Acupuncture has been used for 5000 years in China and other Asian countries. In recent years, it has been researched in both the East and the West. A study funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) showed that acupuncture provides pain relief, improving function for people with osteoarthritis of the knee.
Acupuncture is useful for a wide variety of health issues. Addiction, stroke rehabilitation, headache, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, low-back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome and asthma have been helped using acupuncture as an alternative treatment or part of a larger treatment scenario.
Acupuncture is useful for a wide variety of health issues. Addiction, stroke rehabilitation, headache, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, low-back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome and asthma have been helped using acupuncture as an alternative treatment or part of a larger treatment scenario.
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Acupuncture is the ancient Chinese art of healing using very fine needles placed in specific points on the body. It has been used in China since at least 2000 BC. It can be used for a wide variety of illnesses, including asthma, insomnia and headache, among others. Acupuncture is based on the theory that energy circulates throughout the body in channels and its flow can be influenced by needling the acupuncture points.
Traditional acupuncture, as practiced by Licensed Acupuncturists (LicAc), employs the full range of diagnostic and treatment techniques developed over more than two millennia. By treating the person as a whole, acupuncture can effectively address the root causes of a wide range of both acute and chronic conditions, as well as benefitting the overall well-being of the patient.
Seeing a Chinese medical practitioner is a very different experience than seeing a Western doctor. The initial visit with JoAnn will last between one and one and a half hours and includes an extensive history and a treatment. Follow-up visits last from forty-five minutes to an hour. Diagnosis is based on the initial interview and taking the pulse and looking at the tongue.
Indeed, with all the media hoopla about this ingredient and that food group, who can even say what a balanced diet looks like any more. For those who need someone to help them sort out the often confusing information about food and nutrition, a few sessions with a nutritionist can be very helpful. For those with high blood pressure, high cholesterol or extra weight, it can be life saving.
The pain is on your left side but your acupuncturist has started putting needles on the right side. Wasn't she listening when you told her your problem? Or maybe he's so tired he already forgot! Or maybe she really knows what she is doing. There are times when treating the opposite side is the appropriate treatment and will give great results.
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