Archive for the 'Acupuncture' Category

Acupuncture is now widely recognized as a pretty effective method of dealing with back ache and has no side effects or associated pain.

It does not, however, necessarily involve using needles, or so researchers have found.

A Seattle team, from the Group Health Center looking into Health Studies, suggests that a similar effect can be had, without actually sticking needles into patients. Spokesperson Dr. Daniel Cherkin explains that getting the right acupuncture points seems to be the key.

The study looked at over six hundred individuals all who suffered chronically from pain in the lower back. This number, were then formed into four different groups, one of which was simply given prescription drugs along side physiotherapy.

The next two sections studied, received a standard course of acupuncture treatment over a seven week period and a treatment of acupuncture, specifically suited to the needs of each individual patient requirements.

Interestingly the final grouping were targeted at the correct points for acupuncture but treated with sterilized toothpicks instead. This was done by using a plastic guide tube usually used with needles; they did not pierce the skin in anyway.

The Chinese believe that your body is flowing with energy called “qi”. This vital energy follows certain pathways. This belief has been around for thousands of years.

Chinese medicine works to give your body better circulation. It will also affect your all over health.

Acupuncture therapists will place very fine needles in the pressure points on your face. If you have tried other remedies for tired eyes that have dark shadows, you may want to try acupuncture to your face.

Acupuncture treatment is very safe. You will not need any anesthetic when getting acupuncture treatments. This treatment usually shows no side effects.

Benefits of Acupuncture

Acupuncture will help the skin on your face to look younger and more alive. Acupuncture will make your face liven up by giving you a shinier look around your eyes. It will reduce that puffy look that you have around your eyes.

If you have bad acne, facial acupuncture will be beneficial to you. It will help you if you have greasy skin. This technique will help you with your circulation of blood flow.

The strain and tension of your work week will slowly start to subside, after you have had acupuncture, and you will feel the vitality come back into your face.

Most cancer treatments involve varying degrees of symptoms so any relief that can be provided for patients is very welcome.

For people who have neck or head cancer a very incapacitating consequence of radiation is xerostomia.

This is acute dry mouth and happens after the glands that produce saliva have been treated with radiation to attack the tumors[cancer radiation therapy].

These types of cancers require a prolonged dosage of radiation which leads to this condition.

A study just released on line has shown that treatments of acupuncture can create great relief from these symptoms.

The medicine pilocarpine, usually given for this, comes with side effects as well, just compounding the problems and also it only really provides short term relief.

Using different things to produce saliva for example chewing gum etc is only an instant and brief solution.

Although the research was small, less than twenty patients, the difference that it made were marked. Two times per week, over a month, subjects would get acupuncture and it was shown to greatly improve their well being.

The spokesperson for the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center believes the next step if that a larger amount of cancer sufferers will be studied.

If you suffer from chronic pain, such as back pain or migraines, you have probably tried many different medications for relief.

Now relief for chronic pain can be found through needles—Chinese acupuncture needles, to be specific.

Recent studies showed that acupuncture treatment was better at relieving chronic pain than painkillers. However, researchers haven’t figured out exactly why acupuncture works so well.

In addition to using needles inserted at the traditional points or meridians, needles that were purposely placed at the wrong points seemed to help as well. If you suffer from chronic pain, however, you are probably less interested in how acupuncture works than the fact that it does.

If you are interested in receiving acupuncture, a search of your local telephone directory or a quick web search will likely turn up several practitioners.

Look for someone who is a member of a nationally recognized association, such as the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture. In some countries, people who perform acupuncture are required to be medical doctors.

An acupuncture treatment generally involves between 3 and 15 very fine disposable needles, which are inserted into the skin at various locations. The sensation is sometimes slightly uncomfortable, but generally not painful. Typically there is no bleeding either upon insertion or removal of the needles.

The British medical profession has finally accepted that Acupuncture treatment, a technique involving the insertion of needles into specific body points for relief, is an important part of medicine.

Studies have shown that the ancient art, releases serotonin and opioids when it stimulates the brain and spinal cord.

These happy chemicals can relieve numerous symptoms and stress that even strong drugs cannot manage.

The magazine, Acupuncture In Medicine is now being published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) group. Dr Adrian White, editor in chief, explained that the philosophy of the technique, were all based on scientific principles.

There is a common misconception by the general public and medical practitioners that Acupuncture is based around chi and mystical beliefs. This has prevented it from being more widely used for pain relief and the management of arthritis and other medical conditions.

The philosophy, that originates from China has until recently been surrounded by mystery. In fact most doctors could practice this alternative treatment after just a short course unlike other more conventional methods.

However Paul Robin of the Acupuncture Society disagrees with this simplistic approach to his practiced medicine. Robin who works using a combination of traditional and modern methods believes that an experienced practitioner can do much more than relieve aches and pains.

Acupuncture is a novel way to avoid oral medication; which may have side effects. No parent wants his/her child to be poked with needles.

However, the treatment of Acupuncture is not at all painful.

The thought of needles scares parents more than kids. If the parent remains composed; then the child will not be all that jittery. The things that a parent needs to know are-

• Acupuncture needles are only a quarter of the diameter of the regular needles
• A child needs to be Psychologically prepared for the event
• A child will get over fear by this treatment
• Acupuncture is safer than any other form of medication

There are alternatives to Acupuncture; however they are very lengthy or laborious. Acupuncture for treating diarrhea in kids is the safest way out. However, it depends on the Acupuncturist to put the kid at ease; with his/her talk.

If you go in for Acupuncture treatment, then you would have to put your kid, off other treatment. Acupuncture for treating diarrhea in kids is more effective as compared to adults because a child’s body is still developing.

Acupuncture was first introduced in the U.S. by the National Acupuncture Association (NAA) in the seventies and the first clinic was established in Los Angeles in 1972 at the UCLA.

The basis of acupuncture is to cure or relieve pain, by introducing and manoeuvring fine needles in precise points of the body.

Although acupuncture cannot substitute anaesthesia it can relieve pain after surgical operations. In order for it to be safe it must be carried out by professional practitioners who will use sterilized needles, although more research is being carried out on the effectiveness of this method.

Experts of the NIH Consensus Development Conference stated that there have been positive outcomes relative to acupuncture used in postoperative cases, dental pain and nausea caused by chemotherapy.

Other troubles, in which acupuncture may be used as an alternative treatment, or in conjunction with other treatments, are osteo-arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, asthma, stroke rehabilitation, menstrual cramps, and headaches amongst others.

There is enough evidence on the positive results of acupuncture to be able to introduce this as a standard and recognized treatment into areas of conventional medicine.

According to Chinese medicinal system, excessive gain of weight is mainly an imbalance within your body due to malfunction of the spleen and liver organ systems.

From the perspective of Chinese medicinal system, foods, acupuncture points and herbs that are specifically picked to help with weight loss directly influence the Qi of the liver and spleen to cure the root inequalities that are leading to weight gain.

From the western point of view, Chinese medicinal system and acupuncture shows an effect on the functioning endocrine system, nervous system, digestive system and food cravings.

All these are helpful to energize your body, improve the intake of nutrients, control overeating, regulate elimination, reduce anxiety and suppress the appetite.

For acupuncture points, the practitioner chooses the points for treatment according to your problem and then the needles are inserted at those points. These needles remain in place for 30-45 minutes.

Acupuncture points in the ear are substituted with ear staples and an adhesive is placed over them. Application of pressure on the ear staples and rubbing the staples suppresses the urge to eat in between the meals or when it is unnecessary. This causes the production of endorphins in order to relax you in regaining the control.