Procedure - Part I
As you know, acupuncture promotes health and relieves pain. Though the method seems quite strange, it is a time tested and validated process practiced for a number of years.
Since the principle of acupuncture involves the balance and imbalance of the energy flow in the meridians or channels, the acupuncturist’s perspective of treatment depends on this system.
Based on this principle, the acupuncturist thus stimulates certain areas in the meridians called the “accupoints” with the help of needles which are slender and fine.
Modern acupuncturists also use other things for stimulation of the accupoints like herbs, magnets, lasers and even electricity. The ultimate objective though is to adjust the vital energy in such a way that the body heals itself.
The procedure of acupuncture has been evaluated and adjusted over the centuries according to the various new inventions and discoveries. Modern thinking states that diseases and injuries can be set right by a set of responses which are complex.
According to the modern western perspective, diseases are caused by a problem in these responses which are caused by the signaling systems like the peptides and other biochemicals traveling from the site they were released at to various other sites in the blood circulation.
Diseases according to modern medical science are caused by the breakdown of the immune system in the human body due to metabolic failures, changes in the DNA structure or micro organisms.
Normally, up to a point the imbalance or disturbance is set right by the cellular functions of the human body which by themselves are designed for healing.
Chronic diseases are caused due to the weakening of the immune system or the self protecting systems which can be due to various reasons like stress, poor nutrition, unhealthy habits, etc.
Modern findings have revealed that acupuncture actually increases the ability of the cells or the mechanisms of the body to heal itself. Acupuncture stimulates the signaling systems which in turn increases the response to healing. Acupuncture thus considerably cures a lot of diseases or in extreme cases helps in alleviating symptoms like reducing the intensity of pain, etc.
The nervous system, as we all know plays the role of signal transmitter. Signals are transmitted by the nerves with the help of peptides. During this process, various biochemicals are emitted which influences the cells of the body.
The hormonal system is connected to the nervous system through the adrenal gland and is thus connected to all cells and systems of the body. A Department of Neurology, Loyola University of Chicago study reports that cranial nerves and spinal nerves were dispersed in and around the area of the accupoints.
Research has further shown that Acupuncture has an effect on endorphins which are one of the neuropeptides. Endorphins are said to alleviate pain. Acupuncture therefore is used predominantly for treating chronic pain and for the treatment of drug addiction especially in the West.
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