Acupuncture is known for its healing powers across the body’s many systems. From improving mood to boosting the immune system,

regular acupuncture treatments offers many benefits for preventive and curative care.

Benefits of Regular Acupuncture Treatments10

Individuals who need better—and more—sleep often turn to acupuncture.2

Acupuncture helps those suffering from anxiety by calming the sympathetic nervous system, allowing the body to release neurotransmitters that can control a person’s stress level.

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40 million American adults suffer from anxiety.

17.5 million Americans experience some form of depression.

33% of those affected seek treatment for depression.

70% of women with mild to moderate depression experienced at least a 50% reduction in symptoms after 12 acupuncture treatments.

Acupuncture can help with weight loss and management.

Acupuncture helps balance hormones, particularly with menopause, thereby reducing the number and severity of hot flashes.

Acupuncture can help lower stress-related high blood pressure, which helps your heart work less.

Acupuncture by the Numbers:

Balances Mood1

More Zzzz’s

INSOMNIA PATIENTS ARE ABLE TO SLEEP

3+ hours at a time AFTER USING ACUPUNCTURE.

3 Chronic Pain Management Acupuncture can help reduce chronic pain from auto accidents, migraines, and more.

Acupuncture is just one member of the family of Chinese Medicine. It’s widely known in Western medicine for its ability to assist in pain management, though it has been used for thousands of years

to heal all sorts of diseases. Modern research has proven its efficacy for a multitude of conditions.

of patients with whiplash from a motor vehicle accident improve after receiving acupuncture.

can be effectively treated with acupuncture, says the World Health Organization.

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CONDITIONS

MILLION people in the U.S. tried acupuncture in 2007.

50% of licensed acupuncturists

practice in California and New York.

50,000 licensed acupuncturists practice in the U.S. as of 2009.

5,000+ Physicians integrate acupuncture into their clinical practice.

3,000 to 3,500students study acupuncture and Chinese Medicine each year.

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84%

DOPAMINE,SEROTONIN: Neurotransmitters that help improve mood

40 million American adults suffer from anxiety.

17.5 million Americans experience some form of depression.

33% of those affected seek treatment for depression.

70% of women with mild to moderate depression experienced at least a 50% reduction in symptoms after 12 acupuncture treatments.

40 million AMERICAN ADULTS SUFFER FROM ANXIETY.

of women with mild to moderate depression experienced at least a

50% reduc-tion in symptoms after 12 acupuncture treatments.

17.5 million AMERICANS EXPERIENCE SOME FORM OF DEPRESSION.

of those affected seek treatment for depression.

70%

4 Improve your Immune SystemAcupuncture can boost the activity of immune cells that seek out and destroy infections.

Studies have shown that inserting an acupuncture needle in the acupuncture point Stomach 36, or Zu San Li,

helps improve cell counts in HIV/AIDS patients.

5 Reduce Stress

Top Acupuncture Benefits10

(Don’t) Feel the Burn6

Hormone Balance7Women can achieve a 50% INCREASE IN SUCCESS with in-vitro fertilization by receiving weekly acupuncture treatments for 3 months before the IVF cycle.

Patients with chronic pain experience a 50% reduction in pain levels after receiving acupuncture.

80% of migraine patients’ symptoms disappear within 6 months of receiving their first acupuncture treatment.

50% of motor vehicle accident victims have lower back pain—acupuncture treatments double the chances of relieving low back pain symptoms.

50% REDUCTION

80% DISAPPEAR WITHIN 6 MONTHS

2X CHANCE OFRELIEVINGSYMPTOMS

BELOW THE KNEE:

1 in 5 Americans experiences “extreme stress,” including shaking, heart palpitations, and depression.

Stress is the basic cause of

60% of all human illness and disease, costing the nation $300 billion every year in medical bills and lost productivity. $

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of recently acquired arrhythmia cases RESPOND TO ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT.70%

of adults will experience some type of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

60% will suffer from weekly symptoms.

20% to 30%

10 REGULAR ACUPUNCTURE SESSIONS can help reduce acid reflux disease and soothe heartburn.

Back Pain8

Reducing Allergies9

Weight Management 10Obese female patients can achieve a

3.73% reduction in body weight AFTER 6 WEEKS OF ACUPUNCTURE.

Heart Spring Health is a natural health clinic located in Portland, Oregon. Our health care providers combine multiple treatment modalities in order to provide holistic, well-rounded

treatment to patients. These modalities can include chiropractic, acupuncture, massage, hydrotherapy, nutrition, and much more.

Acupuncture treatment can provide a 3-MONTH REDUCTION in the severity and frequency of hot flashes.

ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT RESULTS IN A:

in lower back pain.

33% IMPROVEMENT

in lower back functionality.

12% IMPROVEMENT

50 million PEOPLE IN THE U.S. ARE AFFECTED BY NASAL ALLERGIES:

30% of adults

40% of children

2 acupuncture sessions a week for 6 weeks can help with managing allergy symptoms—specific treatment plans are determined on a case-by-case basis.

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