How Acupuncture Treatments Improve Your Health

How Acupuncture Treatments Improve Your Health

Acupuncture is a proven treatment that relieves the pain and suffering associated with several severe and chronic illnesses and disorders. By restoring the body’s natural qi, the root problem is corrected. This, in turn, relieves the patient from their painful symptoms and improves their health.

Acupuncture is ideal for those wanting a non-chemical treatment or less invasive solution to their illness or disorder. In many cases, it is a much more cost-effective treatment as well. Modern medicine focuses on the use of expensive drugs and therapy. These medicines can cause side effects that are sometimes just as bad as or even worse than the original complication.

Many of us wish for a more natural and holistic healing process, one that directs its attention to the inner body. Acupuncture does just that without long therapy sessions and time-consuming doctor appointments.

Backed by centuries of Chinese history, acupuncture is based on qi. Pronounced “chee,” this is the natural balance energy we have within our bodies. When experiencing an illness or disorder, our bodies are off-balance. Once qi is balanced, we have harmony.

Harmony is achieved during acupuncture by putting sterile needles at exact points on the body. There are over 2,000 points used in acupuncture, and each one is connected to specific reactions in the body. Acupuncture needles stimulate the body’s electromagnetic signals, releasing painkilling chemicals.

Illnesses That Benefit From Acupuncture Treatments

Acne - Acupuncturist Remedies can help mild to severe cases of acne, especially when used with herbal treatments. Acupuncture relieves the causes and produces harmony in the lungs, stomach, and spleen, which reflect on the skin’s appearance.

Anxiety - Acupuncture is considered the most effective treatment for anxiety. The results are immediate, target multiple issues, and require little reinforcement when compared to drugs and therapy.

Arthritis - Chinese medical theories state that arthritis is a result of a blockage in the qi. Acupuncturist Remedies combined with herbs are successful at reducing inflammation and pain in all types of arthritis.

Depression - Acupuncture can be used to treat an individual’s unique symptoms by using specific points on the body. This eliminates the need for drugs and intense therapy.

Eczema - Acupuncture activates the endocrine and immune systems while increasing endorphin production. It targets nerve points along the legs, arms, and torso to regulate the skin cell production that causes patches on the skin.

Headaches - Acupuncture gives relief from tension headaches without having to suffer side effects common with drug treatments used. Acupuncture is a widely accepted form of relief for headaches, having been used for thousands of years.

Insomnia - Acupuncture Remedies work on insomnia by increasing one’s nighttime melatonin. The result is patients falling asleep quicker, awakening less often through the night, and reducing stress.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome - A popular alternative treatment for irritable bowel syndrome is acupuncture. It reduces abdominal pain along with other painful symptoms, allowing the patient to function normally.

Low Back Pain - Lower back pain is the top reason people turn to acupuncture. It provides effective short term relief to those with chronic lower back pain.

Migraines - Acupuncture Treatments work on Migraines in a similar way to how they help tension headaches. With migraines, this treatment can reduce the days of suffering and the intensity of the headache with lasting effects.

Morning Sickness - By using acupuncture on a point above the wrist, the vomiting and nausea from morning sickness can be reduced. It works very well in cases of hyperemesis gravid arum, a severe form of morning sickness.

Neck Pain - By applying acupuncture when experiencing neck pain, spasms can be reduced, and pain eliminated. It can work for whiplash, ankylosing spondylosis, and cervical spondylosis.

Post-Traumatic Stress - With post-traumatic stress, specific auricular points are stimulated to control the nervous system and lower stress levels. Patients will quickly experience lower anxiety.

Psoriasis - For Psoriasis treatment needles are placed on points with cooling properties according to what areas of the body are affected. Oriental medicine believes that by cooling the blood, removing toxins, and strengthening the lungs, the condition will clear.

Sciatica - Acupuncture works to reverse the qi imbalance and blood stagnation that causes sciatica pain. It targets the root of the problem such as kidney and spleen qi vacuity and liver qi stagnation.

Stress Management - Acupuncture works with the body’s biological system to keep stress under control. Specific points are stimulated to alter the release of stress-causing hormones.

TMJ - TMJ is a result of grinding your teeth, resulting in jaw pain. Acupuncture is used to align the jaw naturally, remove blockages that are stopping energy flow, and to reduce the tension causing one to clench their jaw.

Acupuncture is a time tested remedy for these and so many other illnesses and disorders of the body. For many different reasons, we may not always want to go with drug and therapy treatments where side effects are common, unlike with acupuncture.

Acupuncture allows us an alternative treatment that is free of side effects and is often much more cost-effective. With a focus on balance and harmony, the body is restored to a pain-free state. Acupuncture won’t simply cover up the symptoms for a short amount of time. It will go to the source of the problem and correct any imbalance or blockage in one’s natural energy flow.

About The Author

Marc Bystock L.Ac. is a leading Manhattan Acupuncturist and Holistic Health Practitioner. Learn more about his services by visiting HolisticAcupunctureNYC.com