Should Senior Citizens Consider Acupuncture?
Should senior citizens consider acupuncture? Yes, you should. Acupuncture can be used by patient at any age. Senior citizens can use acupuncture for health maintenance to aid in circulation for diabetes, also healing tool for relieving pain and much more. Let’s learn more about Acupuncture.
What is Acupuncture? It is the treatment of diseases using needles of various sizes. These needles are inserted into distinct acupuncture points of v arious organs of the body using the principles of traditional Chinese medicine that have been practiced for more than 4000 years.
Is Acuppuncture painful? When the needle passes through the slin, you will feel a small pin prick and very slight plain. There is no blood. The needles that are used are very fine and thin. They are blunt and round at the tips and the needle are not coated with any drugs or medicated substances. Oce the needle reaches deep into the correct spot, there may be a sensation of heaviness, tingling, slight ache or you may feel pain along the meridian point.
What can Acupuncture treat? Acupuncture is used to treat the following conditions:
- various pains and aches such as back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, mihraine, menstrul cramps.
- paralysis, disability
- allergies, chronic cold, asthma
- stress, insomnia, anxiety, depression
- skin diseases such as acne, melasma, hair loss, rashes
- Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease
- diseases related to the digestive system and intestines such as constipation, diarrhea, hiccups, chronic abdominal pain
- high blood pressure
- weight loss or weight gain
- drug addiction, alcoholism, smoking
- sexual dystunction, menopause, andropause (male menopause)
- other diseases which the physician will recommend on a case by case basis
Although this modality began in China thousands of years ago and spread to other Asian countries, it only became popular in the West the last quarter of the 20th century. The World Health Organization (WHO) now recognized and accepted the use of acupuncture for the treatment of diseases and relief of pain and has made the following annoucement:
1. The treatment has shown especially significant result in:
- Pain : Chronic pain in the neck, shoulder, elbow, spine, waist, knee, rheumatoid arthritis, sprain, menstrual cramp, gallstone pain, headach arising from stress or premenstrual syndrome, pain from other causes, pain from urinary tract infection, neurological pain, facial pain, back pain, post-operative pain, migraine, depression.
- General condition : paralysis and side effects from brain diseases, high blood pressure, sexual dysfunction, allergies, asthma, anxiety, insomnia, lockjaw, morning sickness, nausea, ending drug addiction.
2. The treatment has shown beneficial results in the treatment of acute or chronic pain in the throat (tonsillitis), dizziness caused by fluid retention in the ear, digestive disorders caused by stress.
3. The treatment has shown effective results in the treatment of constipation, diarrhea, infertility in both men and femen, hernia, urinary incontinence, sinusitis, lack of breast milk in breast-feeding women.
How often will you need Acupuncture treatment? You must receive acupuncture treatment twice a week. 10 sessions or 5 weeks are usually the norm, or as recommended by your physician.
During acupuncture treatment and while needles are being activated, patients may feel drowsy as it may stimulate the secreation of endorphins from the body. This substance has an analgesic and soothing effect and helps in reducing pain. After several treatment sessions, patients will notice tha they fall sleep easilyand soundly and that they feel more refreshed and vivacious than before.
Survey has shown that most Americans resort to acupuncture treatments to rejuvenate their body and mind even though theu are not suffering from any pain or illness. This is probably due to the beneficial and stimulating results that acupuncture provides to their health and well-being.
Safety precautions for Acupuncture. Acupuncture should not be used on the following people:
- People who suffer from anxiety and panic attacks
- People who tire easily from exercise
- Pregnant women, especially when they are close to delivery
- Patients who suffer from blood disorders (such as coagulation) or a bleeding disorder (such as hemophilia)
- Infants; patients suffering from psychiatric disorder and are unable to cooperate during the treatment
- Heart patients who are fitted with a pacemaker must not receive electrical acupuncture treatment as it will interfere with the pacemaker, causing irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia)
- Patients with underlying diseases or those taking regular medication. Such patients must inform the physician prior to treatment.
Now you know more about Acupuncture, why don’t considering it as another option. To be safe, make sure to consult with your doctor before getting an acupuncture treatment.
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