What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is the oldest known method for healing. As practiced in China for the past 4,000 years this method has been successful in treating a wide range of ailments. The techniques specify the use of fine hair-like needles into specific body points as meridians. This treatment has been used to promote health, longevity, and preventative care.
How Does It Work?
The theory behind acupuncture is that illness is created by imbalanced energy and low immune level in the body. Correcting the imbalance and increasing the immune level can restore bodily health. This is achieved through the use of acupuncture. With the proper skill in the use of the fine hair-like needles, the latest research has shown that health can be restored. Though acupuncture has proven to be successful it is not recommended for all diseases, nor all people.
The way it works is three-fold. The needles stimulate the mid-brain which in turn releases some natural substance k nown as endogenous morphine and endorphins. These in turn contain 3 kinds of effects:
1) As pain killers.
2) Anti-inflammatory
3) Nerve lubricants
This natural substance is 20 times more powerful than morphine without its harmful side-effects. Thus the effectiveness of acupuncture harnesses the body's own system to produce the desired effect to its optimem.
What Can Acupuncture Help You?
1. Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders
* Headache & Migraine
* Trigeminal Neuralgia
* Torticolis
* Perpheral Neuropathy
* Nocturnal Enuresis
* Facial or Bell's Palsy
* Bladder Dysfunction
* Intercostal Neuralgia
* Cervicobrachial Syndrome
* Pareses Following a Stroke
* Frozen Shoulder
* Tennis Elbow
* Sciatica
* Low Back Pain
* Arthritis
* TMJ
* Pinched Nerve
* Neck Pain
* Tendonitis
* Torn Ligament
* Muscle Strained
* Neck Pain
* Face Lift
2. Disorders of the Internal Organs:
* Colitis
* Bacillary Dysentery
* Constipation
* Diarrhea
* Paralytic Ileus
* Gastrilis
* Asthma
* Allergy
* Sinusitus
* Bronchitus
* Hiccough
* Gallstones
* Kidney Stones
* Hypertension
* Spasm of Cardia
* Flu & Cold
* "Morning Sickness"
* Duodenal and Peptic Ulcer
* Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
* Gastric Hyperacidity
* Spasm of Esophagus
* Weight Control
* Quit Smoking, Alcohol, Drugs
Treatments and Frequency Required
Factors to be considered that influence frequency of treatments vary from patient to patient. Therefore each individual must have a tailor-made program. The factors to be considered:
1) Severity of disease
2) Longevity of disease
3) Patient's general health history
4) Use of drugs taken
Clinical data has shown that patients receiving 3 treatments per week respond more favorably than more of less frequency.