What is Japanese Acupuncture?

What is the difference between Japanese and Chinese acupuncture?

The Chinese acupuncture style tends to use thicker needles and stronger stimulation. The Japanese style is gentler, using thinner needles. This is an important difference for many patients.

In China, where treatment cost is very low, patients are treated daily. In Japan, patients pay out of pocket (as many do in this country) and opt to be treated only once a week for scheduling and financial reasons. Thus the Japanese style has been refined to address problems with fewer and gentler treatments. I find that it is well-suited to the needs of modern Americans. The Japanese style gives me a greater ability to target your problem directly with acupuncture, without the need to use herbs, allowing me to prescribe herbs or dietary therapy rarely and only when absolutely necessary.