Pain Relief With Acupuncture |
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| Written by Wendy Lind, RAc | |
| Tuesday, 16 September 2008 | |
Effective Pain Relief With AcupunctureAcupuncture is an ancient Chinese traditional medical treatment. It is an effective and safe alternative to traditional drug therapies and pain relief treatments. Each organ or organ system in the body is connected via energy meridians which are vital energy pathways in the body. Acupuncture treatment clears the blockage of the vital energy that flows along theIf you suffer from Rheumatoid or Osteoarthritis, Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, Fibromyalgia acupuncture can offer complete pain relief naturally and with no adverse side effects. Acupuncture can also give you complete pain relief if you are experiencing pain caused by bone or muscle weakness, injury as a result of physical trauma or poor posture, migraine or stress headaches or even pain from cancer or cancer treatments. To ensure you receive the maximum benefit from your acupuncture therapy, you need to describe your pain as accurately as possible. In other words, your Acupuncturist will want to know when the pain started, whether or not it is constant or intermittent, whether it is the result of an injury or other physical trauma, etc. Different treatment points may be selected for different types of pain. When your Acupuncturist has accurate information, your treatment therapy will be more effective and you will experience pain relief in the shortest amount of time. Each organ in your body corresponds to a specific pain and that organ needs to be stimulated to bring about pain relief. That is the first of three general steps in acupuncture therapy. The energy and blood flow to nourish the entire body and also target the specific areas experiencing pain. Then the appropriate meridian to tap into is determined. Finally, the specific insertion points for the needles are mapped out. The needles the Acupuncturist uses are stainless steel and about the thickness of a human hair. They are inserted into specific treatment points in the human body, which then send a message to the central nervous system. When the central nervous system receives the signal, the brain releases endorphins, a natural brain chemical that helps in pain suppression. Your Acupuncturist will develop a personal treatment plan that takes into account the nature of the pain i.e., chronic, intermittent, etc. and the source and/or cause of the pain, e.g., disease, lifestyle and other factors, and your medical history. During your treatment the needles will be inserted into appropriate treatment points and will be left in place for several minutes. Depending upon your response to treatment, several appointments over a number of weeks will be scheduled until long-term pain relief is realized. Often pain sufferers turn to over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medications or powerful prescription drugs from a doctor. Both of these options can be harmful and both anti-inflammatory and muscle relaxant mediations can cause adverse side effects. This treatment option only provides temporary pain relief. Acupuncture results in long-term pain relief with no adverse side effects that can limit your activities or potentially harm your body and interact with other medications. While acupuncture is not an instant cure, some symptoms may be diminished after just the first acupuncture therapy session. It takes time to restore your body's energy systems to their properly balanced state. The number of treatments you will need to achieve complete pain relief will depend upon how long you have been in pain, the cause of the pain and how quickly you respond to the acupuncture therapy. A truly holistic approach to pain relief, acupuncture therapy treats not only the pain but also the cause of the pain. Acupuncture is safe alternative for pain relief because it produces no adverse side effects or adverse reactions with other, traditional treatments or medications.
Authors Bio:
Are you tired of living with arthritis pain? Have
you given up on traditional medicine? If the answer to these questions
is 'Yes", check into acupuncture , a safe and effective method of pain relief.
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