Acus means (needle), punctura (to prick). Acupuncture is the oldest and natural medical system performed by stimulating certain points of the body using special thin needles. The needles used are much thinner than the needles used in drug injection and their tips are not as sharp as theirs, they do not cause pain.
Doctor uses needles for treatment of the patient
Acupuncture treatment other It is a treatment as effective as medical treatments but without side effects. It has been practiced in different ways in many countries for thousands of years. There are different application methods such as traditional Chinese, 5 elements, 6 energies, dermatomal, ear, hand and scalp acupuncture. No method is superior to the other. However, different styles are superior in different diseases. (such as Scalp Acupuncture applied in paralysis)
TREATMENT MECHANISM
There are three important mechanisms;
- It activates body chemicals, especially natural painkillers
- It affects the nerves and causes useful reflex responses.
- It affects the body's natural electro-magnetic fields.
The reason it relieves pain is that it increases the natural poiates in the body. However, it has also been shown to have effects on asthma, irritable colon and heart diseases. Accordingly, it appears that opiates are not only effective as painkillers in the central nervous system, but also on peripheral nerves, lung vascular bed, intestine, and white blood cells. Acupuncture stimulates the release of not only opiates but also other body chemicals (these releases work through a negative feedback mechanism). It regulates the synthesis of noradrenaline, serotonin, neurotransmitter substances, pituitary - hypothalamic hormones, thyroid, adrenals and gonadal hormones. The effect of acupuncture is definitely not a placebo. It supports the body. That's why the body repairs itself. Since no artificial chemicals are given from outside, it has no side effects. On the contrary, its main purpose is to ensure body balance (homeostasis).
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