{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/seriously-how-does-acupuncture-work\/#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/seriously-how-does-acupuncture-work\/","headline":"Seriously, How Does Acupuncture Work?","name":"Seriously, How Does Acupuncture Work?","description":"[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oregon-Medical-Report-Vol.-135.jpg” alt=”Oregon Medical Report Vol. 135″ title_text=”Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Treatment with the Wellbridge Clinic in Portland Oregon” url=”https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/omb\/Newsletter\/Fall%202023.pdf” url_new_window=”on” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||on||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_orientation=”right” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” […]","datePublished":"2025-08-10","dateModified":"2025-09-12","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/author\/john\/#Person","name":"John Rybak","url":"https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/author\/john\/","identifier":22,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc8600a65b14dffa82d28b2e680465bc4a38b5b6eeda77a9e5e4be97bfe85a0a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc8600a65b14dffa82d28b2e680465bc4a38b5b6eeda77a9e5e4be97bfe85a0a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The WellBridge Clinic","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/WBC_Large_Logo.png","url":"https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/WBC_Large_Logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/OMR-Featured.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/OMR-Featured.jpg","height":628,"width":1200},"url":"https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/seriously-how-does-acupuncture-work\/","about":["Acupuncture","Community"],"wordCount":650,"articleBody":"\t\t\t\t\t[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oregon-Medical-Report-Vol.-135.jpg” alt=”Oregon Medical Report Vol. 135″ title_text=”Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Treatment with the Wellbridge Clinic in Portland Oregon” url=”https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/omb\/Newsletter\/Fall%202023.pdf” url_new_window=”on” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||on||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_orientation=”right” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Published in Oregon Medical Board Newsletter Fall 2023. Vol. 135, No 4[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” link_font=”||||on||||” ul_font=”||||||||” ul_font_size=”18px” ul_line_height=”1.6em” header_font=”Exo|900||on|||||” header_text_color=”#822631″ header_font_size=”45px” header_font_size_phone=”35px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]We understand that acupuncture is\u2026well, kinda weird.\u00a0The thing is that there is a massive amount of research that shows that acupuncture is more effective than Pills, Exercises, and Surgeries (Vickers 2012,\u00a0Vickers 2018).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Most reluctant doctors and patients tell me \u201cI just don\u2019t get it.\u201dSo I did the next best thing, I wrote this article for the Oregon Medical Board Report:Acupuncture in Pain Management: A Pathway to Interdisciplinary Collaboration in OregonIt’s short\u2026only 900 words but I could have wrote 900 pages. Here’s the ‘short-short’ version:Here are 6 of the Ways Acupuncture Changes the Body:Remodels Connective Tissue (Like exercise and injury induced fibrosis).Releases Endorphins (Reduce pain and increase feelings of happiness and relaxation).Reduces Inflammation.Calms and Down regulates the parts of our brain that get over stimulated with pain or emotional trauma.Increases nerve conductivity and blood circulation. (Warms our fingers and toes).Manages Serotonin, Dopamine, and Melatonin (Eases feelings of depression, anxiety and improves our sleep).Nice thing is it is all natural,\u00a0safe, and includes\u00a0added benefits.Share the article linked above with your doctors and friends.\u00a0\u00a0With the\u00a0opiate crisis raging\u00a0on and Americans having spent\u00a0$4.5 Trillion dollars\u00a0on health care in 2022, we still have one of the\u00a0worst health care outcomes\u00a0amongst developed countries. ( Don’t get me wrong, I still believe in pills, physical therapy, chiropractic, and surgeries…this is a ‘yes…AND’ scenario).I lived the health care disaster. You might know my story\u2026.I was a biologist and also spent 10 years in chronic pain while taking pills, visiting doctors, physical therapists, and chiropractors.\u00a0That is\u00a0until I finally tried acupuncture.\u00a0I was amazed how well it worked\u2026acupuncture truly saved my life. Since 1997, I have been dedicated to understanding the science of acupuncture and sharing it with our communities and more doctors so more people can get better and stay better.That\u2019s our mission at WellBridge:\u00a0We the acupuncture clinic that Bridges that magic of the 2000 year history of acupuncture with\u00a0science.\u00a0Doctors trust us.\u00a0Patients love us. That\u2019s why we have a 5 Star Rating on Google Reviews with over 180 Reviews.Help spread the word.\u00a0Our team can help![\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/patient.unifiedpractice.com\/the-wellbridge-clinic” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Schedule Online Now” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\t\t\t\t"}