FAQ

Human body has the natural human healing power to heal illness and injury and the immune power to protect health from pathogens and viruses. If you are injured, these systems are working and reacting to help you recover.

Acupuncture is using the reaction to promotes repair of your trouble with needle and moxibustion.

In addition, the body has a mechanism that activates the autonomic nerves by the stimulation of acupuncture, and regulates the function of the internal organs and the autonomic nerves. Acupuncture and moxibustion use this mechanism to change the activity of the autonomic nervous system, regulate blood vessels, and improve the function of organs.
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Acupuncture with the essence of traditional Chinese medicine (oriental medicine) is immediately more effective than general acupuncture.

We will guide you to the shortest improvement for pain that does not get better no matter where you go. It may seem strange for strained backs, misaligned sleep, sprains, tension headaches, stiff shoulders, and unexplained pain, but it often happens that the pain disappears immediately after a few acupuncture treatments.
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There are individual differences depending on the constitution, lifestyle, degree of symptoms, etc. We will discuss this with you when you come.

In order to enhance the effect of the treatment, we recommend that you visit the clinic continuously at first depending on the symptoms. After 3 treatments, we recommend that you visit us depending on your symptoms, but in most cases we ask that you return 1 to 3 weeks later.

Some people complain of drowsiness or sluggishness after treatment because we use needle to stimulate acupoints.

This is a kind of reaction reversal called “mengen”. Please rest assured and have a good rest.

We carefully examine the function of the organs and the balance from the condition of the pulse, tongue, and abdomen based on the concept of Traditional Chinese Medicine. We have treatments in combination with modern medical knowledge based on anatomy and physiology and stimulate acupoints.

Even if you have no experience with acupuncture or being nervous with needles, we will begin with Japanese thin acupuncture and provide the treatment you need for each time. Occasionally, you may get subcutaneous bleeding where the needle was inserted, but it disappears in 2 to 5 days and is nothing to worry about.

We have various needles based on Japanese standards to use for treatment depending on their disease, symptoms, affected area, treatment history, etc., so we provide treatment after explaining to the patient.

There is no pain like when you inject with a needle depending on individual differences and symptoms.

If you have no experience with acupuncture or being nervous with needles, we use thinner needle for treatments with less stimulation. Please feel free to let us know if you have any discomfort or can’t stand it during the treatment. Upon request, we can change or cancel the contents of the treatment.

On the other hand, some people like the dull pain and the sensation of weak electricity. This is an effective signal.

Chinese acupuncture generally provides more stimulation than Japanese acupuncture, but it is effective for people with serious and intractable diseases.

Chinese acupuncture needles are usually 0.2-0.25mm in diameter and 40-75mm in length, and it is thicker and longer than general Japanese needles. You may imagine it’s more painful than Japanese acupuncture. Unlike the sharp pain of Japanese acupuncture, you may feel a dull sluggishness with Chinese acupuncture.

As a result of a clinical experiment, there is also a result that people who felt the pain of Japanese acupuncture shift Chinese acupuncture, then they have not feel the pain.

For inexperienced people who wish to accept the treatment of acupuncture, we use thin needles with weak stimulation for treatment. If you cannot be dispel fear of acupuncture, we try other treatment methods such as moxibustion and manipulative treatment. Let me know, your worries about treatment.

We use disposable petri dishes and disposable needles of acupuncture, so there is no risk of infection. It’s safe and sanitary.

Although the treatment is not covered by insurance, you can receive a deduction for medical expenses from the receipt issued each time. Let us know, if you need the receipt. From next year, some treatments will be covered by insurance if there is a written consent from a doctor.

No problem, if you get treatment at the clinic.

Because acupuncture treatment enhances the natural healing power to make more effective of medicine, the symptoms will be relieved with a small amount of medicine. Then, you may not need more medicine gradually.

There is no established treatment method for intractable diseases, but acupuncture and moxibustion can be slow down some intractable diseases and improve of condition.

Our clinic has a certain track record in treating rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Sjögren’s syndrome, Behcet’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and myasthenia gravis. We believe in treatment of acupuncture and moxibustion based on traditional medicine.
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Numbness is a tingling sensation in some part of the body. Causes include the central nervous system, the peripheral nervous system, tumors, medical diseases such as collagen disease and diabetes, and drug addiction. Lately, the number of people who have trouble of numbness with　disturbances in the nervous system is increasing.

Pain and numbness are the most common symptoms in acupuncture treatment. Through acupuncture and moxibustion treatment, the pressure on peripheral nerves is relieved, and the recovery of nerve function eliminates pain and numbness in the clinic “Yougendou” which has extensive clinical experience.
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Acupuncture and moxibustion are good for alcoholism and internal organs care. Feel free to contact us.