Chinese acupuncture
Author: Eihna Dutch
Natural treatments you but few have been practiced for 2,000 years as acupuncture. It is used to treat diseases, stop smoking, lose weight and rejuvenate
What is acupuncture?
Acupuncture is part of Chinese medicine. It is a therapeutic method used to cure an endless number of diseases, weight loss and relaxation.
In Chinese medicine considers the human body has an energy flow (chi or ki), this energy circulates through invisible channels called meridians. When energy is flowing freely the body is healthy and when there are obstructions disease. Acupuncture helps to keep these channels open and direct energy to organs.
In Chinese medicine does not treat symptoms or disease as in mainstream medicine but it is the individual. Ie aims at restoring total body harmony is not just arthritis, asthma and so on.
Benefits of Acupuncture
Acupuncture is used to treat almost all diseases but not recommended when there are health problems that require immediate medical attention. When it comes to diseases like cancer use acupuncture as a complement to regular medicine. There are up to is cosmetic acupuncture face lift and other cosmetic procedures. Thinning used because it relaxes and helps to not feel hungry.
According to its practitioners can not measure the results with a session needs to have a full treatment.
What constitutes?
It consists of inserting small, thin metal needles into the body. The needles are inserted into points on the body depending on the disease or condition being treated.
The acupuncture treatment is individualized. The physician reviews the language, noting the appearance of the skin, the smell of the individual and takes the pulses. In Chinese medicine there are several pulses (all taken at the wrist). The pulses and observation are the means to diagnose.
During treatment the patient lies on a stretcher, either face down or up. He inserted the needles to be sterilized or disposable. The pain of the puncture is minimal because the needles are very thin are not like normal injections. It remains in the hands of 15 minutes to an hour.
What should we know before submitting to this treatment?
It is important to select a competent practitioner. In the USA need licenses to practice as an acupuncturist in many countries this is not the case. Without a competent acupuncturist is difficult to obtain good results.
Is this scientifically proven results of acupuncture?
This is still an experimental method is unaudited results although many people claim to have healed thanks to acupuncture. There have been some promising but more studies are needed most.
Side effects and risks
No side effects, it is only a slight pain when inserting needles or tingling and sometimes a few drops of blood when removing the needle. Almost painless and can be relaxing for many people.
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