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Acupuncture

Acupuncture is one of major treatment modalities in Naturopathy. It involves the insertion of very thin needles through your skin at strategic points on your body.

Traditional Chinese medicine explains acupuncture as a technique for balancing the flow of energy or life force — known as chi or qi (chee) — believed to flow through pathways (meridians) in your body. By inserting needles into specific points along these meridians, acupuncture practitioners believe that your energy flow will re-balance.

In contrast, many Western practitioners view the acupuncture points as places to stimulate nerves, muscles and connective tissue. Some believe that this stimulation boosts your body's natural painkillers. Increasingly, it is being used for overall wellness, including stress management.

Why it’s done

Acupuncture is used mainly to relieve discomfort associated with a variety of diseases and conditions, including:

Menstrual cramps

Dental pain

Fibromyalgia

Tennis elbow

Labor pain

Lower back pain

Neck pain

Osteoarthritis

Chemotherapy

induced and postoperative nausea and vomiting

Respiratory disorders

such as allergic rhinitis

Headaches

including tension headaches and migraines

How you prepare

No special preparation is required before acupuncturetreatment.

Duration of the treatment

An acupuncture session may take up to 60 minutes, althoughsome appointments maybe much shorter. A common treatment plan for a single complaintwould typicallyinvolve one or two treatments a week. The number of treatments willdepend on thecondition being treated and its severity. In general, its common to receive6 to 8Treatments

During the procedure

Acupuncture points are situated in all areas of the body.Sometimes the appropriatepoints are far removed from the area of your pain. During anacupuncture treatment, your acupuncturist inserts very thin needles into specific spotson your body. Insertion of the needles usually causes little discomfort.

Needle insertion

Acupuncture needles are inserted to various depths at strategicpoints on your body.The needles are very thin, so insertion usually causes littlediscomfort. Peopleoften don't feel them inserted at all. A typical treatment uses 5to 20 needles. Youmay feel a mild aching sensation when a needle reaches thecorrect depth.

Needle manipulation

Your practitioner may gently move or twirl the needles afterplacement or apply heator mild electrical pulses to the needles.

Needle removal

In most cases, the needles remain in place for 10 to 15 minuteswhile you lie stilland relax. There is usually no discomfort when the needles areRemoved.

Results

The benefits of acupuncture are sometimes difficult to measure, but many people find it helpful as a means to control a variety of painful conditions.

Several studies, however, indicate that some types of simulatedacupuncture appear to work just as well as real acupuncture. There’s also evidence thatacupuncture works best in people who expect it to work.

Acupuncture has few side effects, so it may be worth a try ifyou’re having trouble controlling pain with more-conventional methods.

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