Acupuncture and Chinese medicine take into account the whole person, and help activate each patient’s natural healing processes as well as restoring their physical and emotional well-being through balancing the meridians of the body. This is done by inserting tiny needles in the skin, cupping, Chinese herbal medicine, dietary therapy, exercises, and bone setting.​ Dry needling and trigger-point needling are modern needle techniques that use deep penetration into muscle tissues for injury repair.