Friday, October 14, 2011

Everyday Benefits Of Acupuncture

With the rising cost of normal medication and the issues connected with drug dependence, many people are turning to alternate sorts of medication. Many of those are ancient cures that have rich history and practices. One such type of alternate medicine is the usage of acupuncture. Modern acupuncture incorporates traditional Chinese medicine and is used in clinics and by private practitioners across the world.
So just what is acupuncture? Acupuncture treats patients by the insertion and manipulations of thin needles in definite bits of the body, depending on the patient’s infirmity. Long time patients of acupuncture claim that it disposes of chronic pain, can increase fertility, prevent disease and promote overall health. The 1st recorded use of acupuncture is in the Huangdi Neijing and is dated around 200 B.C.E. Other nations such as Japan and Korea utilised acupuncture but deviated in that they didn't also use traditional Chinese herbal drugs with the needles.
Traditional Chinese acupuncture is based on the concept that there is a paradigm of medication that believes in that all the parts of universe are connected, and thus so are the parts of the body. They believe in an energy force called Qi that flows throughout the body in channels called meridians and that there are specific spots on the body that are related to the channels connecting to every part of the body. Thus needles are inserted dependent on where the issue originates.
During the diagnoses process, the acupuncturist will inspect different parts of the body before deciding on a course of treatment. There will be a thorough inspection of the face, especially the tongue which is thought to contain a map of the entire body and will let the acupuncturist know whereabouts to find specific points to manipulate. Questions about bodily functions will get asked and the acupuncturist will listen to you breathe, focusing on any puffing or afflictions. An inspection will be taken of all of the pulse points of the body including the 3 radial artery points of the arm that are believed to correspond to the internal organs.
Because most Western cultures rely on ‘evidence based ‘ medication, acupuncture has had some trouble in providing enough ‘evidence ‘ of its advantages to satisfy some skeptics. What it does have nevertheless , is many accounts of practitioners who suffered for years with chronic pain and were ultimately able to find relief. Or sufferers of infertility or breathing infirmities who believe they have found a cure.
Even the World Health Organisation has stated that acupuncture can be useful in the treatment of some neurological infirmities and pain. So if you are trying to find a substitute for dear and frequently drug-dependent medical therapies, acupuncture could be the answer you have been searching for.

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  1. My constant allergies since childhood have disappeard with Acupuncture. The daily dirt stuff disappears, too, with Acupuncture. My back froze a while "back," and Acupuncture rescued the rest of my life.

    I am whole.
    Debra Frances

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