Conditions Treated
Acupuncture – Not Just for Pain! Other Symptoms Treated by Acupuncture
Addiction/Smoking cessation: Acupuncture helps people recover from drugs and alcohol problems and helps to reduce withdrawal symptoms, relieve tension, and help people relax. Acupuncture taken enough times clears the mind, builds energy and gives a sense of well being.
Anxiety: Studies from Harvard Medical School and Mclean Hospital have shown that high levels of anxiety are associated with the production of stress hormones such as cortisol. Acupuncture helps to cycle out cortisol from the body, inducing deep levels of relaxation.
Depression: Systemic review has found that acupuncture was found comparable to antidepressants in improving clinical responses and alleviating symptoms of depression.
Digestive Problems: Acupuncture promotes better absorption in the intestines and helps regulate bowel movements. Studies have shown acupuncture to increase the hormone gastrin which in turn improves digestion. Acupuncture has also been shown helpful to reduce cramping and spasms in the intestines.
Fibromyalgia: Acupuncture decreases pain levels and reduces tender trigger point spots. Studies have found that acupuncture causes the body to release pain reducing substances in the blood which in turn reduce pain.
Insomnia: Acupuncture has a calming effect on the nervous system. It facilitates the flow of oxygen-enriched blood. Common noted benefits of acupuncture include deeper breathing, improved digestive abilities, better sleeping patterns, decrease in various pains and a general sense of well being, which are all excellent treatments for insomnia.
Migraines: Acupuncture works to relax constricted blood vessels and increases oxygen flow to the blood vessels of the brain. This action, in turn, reduces the swelling other arteries in the brain which contribute to the painful throbbing pain associated with migraines.
PMS/Menopause: Acupuncture treatments aid endocrine function, and normalizes hormone levels and regulates various parts of the menstrual cycle. It has been effective in treating menstrual migraine, endometriosis, PCOS as well as hot flashes in menopausal women.
Sinus/Allergy and Asthma: Acupuncture reduces the histamine response which reduces the allergic reaction to environmental problems. Acupuncture can increase blood flow to the lungs to increase oxygen absorption in the lung tissue to assist with breathing.
