More On Acupuncture And Its Sibling, Acupressure
Both Treatments Go Back Thousands Of Years
Things don't always necessarily need to be new in order to be helpful. This is true in a lot of areas in life and is also true when it comes to certain types of medical treatments.
As a matter of fact, there were treatments that were being performed thousands of years ago in Asia that still have some medical benefits, even today. One of those is the practice of acupuncture, something that is becoming more popular in Western society today. What exactly is acupuncture and how can it help you with your health?
How Acupuncture Works
Acupuncture is a part of traditional Chinese medicine in which small, hair sized needles are inserted into the body at specific locations in order to alter the flow of energy. These channels which, according to Chinese acupuncture medicine, run through the body keep everything in line and balanced. If one of these should happen to get out of balance, however, it could cause a problem in the entire body and depending on where the imbalance occurred, it could affect a specific area of the body. This is really the essence of yin and yang, the two forces which regulate almost everything within the human body.
Acupuncture Is Safe
Many people are nervous about going to the acupuncturist but, as a matter of fact, it is actually one of the safest forms of medical treatment that there is. In fact, there are very few problems that can occur as long as a few safety guidelines are followed by a doctor. This would include such things as only using prepackaged, sterile needles and, of course, understanding what they are doing so that the needles are inserted in the proper areas.
Although it has not been totally embraced by all areas of the medical community, acupuncture is actually a relatively safe way for you to enhance your health through the use of natural medicine. Some of the studies that have been done on acupuncture actually show that it does contain some benefit and that it causes certain changes in a person's physiology that may help them in the healing process.
So, if you're having a difficult time with any number of things physically, acupuncture may be able to help you to get back on the road to better health. Even though it is not a total replacement for traditional medicine, it can still enhance your ability to live a healthy life.
Acupressure
Acupressure is another related ancient healing tradition that uses the fingers to press key points on the surface of the skin to stimulate the body's natural self-curative abilities. When these points are pressed, they release muscular tension and promote the circulation of blood and the body's life force to aid healing. Acupuncture and acupressure use the same points, but acupuncture employs needles, while acupressure uses the gentle but firm pressure of hands (and even feet). There is a massive amount of scientific data that demonstrates why and how acupuncture is effective. But acupressure, the older of the two traditions, was neglected after the Chinese developed more technological methods for stimulating points with needles and electricity. Acupressure, however, continues to be the most effective method for self-treatment of tension-related ailments by using the power and sensitivity of the human hand.
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January 31st, 2010 at 10:08 am
In 2003 WHO published a report about the use of acupuncture and its benefits in a variety of illness. This is a form of energy healing therapy, others are chakra healing which includes yoga, meditation, reiki etc.
Interestingly, the foundation of good health is the balance of energy. This create an environment for our body to heal itself. Tracking back to something more recent like detox which removes toxins accumulated in our body, the cause of this toxin build up is because of low energy.
Hence, people are beginning to realize now that energy is the essence of good health.
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