History

Acupuncture had started in China and reached America long before it came to Sri lanka by the Chinese coolies who were taken to America to lay the the Railway lines.Late Prof. Dr.Anton Jayasooriya , a Medical officer attached to the Health Department of Sri Lanka had the blessings to bring the same to Sri Lanka. Acupuncture during his time was taught in Govt Hospital Kalubowila and also a foundation was set in I B C Road- Wellawattha – Colombo . There were thousands of Acupuncturists trained by him in Sri Lanka and all over the world by this foundation.

Introduction to Acupuncture

Acupuncture literally stands for needle piercing, and involves the practice of slowly pushing very fine needles into the skin. The purpose of doing this is to invigorate specific anatomic pressure points in our body (called acupuncture points) to help alleviate a specific medical condition. Those who practice acupuncture also tend to use heat, pressure, massage, acupressure, friction, suction, or impulses of electromagnetic pulses to stimulate these points. These acupuncture points are stimulated to create a balance in the movement of energy in our body to invigorate and bring back health. Acupuncture involves a lot of invigoration techniques.

Does Acupuncture Hurt ?

While most people express fear or anxiety of needles before their first treatment, they are surprised by the pleasantness of the acupuncture treatment. Unlike hypodermic needles used for injections, acupuncture needles are very fine - about the thickness of a human hair. There should be very little or no discomfort with needle insertion. For your safety, only sterile and disposable needles are used.

There are certain transient sensations, not considered painful, associated with the therapeutic effects of acupuncture which may include euphoria, warmth, tingling, heaviness, distention, or numbness.


Implements used in Acupuncture
  • Normal short and long needles
  • The very long needle called the Huantiao Needle use in Sciatica
  • The Hot Needle
  • The Press Needle use mainly in Ear points
  • Plumblosom Needle used in Lucoderma and Alopecia
  • The Pulls Stimulator
  • The Laser Machine used mainly in Children

Effects of combining Homeopathy with Acupuncture

In both systems balancing the imbalance is the principal. In both systems there are no side effects. Considering the benefit of the Patient’s cost, side effect and the time required for the relief of the sickness combining both gives better results in short time.

Asthma and breathing difficulties

Unlike other systems of medicine, the time of aggravation and the constitution of the patient is properly studied and it is very easy to hit a cure. Needling the lung channel and the large intestine channel gives reinforcement in the treatment.