Using Acupuncture for Simple Aches and Pains |
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If you are like me, you have quite a fear of needles especially injections, then acupuncture which is practiced sticking needles onto different parts of the body to cure sicknesses might seem quite scary at first glance.
However, if you've been long suffering from problems like headaches or chronic pains and the regular visits to the doctor don't seem to be helping, then why not consider an alternative treatment and see an acupuncture specialist? After all, who hasn't heard of someone somewhere suffering from arthritis or other condition and trying out every treatment recommended by doctors all to no benefit, only to finally find relieve or a cure in some sessions with a good acupuncturist? Perhaps you are wondering if it could actually work in your case. You like many others might feel a bit skeptical since the traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture don't immediately coincide with the theories of modern Western medicine. But in fact, the use of needles to help cure sick people was discovered thousands of years ago in China, this was long before the microscope or x-ray machine were invented or before bacteria and germs were discovered. When you stop a moment to think about it that is something that the practice has going for it. If it has existed for thousands of years and is still being practiced by millions nowadays, then it must work, and helped many people. What to expect when you go to an acupuncturist? When going to an acupuncturist, you would typically first be asked about your medical history, how you're feeling and any symptoms you might have. The specialist would observe the features of your face, including your tongue. According to some specialists, your tongue is a very good indicator of the general health condition of your internal organs. The acupuncturist would listen to sounds that your body makes like the sounds from your lungs. Your body smell could also be a good indicator of your overall health for the acupuncturist's diagnosis. Based on what the acupuncturist finds out about you and your sickness, he then formulates the treatment that your body needs. With traditional Chinese medicine, a sickness is seen as a sort of imbalance and loss of harmony in our bodies or organs. The use of the acupuncture needles on your body’s acupoints is just a way to reset your body back into balance. The specialist begins inserting very thin needles into the right spots in your body, and to most people, inserting these thin needles doesn't really hurt. After all, the acupuncturist's needles are much thinner than those used for injections. Many people claim that the insertion of the needles actually relaxes them and calms them down. How can the use of tiny needles help you? Many types of problems, aches and pains have been claimed to have been alleviated through this ancient practice. These problems include headaches, common cold, arthritis, back pains, asthma and even infertility. Even though acupuncture isn't considered part of the Western medicine, Western medicine experts have been studying it extensively. Some of the theories as to why it actually works involve the acupuncture needles capability of perhaps stimulating the brain's release of the body's natural occurring painkillers. The acupuncture practice may also stimulate the proper blood circulation in the human body. |
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