| Acupuncture Therapy | | | | rates from injury and manage pain. |
| Chinese medicine is responsible for a number of | | | | Allergies also respond well to acupuncture therapy. |
| natural therapies, and acupuncture is probably the best | | | | Harmless substances can cause the immune system |
| known of them. Basically, acupuncture works on the | | | | to overreact, leading to an allergic reaction. Many |
| theory that your body contains energy centers at | | | | allergies are triggered by common environmental |
| specific, strategic points. These energy centers are | | | | factors such as dust, pollen and chemicals. Many |
| then linked to a particular part of the body. If you have | | | | people also suffer from food allergies, which can be |
| a sore knee, for example, then the acupuncturist would | | | | triggered by wheat, milk and shellfish, amongst other |
| locate the energy center links to that knee. This could | | | | things. Allergies are uncomfortable - stuffy nose, |
| well be located in a completely different part of the | | | | watery eyes and sneezing. In some sufferers, allergy |
| body. That's the point where very thin needles are | | | | reaction can result in extreme symptoms such as |
| then inserted to stimulate the energy center. The | | | | kidney problems, joint pain and depression. Detoxifying |
| result? The pain in your knee is reduced or removed | | | | the body and strengthening the immune system with |
| entirely, by accessing the central nervous system | | | | acupuncture helps reduce or eliminate allergic reactions. |
| through the acupuncture point. | | | | Many people turn to acupuncture therapy for more |
| | | | serious issues, such as bronchitis, asthma, hypertension |
| Other research has shown that acupuncture can | | | | and ulcers. Western medicine struggles to understand |
| assist the immune system by stimulating the production | | | | how acupuncture manages to be so effective, but the |
| of white blood cells. It's also been shown that Alpha, | | | | results speak for themselves. Some suggest that |
| Beta and Gamma Globulins increase after acupuncture | | | | believing acupuncture will work is the reason it does, |
| therapy, and these assist in fighting infection and | | | | but that hasn't been proven. Sometimes, for more |
| producing immune antibodies. Recently, acupuncture | | | | chronic conditions, massage and herbal remedies are |
| has been used to assist people recovering from | | | | used together with acupuncture therapy. |
| alcohol and drug addiction. Acupuncture focuses on | | | | Other health issues that often respond well to |
| reducing cravings and withdrawal symptoms, tension, | | | | acupuncture include PMS, chronic fatigue syndrome, |
| and inducing a feeling of relaxation. | | | | stress, menopause and menstruation problems. If |
| Sports people at the highest level have turned to | | | | you're interested in trying acupuncture therapy, find |
| acupuncture therapy to help improve both their training | | | | yourself a reputable local practitioner, then ring and |
| and performance. Muscle tension inhibits performance, | | | | have a chat with them about your health problems. |
| and acupuncture releases tension in both muscles and | | | | This will give them the opportunity to say whether or |
| the surround tissue, as well improving the efficiency of | | | | not they think acupuncture can help you. The only way |
| the nervous, circulatory and lymphatic systems. | | | | to know for sure is to give it a go. |
| Acupuncture can also be used to speed up recovery | | | | |