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Acupuncture And Faster Healing After Surgery


Have you considered trying a holistic healing option for pain management treatment? If you are new to acupuncture, you may experience initial hesitation because of the use of needles. However, these tiny needles actually show promising results for your mental and physical well-being. Acupuncture uses stimulation techniques to activate the body’s natural healing abilities.

What Is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is a therapy technique that has been used for pain management, especially for situations of chronic pain. It uses the stimulation of hair-thin needles that are inserted to different points on the body, specifically to points that produce pressure or aching. Needles may be heated or may use mild electric currents for stimulation. A session can last between 60 to 90 minutes, although the actual needle treatment typically lasts a maximum of 30 minutes. Most of the time spent in the session is used to inform your practitioner about your concerns and symptoms that you may be experiencing. There are other acupoint stimulation techniques aside from using needles that include massages, heat therapy, cupping, or the use of topical herbal medicines.

Acupuncture is believed to stimulate the central nervous system (CNS) and improves the body’s functions. The stimulation of the CNS releases chemicals into other parts of the body, including the muscles, spinal cord, and brain. The process of stimulation is what activates our body’s natural healing abilities and also promotes overall well-being.

It is important that you find a qualified acupuncture practitioner if you are considering this form of treatment. This is because improper placement of needles can cause pain instead of expected relief.

Acupuncture is a treatment that is effective on its own or in combination with other conventional therapies. Research studies have shown that acupuncture can treat:

  • Nausea
  • Allergies
  • Addiction
  • Anxiety and depression
  • Headaches
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Insomnia
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Asthma
  • Muscle pain and weakness

Acupuncture and Mind-Body Enhancement

Acupuncture has also been researched for its effects on mood. Unstable emotions or chronic stress can contribute to unhealthy thoughts and behaviors. With acupuncture and the stimulation of your central nervous system, your body releases endorphins and other chemicals into the body that enhance your mood. The process helps you to not only think more positively but strengthens your immune system to help your body fight off other distressing symptoms of stress or anxiety.

When your immune system strengthens, it can fight off infections and other organisms that try to invade it. Acupuncture also helps to speed up the healing process when your immune system is battling infections. In a similar sense, acupuncture can also help to balance overactive immune functioning that often leads to the development of autoimmune diseases if not treated.

Acupuncture and Allergy Relief 

For some of us, allergies come and go with the seasons. For others, allergies may be a persisting issue that can impair daily functioning as well as negatively affect our mental or physical well-being. Those that suffer from chronic allergies may use acupuncture to strengthen their immune system before the start of an allergy season. If acupuncture is used in combination with other allergy medications, it may also help to reduce allergic reactions and symptoms.

Acupuncture and Sleep

Another benefit of acupuncture is that the technique increases the amount of melatonin that is naturally produced in your body. Melatonin is a hormone that helps to regulate your sleep. Melatonin is a chemical that is very underproduced in our modern lifestyle due to poor sleep habits, which leads to insomnia, chronic exhaustion, or waking up multiple times throughout the night. Adequate sleep is essential for our well-being. If you have persistent sleep problems, consider acupuncture to help restore your body’s natural abilities to fall and stay asleep.

Acupuncture and Digestive Support

When a technique is available that helps to enhance and restore your body’s own natural healing properties, the list of benefits continues. With that being said, another benefit to acupuncture is that it helps with digestive support. As the other functions of your body are being supported by the balancing of energetic fields, you are also supporting a healthy function of your digestive system as well as the organs associated with it. This can help specifically with gastrointestinal issues such as frequent stomach ages, or severe, long-term health issues that have not been properly addressed such as gallstones, inflammatory bowel disease (IBF), or Crohn’s Disease.

Acupuncture and Faster Healing After Surgery

Acupuncture can also help assist individuals that have recently experienced surgery or other intense treatments. Our body’s natural healing is enhanced and activates more quickly with the use of acupuncture. Again due to our immune system being strengthened, mental and physical healing can be achieved easier and more efficiently than without using acupuncture.

If you commonly experience distressing symptoms of pain, inability to sleep, or experience lack of sleep, or have had trouble finding a treatment that works for your mental health, consider trying acupuncture. Acupuncture is a treatment that relieves pressure and discomfort in the body through the activation of our central nervous system. Once activated, our central nervous system works to supply chemicals throughout the body and stimulates our natural healing processes. Due to this, the benefits of acupuncture are endless. Research has found acupuncture to help not only with chronic pain, but also sleep, anxiety and depression, allergy relief, and mood enhancement. This holistic treatment method is effective in treating a range of mental and physical health problems at a quicker rate compared to other treatments. SokyaHealth believes in the power of acupuncture and wants to help you find comfort within your mind and body. Call us today at 800-930-0803.

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