Acupuncture is a Time Tested Medicine, Centuries Old
Acupuncture is a form of Chinese medicine that has treated people for over five thousand years. Chinese medicine sees the body as working together as a whole organism. The whole person will be treated, not just the disease. We get to the root cause of your condition, and treat the cause versus treating symptoms. Other aspects of traditional Chinese medicine include herbal therapy, dietary therapy, and certain breathing exercises called tai qi or qi gong. The basis of Chinese medicine is on the concept of Qi/chi. A way of describing Qi is life energy. Qi runs through twelve channels (meridians or pathways) through the body. These channels run from the top of the head to the bottom of the feet. Physics have proven that everything is made of, and radiates energy. Acupuncture helps to mediate the energy flow in the body, resulting in decreased pain, increased blood circulation, strengthened immune system, reduced stress, balanced hormones and neurotransmitters, and a balanced nervous system.
Acupuncture is the process of inserting fine, sterilized, stainless steel needles into specific points throughout the body. These points are selected based on your specific condition. An average of 12-35 needles are inserted into the skin, and left in place for a period of 10-30 minutes. Depending on your specific condition, the number of treatments needed vary from 3-10 treatments. Generally speaking, acute conditions may need fewer treatments, and chronic conditions will need more treatments. For example, you cannot reverse back pain that you have experienced for several years with only one treatment.
“Over the past few decades, research was conducted to define how acupuncture works and what it can treat.”
Current Theories on How Acupuncture Works:
1. Neurotransmitter Theory- Acupuncture affects higher brain areas, stimulating the secretion of beta-endorphins and enkephalins in the brain and spinal cord. The release of neurotransmitters influences the immune system and the antinociceptive system.
2. Autonomic Nervous System Theory- Acupuncture stimulates the release of noriepinephrine, acetylcholine and several types of opioids, affecting changes in their turnover rate, normalizing the autonomic nervous system, and reducing pain
3. Gate Control Theory- Acupuncture activates receptors that inhibit the transmission of signals in the dorsal horn, gating out painful stimuli.
4. Vascular-Interstitial Theory- Acupuncture manipulates the electrical system of the body by creating or enhancing closed-circuit transport in tissues. This facilitates healing by allowing the transfer of material and electrical energy between normal and injured tissues.
5. Blood Chemistry Theory- Acupuncture affects the blood concentrations of triglycerides, cholesterol, and phospholipids, suggesting that acupuncture can both raise and diminish peripheral blood components, thereby regulating the body toward homeostasis.
Acupuncture is recognized to be effective in the treatment of the following conditions, plus many more:
Acupuncture is the process of inserting fine, sterilized, stainless steel needles into specific points throughout the body. These points are selected based on your specific condition. An average of 12-35 needles are inserted into the skin, and left in place for a period of 10-30 minutes. Depending on your specific condition, the number of treatments needed vary from 3-10 treatments. Generally speaking, acute conditions may need fewer treatments, and chronic conditions will need more treatments. For example, you cannot reverse back pain that you have experienced for several years with only one treatment.
“Over the past few decades, research was conducted to define how acupuncture works and what it can treat.”
Current Theories on How Acupuncture Works:
1. Neurotransmitter Theory- Acupuncture affects higher brain areas, stimulating the secretion of beta-endorphins and enkephalins in the brain and spinal cord. The release of neurotransmitters influences the immune system and the antinociceptive system.
2. Autonomic Nervous System Theory- Acupuncture stimulates the release of noriepinephrine, acetylcholine and several types of opioids, affecting changes in their turnover rate, normalizing the autonomic nervous system, and reducing pain
3. Gate Control Theory- Acupuncture activates receptors that inhibit the transmission of signals in the dorsal horn, gating out painful stimuli.
4. Vascular-Interstitial Theory- Acupuncture manipulates the electrical system of the body by creating or enhancing closed-circuit transport in tissues. This facilitates healing by allowing the transfer of material and electrical energy between normal and injured tissues.
5. Blood Chemistry Theory- Acupuncture affects the blood concentrations of triglycerides, cholesterol, and phospholipids, suggesting that acupuncture can both raise and diminish peripheral blood components, thereby regulating the body toward homeostasis.
Acupuncture is recognized to be effective in the treatment of the following conditions, plus many more:
Addiction - alcohol, drug, smoking
Anxiety Arthritis/Osteoarthritis Asthma/Bronchitis Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Fatigue/Chronic Fatigue Common Cold Constipation/Diarrhea/IBS Dental Pain Depression/Bipolar Digestive Upset Dizziness Eye Problems Facial Paralysis Fertility/ED Gastritis |
Headache/Migraine
Hiccups/Cough Incontinence Pain/Back Pain/Sciatica Menopause PMS/Menstrual Irregularities Nausea/Morning Sickness Pneumonia Rhinitis/Sinusitis/Allergy Shoulder Pain Sleep Disturbances/ Insomnia Sore Throat/Tonsilitis Stress Tennis/Golfer's Elbow Trigeminal Neuralgia Urinary Tract Infection |
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