Acupuncture and Pain Relief

When acupuncture was introduced in the U.S., it was effective in relieving pain, which attracted public attention. In 1972, when the New York Times reporter James Reston had acupuncture treatment for pain relief after surgery, he was so impressed with the results he wrote of acupuncture on his return to America.
Although the efficacy of acupuncture in China is a reliable for thousands of years, is only the last 40-50 years that acupuncture has been practiced and accepted in the West. Two recent studies from the University of Heidelberg in Germany and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDN) have highlighted the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment of pain in patients. Based on the results of this experiment in Heidelberg, more patients who received acupuncture treatment more pain relief than patients receiving placebo. The study was carried out UMDN, patients received an external stimulus, the pain when receiving acupuncture for pain relief.

During this period, patients were asked to rate their pain level. When receiving an acupuncture treatment, patients have less pain from external stimulation and MRI results showed that the reduction in activity in brain areas that respond to pain. Experience shows that when UMDNS acupuncture is performed, the brain's response to pain is also reduced. This result agrees with the belief that acupuncture, when done properly, has the ability to effectively control and reduce pain by stimulating endorphins, the body's natural chemicals that block pain.

Many of the acupoints are located close to the nerves. When certain muscles are stimulated with acupuncture needles, the muscle to send a message to the central nervous system, causing the release of endorphins. These endorphins block pain messages sent to the brain.

Acupuncture has proven effective in treating many types of pain. Acupuncture is effective in treating chronic pain, headaches, menstrual cramps, lower back, neck and muscle pain. In addition, acupuncture is effective in treating arthritis, facial pain, pain and cancer pain after the operation.

United States, one in four adults report to be suffering from some kind of pain more than a day. Although there are many drugs for pain relief, these drugs also have side effects. Acupuncture is becoming more reliable alternative medicine to relieve pain and, unlike conventional medicine, it does little to no side effects. Over 3 million people each year receive acupuncture treatment in the United States demonstrates the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for pain management.

Acupuncture to Increase Sperm Motility

The cause of the infertility of a couple may lie with the man or woman in the relationship when both sexes are affected by fertility problems. When you meet with infertility, it is important to consult a fertility specialist to help determine what could be causing the problem so treatment may be given. Treatment that was used by many couples and individuals is acupuncture.

It is an ancient Chinese treatment that has been used for thousands of years to relieve various ailments, including pain. It is used most often in the West. Doctors believe that life energy called qi flows through the body and when blocked, can occur under certain conditions such as infertility. Acupuncture works to release this energy.

While the reasons for the success of acupuncture is not fully understood, has improved the circulation in the reproductive organs, increasing the thickness of the lining of the uterus, improving the quality of the eggs and can improve the efficiency of drugs for fertility.

For men, acupuncture can improve sperm quality and can improve sperm motility. Acupuncture can be an effective way to reduce stress and stress can be a big inhibitor for fertility. There are many benefits of acupuncture and is often helpful to talk with a specialist to learn more about what this treatment can do and what to expect during and after treatment.

In a study of 28 men with idiopathic infertility, which means that the cause was unknown who received acupuncture twice a week for five weeks, levels of motility improved in men receiving acupuncture compared to those without. Those who received acupuncture also saw changes in the structure of sperm and semen quality.

Men whose sperm quality, mobility, or the count may be in question may find acupuncture helpful. Moreover, in cases where the cause of infertility is unknown, acupuncture may be recommended as well. Simply reducing stress can be helpful in some cases and can lead to success.

For many, acupuncture can be recommended for use in endometriosis, PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), poor egg quality, low ovarian reserve, advanced age, recurrent miscarriage, etc.. Men with low sperm count or sperm DNA fragmentation can be encouraged to give acupuncture a try. What's more, acupuncture can be recommended for couples or people who participate in infertility treatments like in vitro fertilization or other assisted reproduction techniques.

Spine Acupuncture for chest pain

The pain of the thoracic spine is sometimes difficult to help than the rest of backache. Some patients with type B, localized pain in the thoracic vertebrae, spines, and in these cases, the periosteal needling of these works well. Needling remote and the back, arm, or ulnar border of the Palm (SI 3) can also help the thoracic spinal pain. Chest pain usually does well, the local needling over the painful area itself is effective.


Most acupuncture treating musculoskeletal disorders. Acupuncture can also be used to treat a variety of ailments that are not - or not openly - related to the musculoskeletal system.

