Healer Arief treats pain, stiffness and nerve problems with YNSA scalp acupuncture and classical body acupuncture at Bharath Wellness Center on Velachery Main Road, Sembakkam. Open every day, 10 am to 9 pm.
YNSA, or Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture, is a form of acupuncture that treats the whole body through points on the scalp. It was developed by the Japanese physician Dr. Toshikatsu Yamamoto and first presented in 1973. Each area of the scalp corresponds to a part of the body: the spine, the joints, the organs and the senses.
Before each treatment the practitioner presses points on the neck and abdomen. Tender points there show which scalp points to use that day, so the treatment changes as you improve.
Acupuncture and naturopathy work alongside medical care, not in place of it. Keep taking the medicines your doctor prescribed and tell us about them. In an emergency call 108.
Classical acupuncture uses points along the meridians all over the body. YNSA uses a small map of the body on the scalp, so most needles go in the head, and it chooses points by pressing on the neck and abdomen at each visit. At Bharath Wellness Center both are used, whichever suits you.
Healer Arief takes your history and your main complaint, reads your pulse, and examines the neck and abdomen. He then places the needles, rates your pain before and after, and records everything so the next visit starts where this one ended.
In trained hands acupuncture is generally considered safe. Mild soreness or a small bruise can happen. Tell us before treatment if you are pregnant, take blood thinners, have a pacemaker or have a bleeding disorder.
YNSA is widely used to support recovery of movement after a stroke and for facial palsy. It is given alongside the care of your neurologist and physiotherapist, not instead of it.
Last updated 30 September 2026.