What You Need to Know About Acupuncture Treatment
Over the years, acupuncture has been gaining recognition from people who wish to seek treatment for various ailments.
Over the years, acupuncture has been gaining recognition from people who wish to seek treatment for various ailments. This traditional form of Chinese medicine establishes the assumption that whatever feelings or transformations affecting one body part influences also the other parts of the body vis a vis the interrelatedness of the different organs and its systems in keeping bodily functions.
The qi (pronounced as chi) being one of its concepts is the essential force or energy which flows through the body through the meridians or channels/pathways. Disparities in the flow results to illness, while restoration of this flow balances bodily functions as well as mind health.
Acupuncture involves the use of disposable stainless steel needles to energize of stimulate the fourteen major channels of the body to subdue illnesses. A number of acu-points are near the nerves, and when these are stimulated, they cause a dull-ache of fullness in the muscle which then send a signal to the central nervous system, the brain and the spinal cord which extricates endorphins or pain-blocking chemicals.
Acupuncture cannot cure all pains and ailments, but it is very effective in treating lingering sufferings such as headaches, menstrual cramps and muscle, neck or low back pains.
One lingering question about acupuncture is its safety. In a survey published by the British Medical Journal, Hugh MacPherson, Ph. D and research director of the Foundation for Traditional Chinese Medicine in York, England disclosed that “our survey looked at a very large sample and found no serious adverse events.” The report also revealed on the more than 34,000 treatments one month in 2000 which found no complicated predicaments.
For people who are willing to try acupuncture to treat their various pains and illnesses, a detailed history is required by an acupuncturist on his/ her first visit. After this, is diagnosing the ailment itself. Some of the most common techniques used by acupuncturist in diagnosing health problems are palpation or exploring by touch of the different acupuncture points in the body, and tongue as well as pulse examination. Information gathered on this procedure are then used by the practitioner to resolve the causes of the illness.
Hence, needles are now inserted on particular points of the body. During this period, the acupuncturist may utilize moxa or electrical stimulation to boost the process’s curative effects. The number of meetings depends on the gravity of the ailment. The first visit to the acupuncturist may last for one hour and a half with subsequent sessions lasting for 60 minutes only.
What then are the diseases which can be cured by acupuncture?
- Sprains, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia – ailments of the muscles, joints and bones
- Strokes, neuralgia, anxiety, depression, and other nervous disorders – illnesses of the nervous system
- Indigestion, stomach ulcers, gall stone, diarrhea, constipation, nausea and vomiting and irritable bowel syndrome – digestive disorders
- Diseases of the respiratory system such as asthma, bronchitis, sinusitis
- Heart and blood vessels problems like angina, high blood pressure, obesity, drug addiction, smoking, and
- Problems in obstetrics and gynecology such as fetal malposition, PMS, menopause symptoms, dysmenorrhia, amenorrhea, uterine bleeding and infertility
Should you wish to consult an acupuncturist, the following considerations should be looked into:
- period of practicing acupuncture and where he got his training
- financial considerations on your part
- the credibility of the practitioner (medical doctor? Or trained acupuncturist?)
And the list goes on depending on your requirements.
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