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Acupuncture therapy is one of the ancient and traditional practices of Chinese medicine. The approach basically used to treat a variety of conditions by treating specific points on the skin with acupuncture needles. Acupuncture sounds scary for people who are new to the holistic healing type of treatment. Acupuncture is based on the general theory which premises that there is a flow of energy throughout the human body and that is very much essential to be a healthy human. Any sort of disruptions in its flow can be lead to one or the other health issues. Acupuncture is a treatment wherein thin acupuncture needles are inserted into a person’s skin at some identifiable points. According to the research held by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1991, there are 361 classical acupuncture points organized.
Uses and Benefits of Acupuncture
Acupuncture therapy in Vancouver
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There a numerous of evidence where acupuncture has helped the patients in healing. Some of the benefits that you notice after the treatment could be relief from pain, increased energy, improved mood, and development in overall body function. The United States has been widely practicing Acupuncture therapy as a therapeutic intervention. They have also received satisfactory results for using acupuncture for the treatment of adult postoperative and chemotherapy nausea and vomiting and post-operative dental pain.
Top 5 benefits of acupuncture
  1. Reduced Stress: Stress is one of the common things noticed nearly amongst 77% of the people and also notices the physical symptoms of stress. Acupuncture is the proven treatment to lower stress hormones and moderate one’s mood to lower the anxiety level and improve overall feelings of happiness.
  2. Reduced Back pain, Neck pain, Joint pain in hands and arms: These pains are experienced due to one or the other poor working habits such as high usage of keyboards, cell phones, poor postures. These pains keep up the whole night and also penetrate into our work schedule. Acupuncture can help you get rid of your pain killers and provide you the drug-free treatment to reduce any sort of inflammation or swelling.
  3. Reduced Headaches:Acupuncture is the perfect solution for a terrific migraine problem. Recent studies have proven that acupuncture therapy can help you to reduce migraines and may have lasting effects.
  4. Reduced Eyestrain: Through Acupuncture, many eye ailments such as short and long-sightedness, cataracts, glaucoma, presbyopia, astigmatism, lazy eye, diplopia, color blindness, and night blindness can be treated.
  5. Improved Immune system and Reduced Sick days: Acupuncture can help to boost up your immune system and reduce the duration of cold. Also, relieve debilitating symptoms that keep you feeling miserable and away from work.
  6. Allergy relief: Acupuncture can prevent you from any sort of allergies. If you’re already into it, Acupuncture may also help in reducing its symptoms and can be replaced in conjunction with antihistamines.
Acupuncture is can be a great benefit for most of the physical disruptions of the body. This treatment can also be effectively combined with other treatments and have fewer chances of any side-effects. Acupuncture therapy can be highly beneficial for patients for whom the medications could not give satisfactory results.