This is critical both for forensic purposes and future reference. In practice, tend to use a mixture of traditional and modern terminology to describe my treatment. If a traditional acupuncture points on the site I used, I note that if you use a description based on Western anatomical terminology. I also save the side (L or R) and other relevant information such as length of the needle (rare) and the effects, if any.
Note that in many cases it is not possible to assign a formal diagnosis for a patient has symptoms or other label used (eg "OA") is quite regrettable. This is not to arrive at a pathological diagnosis is not relevant, but rather that acupuncture can be used in cases where no formal diagnosis has been found despite extensive studies.

Chronic Pain Can Be Helped By Acupuncture

Acupuncture for pain can be used to treat knee pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, arthritis, and many types of diseases. Although these drugs is still considered the norm in many parts of East Asia, is considered "alternative medicine" in much of the western world.

Although its reputation is growing rapidly as an alternative to traditional drugs, TCM is often misunderstood and considered, in practice, as the "voodoo" or drugs "Gypsy." In fact, TCM has been tested and could probably be the safest type of drug available. TCM does not depend on modern medicines, but aims to promote the body's own defenses and healing powers in the prevention and cure of diseases. In many ways, these traditional therapies are quite a few 'more practical and less invasive than the medical practices of today.

Most of us Westerners feel that we have found in the human body in high school that the "real reality" description of the facts, not a single description possible. However, if Chinese medicine is making sense of the West in any way, we have the capability of the idea that it is likely to find another legal description of the human body, skills, health and disease. Map of Western human biological morphology is the most likely map of precious health. Not much more accurate than traditional Chinese medicine card, which took over 2,000 years of China to develop.

 Perhaps one of the best known techniques associated with traditional Chinese medicine is acupuncture therapy. This involves inserting fine needles into specific points on the body of a patient, with the idea to increase circulation and balance, or Qi, throughout the body. The treatment of ancient China is based on the theory that illness and disease is caused by an interruption in the flow of body energy and blood, especially in case of pain. In this case, the Qi and blood can not circulate freely, either because they are blocked for any reason, simply is not enough Qi and blood to promote and maintain speed. One might say, if freedom of movement, no pain If there is free movement, no pain

Functions for manipulating the needle to restore movement and provide assistance to a variety of ailments. Due to the fact that works to promote the personal ability of the body to eliminate pain and disease, acupuncture and other traditional Chinese medicine can treat many types of disorders treated well.



Although it may seem an unusual significantly related to the practice of health for people unfamiliar with it, is actually in fact a long and proven method of reducing a variety of ailments. A final exam at the University of Maryland acupuncture on pain found that a large majority of people, acupuncture for pain had a positive impact on affected people suffer from back pain. The review of acupuncture for chronic back pain doctors examined 33 studies and found that most people have made substantial short-term relief. With these research results and many others shed light on the increased health benefits of acupuncture, it may be obvious that such action must have a place in modern medicine.

Another common method of treatment of TCM in the treatment of acute and chronic pain is massage Tuina. This means pushing and grabbing. However, Chinese medical massage consists of a number of other manipulations and massage was developed as a high art in China, and there is a separate clinic devoted to the practice in most hospitals of Chinese medicine. This type of massage apply special techniques to achieve a therapeutic effect is very specific and designed to open directly and immediately regulate the flow of Qi and blood in the canals and boats. Chinese medical massage is an important method in the treatment of any condition, especially the pain has been a popular method for treatment of injuries of athletes from Eastern martial arts.

Cupping Massage is another technique often used in TCM. This technique works on the same principles of acupuncture and Tuina massage, but uses some very interesting methods. This type of massage, a number of glass cups are heated and put into the body. When the air expands in these cups, the suction created that pulls the patient's body. With the oils and these cups can be moved, providing a massage inversion pressure. They are commonly used for things such as arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, neck pain, tennis elbow, back pain, and many other common ailments.

Another very common, and perhaps the most widely accepted treatment TCM among Westerners, the Chinese herbal medicine. In this type of treatment, the individual is prescribed a herbal remedy based on their different needs. These herbal treatments to boost the function of balance and harmony through the body from the inside out. Herbal formulas often contain up to 25 different Chinese herbs, and may differ from one patient completely different. Chinese herbal medicine works, not only to treat the symptoms of some diseases, but the power to promote proper healing. Herbal treatment is not always taken only during the illness, you can take a lifetime to ensure harmony and balance in the body.