Acupuncture Needles Can Relieve You From Pain And More
Have you been suggested acupuncture needles as an alternative medicine to relieve you from your back pain and you're being skeptical? You shouldn't be! Acupuncture is not just effective for back pain; it is so effective, in fact, it is prodding the professional curiosity of mainstream medicine in the treatment of many other illnesses. So real is the effect of acupuncture needles, licensed practitioners administer between 9 and 12 million acupuncture treatments in the United States each year!
Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine that has been around for more than 4,000 years. The basic theory behind acupuncture is a vital energy, present in people and nature, know as qi (pronounced CHEE). Qi protects our body from external forces and controls our movements, be it the natural flow of blood or the voluntary contraction of muscles. Qi flows through to the organs of the body through a system of channels known as meridians. Illnesses occur when the natural flow of qi is disturbed, causing bodily malfunction. Acupuncture helps restore the body to health by inserting needless into those specific points, or acupoints, that control the flow of the force. By manipulating the meridians, acupuncture effectively restores the natural flow of qi, and hence helps cure the illness.
Unlike conventional medicine, acupuncture does not hold that body functions are controlled by the brain. Rather, it holds that stimulating acupoints by means of acupuncture needles sends messages directly to the related organ. Nowadays, acupuncture practitioners recognize over 1,500 acupoints that relate to specific medical conditions. For instance, stimulating a point near the elbow sends a message directly to the immune system and helps restore the flow of the force into that part of the body. Manipulating a point on your toe is related to headaches and toothaches and so on.
Despite lingering doubts and criticism from mainstream medicine, clinical results show that needle acupuncture is indeed very useful in treating many illnesses. It is extremely effective in treating nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy and early pregnancy. It also shows the same success rate for treatments of post-surgical, chronic and other forms of pain - without the associated side effects. A handful of studies also show that acupuncture helps the flow of blood to the visual cortex in stroke patients, helping to improve vision impairment and their range of movement. Acupuncture treatments can also be administered to help relieve addictions to nicotine, heroin and cocaine.