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Acupuncture - Pain Management With Acupuncture
Chinese medicine has produced a number of well-known natural
therapies, and acupuncture is one of them. Acupuncture
therapy is based on the idea that the body has energy
centers at various strategic points. Each one of these
points relates to a specific part of the body. If you have
pain in your big toe, for example, the acupuncturist would
then locate the energy centre that is linked to the big toe,
and insert very thin needles at that point to stimulate the
energy centre. This leads to a reduction in the pain in your
big toe, as the acupuncture point is linked into your
central nervous system.
Acupuncture therapy can be used for a variety of physical
and mental health issues. Probably the most common one is
pain relief. It sounds a bit strange - to relieve pain, you
insert needles into yourself! But many people have found
that it works. As well as stimulating the energy centers,
acupuncture helps to increase the body's level of
endorphins, or "feel good" chemicals. These also help to
reduce the level of pain being experienced.
The immune system can also benefit from acupuncture therapy.
Research has shown that acupuncture stimulates the
production of white blood cells, which helps boost the
body's natural resistance to illness. Levels of Alpha, Beta
and Gamma Globulins also increase after acupuncture therapy.
Alpha and Beta Globulins are believed to assist the white
blood cells fight infection effectively, and Gamma Globulins
help produce immune antibodies.
More recently, acupuncture therapy has also been used to
assist in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
Acupuncture helps to reduce withdrawal symptoms and
cravings, relieves tension, and just generally helps people
to relax. Many drug treatment clinics through the United
States are now using acupuncture therapy as an important
component of their recovery program.
Many top sportspeople also find acupuncture therapy of great
benefit in improving training and performance. Because
acupuncture releases the tension in muscles and surrounding
tissue, it helps the nervous, lymphatic and circulatory
systems to function more efficiently. As well as performance
benefits, acupuncture therapy can speed up the healing of
sports related injuries and assist in the management of
pain.
Another popular use of acupuncture therapy is in the
treatment of allergies. Basically, allergies are caused by
the immune system overreacting to substances that are
usually harmless. Pollen, dust and chemicals are common
environmental factors that trigger allergies. There are also
food allergies caused by milk, wheat and shellfish, to name
a few potential causes. The symptoms of allergies can be
very unpleasant - watery eyes, stuffy nose and sneezing. In
extreme cases, allergies can cause joint pain, kidney
problems and depression, amongst other things. Acupuncture
therapy helps to detoxify the body and strengthen the immune
system, which can reduce or even eliminate the allergic
reaction.
Of course, there are many other reasons people use
acupuncture therapy. Many internal diseases and disorders
respond well to acupuncture, including asthma, bronchitis,
ulcers and hypertension. The theory is the same, although
western medicine struggles to explain exactly why
acupuncture can be effective. Perhaps believing it will work
plays a part, but nobody knows for sure. Often in more
complicated conditions, acupuncture is used in combination
with massage and herbal remedies.
Other conditions that have responded well to acupuncture
therapy include stress, chronic fatigue syndrome, menopause,
PMS and menstruation difficulties. If you believe that
acupuncture may be of benefit to you, then the first step is
to find a reliable local practitioner, and call them to
discuss your condition. They will soon be able to tell you
whether or not acupuncture is likely to be effective. In the
end, the only way to find out what acupuncture therapy can
do for you is to try it out. |
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Some Other Useful Web Resources
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28. Medical Center of Plano - Pain Management Guide
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