & Strains, Dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation), Post Operative Pain Premenstrual Tension & Cramps (PMS) Shin Splints, Leucorrhea, Urinary Tract Infections, Skin Disorders, Leucorrhea Acne, Nocturnal Enuresis, Psoriasis Insufficient Lactation, Eczema Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction, Menopausal Symptons, Musculoskeletal Endometiosis, Tendonitis, Arthritis (all types) Miscellaneous, Bursitis Overweight , Lower Back Pain Syndrome, Excessive Smoking, "Frozen Shoulder", Alcoholism, "Tennis Elbow", Cold & Flu, Torticollis (wry neck), Plantar Fascitis, Cosmetic Acupuncture, Whiplash, Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture Point Pleasant NJ, Acupuncture Point Pleasant Beach NJ, Acupuncture Bay Head NJ, Acupuncture Brick NJ, Acupuncture Toms River NJ, Acupuncture Lavelette NJ, Acupuncture Manaloking NJ, Acupuncture Manasquan NJ, Acupuncture Brielle NJ, Acupuncture Sea Girt NJ, Acupuncture Spring Lake NJ, Acupuncture Spring Lake Heights NJ, Acupuncture Belmar NJ, Acupuncture Wall