Bellmore Acupuncture has been around for thousands of years and is part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Acupuncture integrates the philosophies of Taoism and naturalism into its practice and as a result of these influences, it is a natural, holistic treatment used for various kinds of mental, emotional and physiological disorders. In Western society, acupuncture is often used in conjunction with Western mainstream medicine. Acupuncture is used to treat energy imbalances and disharmonies in the body. TCM believes that the slow flow or stagnancy of electromagnetic energy called chi in the body causes health imbalances. Chi travels along invisible energy thoroughfares called meridians. There are 12 meridians in the body and each is connected to specific major organs. Acupuncture uses hair thin needles inserted into sites called acupuncture points to address the energy imbalance and restore the body into equilibrium and harmony. The body has over a thousand acupuncture points or acupoints and each acupoint connect to a specific meridian.
Acupuncture is widely known to alleviate distress and pain. It is also effective in treating various kinds of disorders such as osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia as well as infertility and symptoms caused by cancer.
Most people unfamiliar with acupuncture seem to be turned off by the use of needles for treatment. In spite of this, acupuncture is still one of the most popular forms of alternative treatment in the world, which says a lot of its potency. Unlike, conventional needles for injection, the needles for acupuncture are not really inserted deep into the skin. Although upon insertion, the patient may feel just a slight tingle (not pain), that sensation is fleeting once the needles’ effect starts to work.
For most, who have not found the answer to their health problems with Western medicine, acupuncture may be just the treatment one has been searching for, for a long time and since this procedure has been used by the Chinese for many hundreds of years, it must be a good and effective cure for many types of disease. Indeed, for many people whose chronic ailments have been treated by acupuncture, they will profess the effectiveness of acupuncture as a very good cure for many forms of illnesses.
Modern medical science believes that acupuncture generates electromagnetic energy that stimulates the brain to release beneficial chemicals vital in the healing process. These chemicals such as endorphins, enkephalins and neurotransmitters help in the relief of pain, the relaxing of tight muscles, the enhanced flow of blood and the feeling of tranquility and comfort. This belief explains how acupuncture stimulates the body into self-healing.
This theory may be debunked in the future as more and more research into the medicinal art of acupuncture is done and regardless of what conclusion Western science may reach in the future, acupuncture does work in the treatment of pain and distress and other health conditions.
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