What Happens During Acupuncture Treatment
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Acupuncture is a therapy to replace several popular tracing its roots in traditional medicine in China over 5000 years.
1. The basis of acupuncture, treatment is what is called Qi (pronounced key) – the energy in living organisms, through the twelve meridians or invisible energy channels in the body. The central component of acupuncture is the insertion of needles into key points on the meridians to extend compensation. This attention very thin metal needles at certain anatomical points and manually or by electrical stimulation. A person usually feels relaxed and excited after acupuncture.
2. The increased acceptance, the growing acceptance of acupuncture was developed by the National Health Interview Survey in 2002 highlighted that we found that the number of adult Americans, turned to the treatment of 2.1 million in 2001 grew to more than 8.2 million the following year.
3. How Does It Really Work? Acupuncture could induce the release of endorphins in the body, a particular relief of pain. Many common diseases and undesirable conditions treated by acupuncture.
4. Variations of the treatment procedure may participate in the Herbal Medicine – capsules, tablets or tea of Chinese herbs to enhance therapy. Some practitioners incorporate cupping – an effect of training in the use of glass cups on the skin, promote blood circulation and partly because of the continuous flow of Qi.
This concern, combined with statements by the NIH and other government agencies and health side effects of acupuncture are much lower, in turn, has several people on treatment, especially to relieve pain. Several studies have also shown how acupuncture in patients with osteoarthritis, has nausea after chemotherapy, and even helped with depression.

