Florida Balance Center

read moreAs an acupuncture physician and occupational therapist with over three decades of medical experience, Tom focuses on solutions and outcomes for you care. He developed AIM to combine the best knowledge of both Eastern and Western approaches, emphasizing "healthy healing". Tom specializes in Acupuncture Sports Medicine and has worked with professional football players. Acupuncture works for rapid recovery and optimizing performance.

read moreSome common questions about acupuncture are answered below. Call us if you have other questions or if you are interested in improving your life through acupuncture treatment. Practitioners of acupuncture and Chinese medicine have used this noninvasive medical system to diagnose and help millions of people get well and stay healthy. An acupuncturist will place fine, sterile needles at specific acupoints on the body. This activates the body's Qi and promotes natural healing by enhancing recuperative power, immunity and physical and emotional health.

read moreThe goal of this dynamic and integrated health care system is to activate the natural, self-healing abilities of the body. It can also strengthen and support the body to prevent future illness and disease. Einstein showed us that everything is made of, and radiates energy. This subtle form of energy supports, shapes and enlivens our physical body and activates our lives. For the past 5,000 years, practitioners of acupuncture have called this intelligent energy Qi (pronounced "chee"). Numerous cultures have described this energy and called it by many names: prana, baraka, pneuma, spirit, wakan, material force, vital force, orgone, ether and ruach.