Fundamentals Of Acupuncture

Fundamentals Of Acupuncture
By Michaele Lee

Acupuncture is an important part of Chinese traditional
medicine. It has more than two thousand years history and plays
an important role on human health in China. In Tang dynasty, it
spreads to Japan, Indian and other southeast Asia countries. In
the past two decades, has grown in popularity in the
United States. Millions U.S. adults have ever used it. Now
acupuncture is one of the oldest and most commonly used medical
procedures in the world.

The term involves positioning long, thin needles on
various points on the body. There are different techniques to
the insertion of the needles, including care for the angles at
which they are inserted, different types of needles (there are
nine, but most practitioners only use six types of the needles),
and various ways to twirl or vibrate the needles. The needles
are placed on the body depending upon the ailment of the
patient.

Acupuncture has good effect on many diseases, even including
some strange diseases. There are two main effects of
acupuncture.

The first main effect of is pain relief. This is
the prominent characteristic of and it is often used
on all sorts of acute and chronic pain, such as headache,
menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain,
osteoarthritis and back pain. According to the theory of Chinese
traditional medicine, health is achieved by maintaining the body
in a "balanced state" and pain is caused by disruptions in the
energy flow patterns (Qi) in the body. By therapy,
these imbalances are corrected through puncturing identifiable
points and pain is alleviated.

The second main effect of is adjustment of organism
functions. Treatment scope of

acupuncture is very wide because
it doesn't treat diseases through medicine, but it adjusts
organism functions. It is proposed that produces its
effects through regulating the nervous system, thus aiding the
activity of pain-killing biochemicals such as endorphins and
immune system cells at specific sites in the body. In addition,
studies have shown that may alter brain chemistry by
changing the release of neurotransmitters and neurohormones and,
thus, affecting the parts of the central nervous system related
to sensation and involuntary body functions, such as immune
reactions and processes that regulate a person's blood pressure,
blood flow, and body temperature. With the adjustment effect of
acupuncture, it can be used on many chronic diseases, such as
addiction, stroke rehabilitation and asthma.

Acupuncture is safe and side effects are minor, but since
acupuncture involves puncturing the skin with needles, the
potential does exist for harmful effects to occur, such as
accidental puncture of lung that can lead to pneumothorax and
bacterial infection from needles. a qualified
acupuncturist can avoid such side effects.

Health and sense of well being can be maintained with
acupuncture, research and thousands of years practice verifies
its positive effects. Patients can try it and benefit from this
wonderful treatment.

About the Author: Michale Lee is a healthcare professional. For
more health articles, please go to http://www.healthpile.com.

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