If, like me, you have enough fear of needles and injections, and acupuncture, that the practice of sticking needles to different parts of the body treat sicknesses may seem scary at first.
However, if you have long suffered from problems such as headaches and chronic pain, or your regular visits to the doctor does not seem to help you, then why not consider a trip to an acupuncture specialist? After all, who had never heard of someone suffering from arthritis aunt somewhere and try everything that is recommended for doctors can not be all, end only to be cured with a very good acupuncturist?
You may wonder if it really can work for you. You may feel a bit skeptical since the traditional Chinese medicine does not immediately coincide with the theory of modern Western medicine. Moreover, the use of needles treat thousands of people have been found years ago in China long before microscopes or x-ray machine is invented, or before the bacteria and germs that are found.
One positive effect of this alternative treatment is the increased control pain. During one session, the patient will usually feel pain was minimal because the thin needles are inserted gradually. However, the needles are deliberately placed in the depth varies, depending on the patient’s health conditions. When the needle reaches the correct depth, the patient will feel more pain, although the procedure should not be painful.
Also recommended for the help of chemotherapy and the fatigue of chemotherapy-related nausea. He has also been found to be very effective for back pains, Migraines, menstrual cramps, and as a control for patients undergoing surgery pain after surgery.
Variations Conventional Acupuncture
Auriculotherapy or ear acupuncture is one of the variations of conventional acupuncture. In this practice, he believes that the ear provides a map for all the organs the main body. A specific area or point in the ear associated with a particular organ, such as heart, kidney, or liver. Thus, the needles are placed in certain points around the ear and the ear cartilage.
Staplepuncture method is used in smoking cessation, where Staples is placed for a certain period of anywhere in the ear area to provide stimulation.