Effective Pain Relief With Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a safe alternative to traditional pain relief treatments and drug therapies. Acupuncture therapy clears the blockage of vital energy within pathways in the body, called energy meridians, each of which is linked to a specific organ or organ system in the body.
Acupuncture can help relieve pain caused by physical trauma, muscle or bone weakness, injury, poor posture, physical strain or other factors. Pain caused by or associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, migraine or stress headaches, back pain and even cancer can all be treated effectively using this ancient Chinese therapy.
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 you Acupuncturist has accurate information, you treatment therapy will be more effective and you will experience pain relief in the shortest amount of time.
There are three primary steps in the acupuncture pain relieving process. The first step involves stimulating organs that correspond to the specific pain. This step produces energy and blood flow which nourish the whole body and specifically the area experiencing pain. The second step is to identify the meridian to tap into. The final step in the process is to determine the points of needle insertion to target the painful area.
Stainless steel needles, about the thickness of a human hair, are inserted into specific treatment points in the body which send a message to the central nervous system. The central nervous system, in turn, sends a signal to the brain to release endorphins, a natural chemical within the brain 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.
With no adverse side effects, acupuncture can be considered a completely safe alternative for pain relief. It is truly a holistic approach to pain relief, treating no only the pain but also the cause of the pain.
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