Acupuncture is now more mainstream than ever. With more studies validating its practice, such as the MIT-Harvard Medical School clinical study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Brain Research in November of 2008, it is now considered an alternative or complementary medicine. Even the U.S. Army has begun using this ancient science. Military doctors are now administering "battlefield" acupuncture to troops who suffer from chronic or severe pain.
Acupuncture is as effective as standard drug treatments for such conditions as migraine, arthritis, gastric bleeding, ulcers, liver and kidney problems, nausea, motion sickness, vomiting, and drowsiness while having none of the unwanted side effects of over-the-counter medication. According to the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, this Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is useful as a primary therapy for acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain, including muscle spasms, sprains, and repetitive stress injuries.
While it's effective at relieving pain, acupuncture can also be used to treat other physical as well as emotional problems like anxiety, stress, chronic fatigue, asthma, lower back pain, depression, high blood pressure, and infertility. In fact, the World Health Organization recognizes acupuncture as a treatment for digestive disorders such as gastritis and hyperacidity, spastic colon, constipation, and diarrhea. Even patients who initially used acupuncture only to deal with chronic pain have reported other conditions improved as well.
How exactly does acupuncture produce its effects? The fact that Western science is only now beginning to discover the answer to this question has often led lay people and medical professionals alike to demonstrate a healthy skepticism to this traditional medicine. But that doubt is slowly being replaced by belief as more studies continue to document what the Chinese have known for thousands of years: acupuncture works. Numerous studies have shown that acupuncture stimulates the release of endorphins by stimulating the meridians or energy pathways of a patient. The endorphins are responsible for the improvement in mood patients often feel as well as their lower pain.
According to TCM, living organisms are a series of pathways of energy conduits or meridian channels. Diagnostic acupuncture uses these channels or meridians to detect blockages in flow, indicating blockages of energy. Vital energy, known as Qi in Chinese medicine, flows through 12 paired meridian channels, cycling throughout the body.
While many patients are apprehensive about having needles inserted into their skin, these needles are instrumental in the practice of acupuncture. And you'll be relieved to know that they are actually pretty painless. The worst you'll feel is similar to a mosquito bite, but often, you won't feel a thing when they're inserted. The insertion of these needles at the acupuncture points are what stimulate the dislodgment of "stuck" energy along the meridians. Acupressure also works in the same way but uses pressures, usually delivered manually, instead of needles.
The number and frequency of treatment is dependent on the severity and length of the medical condition as well as the overall health and vitality of the patient. Adverse side effects of acupuncture are extremely low and are often lower than conventional western medical treatment options. Those who suffer from complex or long-standing medical problems may need to seek treatment as often as once or twice per week for several months.
Acupuncture is over 2,000 years old. It began in China, Japan and other parts of Asia but has since become a favored treatment option worldwide. In fact, the World Health Organization recognizes it as a safe and natural method of treating the symptoms and causes of many diseases. It's natural, powerful, and effective.
Acupuncture is as effective as standard drug treatments for such conditions as migraine, arthritis, gastric bleeding, ulcers, liver and kidney problems, nausea, motion sickness, vomiting, and drowsiness while having none of the unwanted side effects of over-the-counter medication. According to the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, this Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is useful as a primary therapy for acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain, including muscle spasms, sprains, and repetitive stress injuries.
While it's effective at relieving pain, acupuncture can also be used to treat other physical as well as emotional problems like anxiety, stress, chronic fatigue, asthma, lower back pain, depression, high blood pressure, and infertility. In fact, the World Health Organization recognizes acupuncture as a treatment for digestive disorders such as gastritis and hyperacidity, spastic colon, constipation, and diarrhea. Even patients who initially used acupuncture only to deal with chronic pain have reported other conditions improved as well.
How exactly does acupuncture produce its effects? The fact that Western science is only now beginning to discover the answer to this question has often led lay people and medical professionals alike to demonstrate a healthy skepticism to this traditional medicine. But that doubt is slowly being replaced by belief as more studies continue to document what the Chinese have known for thousands of years: acupuncture works. Numerous studies have shown that acupuncture stimulates the release of endorphins by stimulating the meridians or energy pathways of a patient. The endorphins are responsible for the improvement in mood patients often feel as well as their lower pain.
According to TCM, living organisms are a series of pathways of energy conduits or meridian channels. Diagnostic acupuncture uses these channels or meridians to detect blockages in flow, indicating blockages of energy. Vital energy, known as Qi in Chinese medicine, flows through 12 paired meridian channels, cycling throughout the body.
While many patients are apprehensive about having needles inserted into their skin, these needles are instrumental in the practice of acupuncture. And you'll be relieved to know that they are actually pretty painless. The worst you'll feel is similar to a mosquito bite, but often, you won't feel a thing when they're inserted. The insertion of these needles at the acupuncture points are what stimulate the dislodgment of "stuck" energy along the meridians. Acupressure also works in the same way but uses pressures, usually delivered manually, instead of needles.
The number and frequency of treatment is dependent on the severity and length of the medical condition as well as the overall health and vitality of the patient. Adverse side effects of acupuncture are extremely low and are often lower than conventional western medical treatment options. Those who suffer from complex or long-standing medical problems may need to seek treatment as often as once or twice per week for several months.
Acupuncture is over 2,000 years old. It began in China, Japan and other parts of Asia but has since become a favored treatment option worldwide. In fact, the World Health Organization recognizes it as a safe and natural method of treating the symptoms and causes of many diseases. It's natural, powerful, and effective.
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