Health Benefits of Acupuncture

Acupuncture is used in treating a wide range of health conditions. It is health techniques from Traditional Chinese Medicines practices in which practitioners insert thin needles into the skin. Acupuncture can be used to treat pain and stress related symptoms as it reduces pain in a natural way.  A review of medical literature finds acupuncture to be effective in treating some conditions when compared to other treatments.

Many people do ask question if acupuncture hurt, needles are used for acupuncture treatment and they are painless.  Many studies have demonstrated the benefits of acupuncture and how it can treat different medical conditions both acute and chronic.

Acupuncture have many health benefits, it relieves chronic pain, arthritis, anxiety, insomnia, depression, migraine, back pain, tension headache, nausea obesity; it is also used for musculoskeletal conditions. Acupuncture is recognised throughout the world. It is proven to impact a number of chronic health conditions and stimulate the nervous system. According to The traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) it is believed the body’s Qi (energy), blood and body fluid are distributed throughout of the body by circulation via the channels of the network. Keeping the Qi, blood and body fluid at appropriate level and maintaining proper circulation of these materials in the channels are essential to ensure the human body in a healthy condition. Once a problem happens in the Qi and/or blood level and circulation, it will cause various diseases and symptoms.   

Here are some Health benefits of Acupuncture

Many research have confirmed the health benefits of acupuncture, most of which are discuss below:

• Migraine, Headache and Neck Pain:  Studies in the past have shown that treating patients using acupuncture had higher chance of showing a reduce pain than modern treatment. Acupuncture helps to reduce pain of migraines, headaches and neck pain; also there is a lower chance of side effect from acupuncture than migraine and other pain medicines.
• Chronic pain: Using acupuncture to treat pain is most commonly used on the human body, it can help to reduce the pain from physical stress, poor sleeping habits, old injuries, tightness of muscles, pregnancy or other sources. A study from the Oxford Journal showed that that patients with chronic knee pain showed short and long-term acupuncture benefits over those patients who do not receive acupuncture.
• Reduce High Blood Pressure: Study suggests that a form of acupuncture may benefit people with high blood pressure and the risk of cardiovascular and heart diseases. It can also help to relieve anxiety, headache, dizziness, palpitations and tinnitus.
• Relieve from chronic pain and knee Osteoarthritis: Acupuncture is used for the treatment of chronic pain and it may be useful for pain from knee osteoarthritis. Studies from Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine suggest that having acupuncture consecutive for four weeks can reduce pain and improve stiffness in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
• Prevent Cognitive decline: In 2002 study done by the Department of neurology at the University of Maryland school of Medicine, when 20 Parkinson’s patients were treated with acupuncture for 16 sessions, there was 85 percent of improvement in the symptoms including tremor, handwriting, walking pain, sleep, depression and anxiety.
• Treat depression:  Research suggests that acupuncture is good for counselling and treating depression; it may also improve fatigue, anxiety and depression in cancer patients.
• Reduce stress: Acupuncture can help to calm down and manage the stressful aspect of life. It can help to take off the edge of worrying.

Advice

Needle used for acupuncture should be single-use, pre-sterilised and should be disposed immediately after use.

Acupuncture is safe; some people may experience mild, short-lived side effect such as pain, bruises, drowsiness, feeling sick, and dizziness but should be fine after a while.

Acupuncture is safe when you are pregnant however, let your acupuncture practitioners know you are pregnant because certain acupuncture points cannot be safe during pregnancy.

Acupuncture can also be effective for children with chronic pain,

There may be bleeding, bruising and soreness where the needle is inserted.

Acupuncture is dangerous if the patient suffers from bleeding disorder.