A Detailed Look At Six Health Benefits Of Acupuncture

By Jason Miller


Many people are today recognizing the health benefits of alternative medical therapy. However, as there are many confidence tricksters out there, you should seek for reliable information before opting for any of these alternatives. This guide contains some proven health benefits of acupuncture treatment.

It is probable that you have already come across a publication talking about the need to try the services of an acupuncturist if you are experiencing chronic pain. Indeed, it is true that most people who try this method are often plagued by persistent pain on some part or the other of their body. Elderly patients suffering joint aches as a result of arthritis are especially advised to try this form of therapy.

If you have been suffering chronic back pain for whatever reason, then it is perhaps high time you paid an acupuncturist a visit. Studies have shown that even normal pressure applied to certain acupressure points can relieve up to 15% of back pain without resorting to pricking with needles. The method means patients need much

Some insightful findings have also come to light in recent years with respect to the effectiveness of the method in increasing of certain medication. The most publicized of these studies showed that patients with depression who combined acupuncture-therapy with their anti-anxiety treatment needed less dosage. Considering that those patients also experienced mild or no side effects of Prozac (which range from nausea, accelerated weight gain to lack of sex drive) the advantages are clear for all to see.

Some recent findings show that this method of alternative therapy also helps in reducing heartburn and indigestion, especially in pregnant women. In a study carried out in Brazil, a group of expectant women were given the alternative treatment alongside normal medication for heartburn while another group was given the standard medication and advised on alternative diet to prevent the symptoms. Of the former group, three out of every four reported decreased indigestion while in the latter group, barely two out of five reported any improvements.

A course of radiotherapy can cause plenty of negative side effects which depend on the area of the body being treated as well as the severity of the sessions. Patients undergoing radiotherapy to treat tumors on the upper trunk and the neck usually complain of experiencing nausea and a dry mouth. An acupressure session seems to make the severity of those negative side effects more bearable.

Much has been made of how acupuncture can help end obesity. Indeed, there has been a series of studies which have seemed to validate the efficacy of the method in weight loss while others have thrown cold water on such findings. In the final analysis, the truth lies somewhere between the two extremes: if you combine acupuncture with regular exercise and diet programs, you are likely to lose more weight than those who do not.

In recent years, alternative curative approaches have become more commonplace around the world. While there are some dodgy practices among them, scientific studies have borne the veracity of some for all to see. Acupuncture is by far one of the best in this account.




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