Long used in the East, but with recent prominence in the West, acupuncture is a treatment that can bring you more benefits than you think. This treatment with needles essentially acts on the relief of acute and chronic pain.

 

What is acupuncture?

Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine treatment that uses the insertion of extremely thin needles at specific points in the body. The goal is to balance the energy of patients by stimulating these points that are involved by nerves and muscles. By inciting these sites will trigger a natural process of release of body chemicals anti-inflammatory. This process thus allows the treatment or alleviation of various symptoms and diseases.


Here are the 10 most amazing benefits of acupuncture.
 
1 - Relief of bone-muscular pain

Acupuncture has proven to be a successful therapy in the treatment and relief of pain. This is mainly verified at the bony and muscular level, provoking an anti-inflammatory effect naturally occurring side effect in the reduction of stress, attenuating muscular tensions and contractures.

Some bone-muscle problems where acupuncture works:

  • Low back pain;
  • Neck pain, knee, head / migraine, facial;
  • Osteoarthritis;
  • Fibromyalgia;
  • Rheumatoid arthritis;
  • Sprains;
  • Tennis elbow;
  • Toothache;
  • Back pain;
  • Torticollis.

2 - Help in weight loss

Studies prove that acupuncture, combined with an adequate nutrition plan, helps in weight loss.

Some of the points where inserting needles are related to appetite control. Some points in the ear when stimulated through auriculotherapy cause regulation of appetite.

The treatment itself works the body's balance, helping to expel toxins from the body and improving the metabolism while reducing stress.

Weight gain is also caused by functional problems between various organs, including the spleen and liver, kidneys (fluid retention), thyroid and spleen (blood sugar), and ovaries (hormonal changes), thus regulating each one through acupuncture would facilitate the process of slimming associated with a healthy lifestyle.

 

3 - Decreased stress and anxiety

As noted above, acupuncture rebalances body energies by stimulating key points.

Pain relief alone causes stress and anxiety reduction, yet this therapy boosts the production of hormones, such as serotonin and endorphin, responsible for the feeling of well-being, relaxation, and happiness. This action at the emotional level reduces body tension thus decreasing levels of depression.

 

4 - Help to stop smoking

In the phase immediately after quitting smoking, the ex-smoker experiences feelings of anxiety, insomnia, stress, etc., not only stops a fight against a vice and detox, but also against their routine.

In this case, treatment by acupuncture is quite beneficial, since, as previously mentioned, it stimulates the production of well-being hormones and consequently reduces the symptoms experienced by tobacco abstinence.

As a matter of curiosity, three in four patients who use this method to quit smoking, they are able to break free of nicotine addiction.

 

5 - Headache / Migraine Relief

Needle therapy in addition to its anti-inflammatory effect also has an analgesic effect, acting as a muscle relaxant and relieving headache and migraine.

According to experts, headaches are mostly caused by muscle tension. Even if it is a case of chronic pain, through regular therapy it is possible to immediately relieve pain.

 

6 - Relieving PMS symptoms

Some of the symptoms of the premenstrual period, the stage of PMS, manifest themselves in the form of cramps, bad moods, mood swings, headaches and irritability.

With the aid of acupuncture there will be a normalization of the nervous and endocrine system, by placing the needles at the strategic points, activating nerve endings and triggering an analgesic response of relaxation and consequently emotional stability.

 

7 - Benefit for cancer patients

Nausea, vomiting, reduced appetite, lack of energy, worn out emotional state, general pains, insomnia are some side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. They can, however, be combated through traditional Chinese medicine and improve the quality of life of patients, something essential for the success of treatment.

Acupuncture also acts as a preventer of the disease.

 

8 - Help in the digestive system

Stomach problems such as heartburn, gastritis, reflux, ulcers and poor digestion are symptoms that can be relieved through acupuncture.

The points where the needles act are the so-called E36, VC12 and MC6 and are extremely effective and without any side effects. The result is increased circulation, decreased swelling and consequent decrease in pain, regulation of the digestive system and increased well-being.

 

9 - Treatment of Injuries

As noted above, acupuncture increases circulation and reduces inflammation and swelling. However, the healing process becomes faster with the control of these factors.

There are several sports teams that bet on this therapy, since it contributes to a better performance of the sportsman, with fewer injuries and greater use of training.

In other words, acupuncture accelerates the recovery process of the athlete in relation to injuries.

 

10 - Reducing menopause symptoms

The most uncomfortable problem of women going through the menopause stage is the heat waves (feeling uncomfortable heat and parts or the whole body).

Through traditional Chinese medicine, patients can obtain positive results in reducing the frequency of heat waves and reducing the intensity of symptoms.

Other attenuated effects are red males and intense perspiration as well as the psychological effects of estrogen loss.

 

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