| Acupuncture is an important part of Chinese | | | | corrected through puncturing identifiable points and |
| traditional medicine. It has more than two | | | | pain is alleviated. |
| thousand years history and plays an important | | | | The second main effect of acupuncture is |
| role on human health in China. In Tang dynasty, it | | | | adjustment of organism functions. Treatment |
| spreads to Japan, Indian and other southeast Asia | | | | scope of acupuncture is very wide because it |
| countries. In the past two decades, acupuncture | | | | doesn't treat diseases through medicine, but it |
| has grown in popularity in the United States. | | | | adjusts organism functions. It is proposed that |
| Millions U.S. adults have ever used it. Now | | | | acupuncture produces its effects through |
| acupuncture is one of the oldest and most | | | | regulating the nervous system, thus aiding the |
| commonly used medical procedures in the world. | | | | activity of pain-killing biochemicals such as |
| The term acupuncture involves positioning long, | | | | endorphins and immune system cells at specific |
| thin needles on various points on the body. There | | | | sites in the body. In addition, studies have shown |
| are different techniques to the insertion of the | | | | that acupuncture may alter brain chemistry by |
| needles, including care for the angles at which | | | | changing the release of neurotransmitters and |
| they are inserted, different types of needles | | | | neurohormones and, thus, affecting the parts of |
| (there are nine, but most practitioners only use | | | | the central nervous system related to sensation |
| six types of the needles), and various ways to | | | | and involuntary body functions, such as immune |
| twirl or vibrate the needles. The needles are | | | | reactions and processes that regulate a person's |
| placed on the body depending upon the ailment of | | | | blood pressure, blood flow, and body temperature. |
| the patient. | | | | With the adjustment effect of acupuncture, it can |
| Acupuncture has good effect on many diseases, | | | | be used on many chronic diseases, such as |
| even including some strange diseases. There are | | | | addiction, stroke rehabilitation and asthma. |
| two main effects of acupuncture. | | | | Acupuncture is safe and side effects are minor, |
| The first main effect of acupuncture is pain relief. | | | | but since acupuncture involves puncturing the skin |
| This is the prominent characteristic of acupuncture | | | | with needles, the potential does exist for harmful |
| and it is often used on all sorts of acute and | | | | effects to occur, such as accidental puncture of |
| chronic pain, such as headache, menstrual cramps, | | | | lung that can lead to pneumothorax and bacterial |
| tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, | | | | infection from acupuncture needles. a qualified |
| osteoarthritis and back pain. According to the | | | | acupuncturist can avoid such side effects. |
| theory of Chinese traditional medicine, health is | | | | Health and sense of well being can be maintained |
| achieved by maintaining the body in a "balanced | | | | with acupuncture, research and thousands of |
| state" and pain is caused by disruptions in the | | | | years practice verifies its positive effects. Patients |
| energy flow patterns (Qi) in the body. By | | | | can try it and benefit from this wonderful |
| acupuncture therapy, these imbalances are | | | | treatment. |