Orthopedic acupuncture. 

Here the acupuncturist treat the patient using longer thin needles into weak and stiff muscles.

Is a therapeutic technique used to treat muscular pain and weakness, by inserting thin needles into trigger points. It works on the fascia of the body. It’s known for giving myofascial relife, and works well for sport related injuries, muscle imbalances, and over all pain and weaknesses. 

Pathological acupuncture

Here the acupuncturist treat the patient using the meridians, energy channels that are located all over the human body. It is used for all kinds of diseases , from acute to chronic. 

It is done by inserting very thin needles into specific acupuncture points, often in series to increase the energy flow related to specific organs in the human body, to restore balance. Acupuncture view diseases and pain as nothing more than an imbalance of the flow of energy in the body.