Some Health Benefits Associated With Acupuncture

By Shirley Bennett


The body experiences pain almost every time especially when one is under so much pressure which likewise causes stress. A popular technique that originated from China is called Acupuncture and this is said to treat a variety of illnesses, including pain and stress. The process involves inserting very thin needles at specific points of the body through the skin.

And although many practitioners in the medical community still have doubts regarding the scientific process of such, there are still many who are performing such. A lot of people also attest to the effectiveness of Acupuncture San Diego, CA when it comes to relieving headaches and muscle pain. Likewise, many have also proven its benefit and some of them will be listed below.

Headaches and migraines were observed to have improved especially after the patients who experienced such underwent treatment. On a study conducted by professionals, they had people who experience chronic headaches be divided into a group of those who will receive the treatment and those will not. Those who did undergo such were observed to have improved and the intensity and days that they experienced headaches where significantly reduced.

Arthritis as well as pain in the back and the neck was also significantly reduced when some patients underwent such procedure. Those who did not go through the same thing, however, did not experience ease from said discomfort cause by the aches. Because of this, many think it is justified that doctors include this as a treatment option for their patients.

Individuals who cannot sleep well at night or suffer from insomnia take medication to be able to help them rest well. However, there are side effects that go hand in hand the medications they take. But when they were subjected to the treatment, it was observed that they were sleeping and resting better, minus the adverse side effects, too.

Cancer patients, especially those who went through chemotherapy, have also significantly improved in recovery after they were introduced to the procedure. The said process made great impact in boosting the immunity of the said patients as well as in speeding up their recovery. There was also increase in their platelets, and healthy cells were prevented from decreasing.

Such has also been said to have reduced the way that the cognitive system declines, for instance, in Parkinsons disease. This is because this kind of treatment generates a neural response in some areas of the brain that are affected by cognitive diseases. Patients who have undergone such noticed improvement in depression, anxiety, and many others.

Several medical professionals have also recommended the use of the procedure to treat pregnancy, labor and even postpartum wellbeing. It eases the anxiety and pain during pregnancy and labor as well as balance hormones and reduces stress in pregnant women. It can also balance emotional as well as physical strain on the body during pregnancy.

But that does not stop there because women who suffer from depression, anxiety and stress or postpartum depression also felt better because of the procedure. If you wish to go through such while pregnant, however, you must ensure that you hire a licensed or professional acupuncturist. This is because there are points in the body which need to be avoided if one is carrying a baby.




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