A Balanced 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.

Back pain is a complaint reported by a variety of patients and it can change from being an occasional mild complaint to a persistent acute pain. At this point, a visit to an acupuncturist's clinic will more than cause immediate relief. In fact, acupressure - the practice of applying pressure through a tightened belt may provide relief without the use of needles.

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 researchers recently tried to establish if the method can be used to help patients with indigestion and heartburn. The study was carried out in Brazil where a group of expectant women with known heartburn problems were given a course of acupuncture therapy combined with normal treatment showed decrease in severity of the heartburn by as much as 75%. Those who used the treatment with a change of diet only reported 44% reduction in severity of their attacks.

Comparable results were observed among cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. A common complaint among such is the fact that they feel nauseous after a radiotherapy session and cannot get rid of a dry feeling in the mouth. Acupressure treatment, while giving no externally discernible improvements, seems to convince the patients they were better off all the same.

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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