ACUPUNCTURE WORKS is Topeka’s premier
licensed Acupuncture and Oriental medicine center.

We treat acute and chronic pain, asthma, infertility, diabetic symptoms, anxiety, stress, depression, digestive disorders, allergies and more.

ACUPUNCTURE & ORIENTAL MEDICINE

Acupuncture and Oriental medicine is the oldest professional and continually practiced literate medicine in the world. Modern Western medicine and traditional Oriental medicine are the two dominant medical systems in the world today. They complement each other in many ways and can be effectively integrated. Today, a quarter of the world’s population makes use of Oriental medicine.

Acupuncture Works offers a variety of Acupuncture and Oriental medicine modalities, such as auricular acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping and herbal therapy. If you suffer from chronic pain or are looking for alternative treatments, we invite you to call or visit today to schedule an appointment.

FAQs

Oriental medicine is a complete medical system which treats the full range of disease and injury (both chronic and acute) to bring the body back into balance.

  • Pain and disease is a body out of harmony. Acupuncture and oriental medicine work by reestablishing balance and harmony within the body.

    This balance comes about by proper diagnosing of what is out of balance. This is done through a thorough examination including observation of one's face, tongue, body limbs, and overall body, questioning of signs and symptoms, listening for signs and symptoms, and palpating areas of the body including the pulse.

    The practitioner assembles the gathered information and determines the patterns of disharmony. The patient may have excesses or deficiencies, heat or cold, and dampness or dryness affecting the body's balance.

    The imbalance may be more interior or exterior, affecting specific or combined organs, or involving blood, body fluids, and overall energy. With this information the practitioner formulates a diagnosis and then a treatment plan that will help regain the balance and harmony.

    The treatment of the imbalances can be done through a number of modalities. Most of the modalities are used in combination and some are often used as standalone modalities.

    You will find a discussion of those modalities on our Therapies page.

  • We treat acute and chronic pain, asthma, infertility, diabetic symptoms, neuropathy anxiety, stress, depression, digestive disorders, Crohn’s Disease, constipation, diarrhea, allergies and more.

    CLICK HERE to learn more about our treatments on our THERAPIES page.

  • The entire session will last about an hour.

    Upon arrival, we discuss your health history, then check your pulse, blood pressure, tongue and other signs and symptoms. After diagnosis, the treatment begins.

  • The question most asked by a first-time patient is, “Will this hurt?.” After the treatment, the patient responds with, “Wow, that sure was relaxing!”

    The acupuncture needles used are very thin and pain is rarely felt.

  • It may take one treatment, in cases of acute illness or pain, or months for chronic situations.

    When the patient is satisfied with their progress, then periodic maintenance will be discussed.

  • Wear loose clothing, like sweatpants, shorts and a sports bra (for females). This allows the practitioner to access the acupuncture points needed.

    Gowns are also provided when needed.

    Please leave your shoes in the waiting room.

TRAVELING THE ENERGETIC HIGHWAY

MERIDIANS (shown below) are paths through which the life-energy known as "qi" (ch'i) flows. Along the meridians lie acupuncture points or acupoints, which are stimulated by needling, pressure, or heat to resolve a clinical problem.

I’m a Vietnam Vet and was treated by half a dozen acupuncturists unsuccessfully before finding Doug Petrie. He’s a gifted and caring professional. He helps me with pain relief and keeps me on my feet and going…just the way I like it. 

— GARY BEHRNES