subject: Acupuncture The Balance Of Energy [print this page] Holistic approach is concerned with wholes rather than analysis or separation into parts, in medicine it means the treatment is based on all bodily systems. Most Oriental medicine is holistic approach. One of these is Acupuncture that benefits the improvement of physical health conditions as well as affective disorders and instills a feeling of increased mental clarity. A lot of medical centers today like Wellness Center Nashville are using acupuncture as part of their treatment procedure.
In acupuncture the body's energy is called "qi" where it works directly in this energy, as acupuncture practitioners believe we are all susceptible to illness; illness is a natural flow of energy through the body when it become stuck, depleted or weakened that's where it gets activated that affect us. Through treatment of specific acupoints related to symptoms or illness present in the body, acupuncture balance this "qi" leading to healing. Acupuncture is efficient in removing these energy obstructions.
Through clinical trials, acupuncture has been proven useful in treating various medical conditions and in fact its use has been put into practice in various medical institutions.
Although best known for the control of pain, acupuncture benefits a wide variety of disorders. Acupuncture can also effectively treated respiratory disorders such as sinusitis, common cold, bronchitis and asthma.
Conjunctivitis, (pink eye), nearsightedness and cataracts are a few of the eye disorders acupuncture benefits. It can also lessen toothache. Neurological and musculoskeletal disorders including paralysis following stroke, frozen shoulder or Tennis elbow, sciatica and osteoarthritis are also treatable with acupuncture.
In some health problems the need to take drugs to control pain has been reduces or lessened by using acupuncture which is effective in dealing pain. Additional benefits of acupuncture are faster recovery from injuries, decreased symptoms of stress and improved circulation and are being used in acupuncture Nashville.
Acupuncture benefits the strengthening of the immune system function, which through treatment is better able to withstand colds, minor infections, and flu.
Post-surgical nausea and vomiting can also be reduced through acupuncture. Many post-surgical patients find that acupuncture treatment is useful in increasing energy, and brings a sense of vitality. Restoration of normal bodily functioning after surgery benefits greatly from acupuncture.
Addictions, phobias, obsessive behavior, eating disorders, and anxiety are emotional or psychological disorders and are being treated with acupuncture. Alongside conventional medicine treatments for both acute and chronic disease, acupuncture can also be used.
Often used as a form of preventative medicine, acupuncture is effective in stopping illness from developing. Many people receive acupuncture without suffering from any particular malady or ailment. Treatment strengthens general constitution, and can correct a feeling of being unwell although there is no physical disorder, imbalance or sickness in the traditional Western medicine sense.
