Acupuncture is one of the four main components of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine. It involves the insertion of thin needles into specific points on the body to cause a therapeutic effect. Depending on your pets issues additional methods of stimulating acupuncture points may be used including acupressure (digital stimulation of acupunture points), electroacupuncture (electrical amplification of acupuncture point stimulation), and moxibustion (the stimulation of acupuncture points with herbal heat). 

          Acupuncture is clinically proven to stimulate pain relief, tissue healing, reduce inflammation, regulate gastrointestinal motility, reduce fever, as well as regulate the reproductive and immune systems. As the practice of acupuncture becomes more mainstream more and more of its effects are being demonstrated and clinically proven.