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Acupuncture Jacksonville Therapy Procedures
As far as anyone knows, acupuncture started in China thousands of years ago. It is a part of traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and like the rest of the TCM modalities; acupuncture is a holistic type of treatment. TCM and acupuncture believes that the body is fueled by chi, or vital life and that chi is composed of two opposing but complementary forces of yin and yang, similar to the positive and negative force in electricity. The major organs in the body are split between yin and yang organs. Solid organs are associated with yin and the hollow organs with yang. The body and particularly the organs are in balance and harmony when yin and yang forces balance each other. The balance can be disrupted when blockage of chi occurs on the meridians, energy pathways that transport chi energy all over the body, and the affected organs are not nourished with chi energy and become yin or yang energy deficient. Acupuncture then is applied to the blocked meridians to allow again the smooth flow of chi to those energy deficient organs, which then restores energy balance among the organs of the body.
Acupuncture is needed to ensure that the body’s energy is balanced and if not helps the body to achieve balance. Body pain, injury, sickness or aches are always a sign of an imbalance and therefore, acupuncture is effective in treating these problems. Acupuncture is very effective in treating conditions such as arthritis, PMS, flu, tendonitis, whiplash, upper and low back pain, migraines and headaches among others.
An acupuncturist has a different way of coming up with a diagnosis. He/she uses palpation, olfaction, auscultation and inspection as well as patient querying regarding his/her condition. Inspection means analyzing the tongue and face. According to TCM, the tongue’s coating, color, tension, size and shape manifest certain imbalances in the body. Olfaction and auscultation implies that the smell and sound which the body produce tells a lot about his state of health and querying the patient gives the acupuncturist valuable information of the whys and wherefores of the ailment. Finally, palpation is done to locate the areas of soreness and the strength or weakness of the body’s pulses.
Based on the findings of these procedures, an accurate diagnosis can be made and will decide what acupuncture points are to be treated. The needles used are stainless steel, hair thin needles that are disposable to prevent infection. The upper part of the needle may be covered with plastic or wire as this part is held on by the acupuncturist in Jacksonville while piercing the needle into the skin. The needles may be inserted at the sore points at about 3-5mm deep. A slight tingling sensation may be felt as the needles are inserted but this immediately disappears and replaced with a relaxing sensation that gives instant pain removal.
Blood Flow and Bellevue Acupuncture
The body is one amazing organism with a myriad of physiological systems working in harmony with each other. These systems have unique functions and are interconnected and interdependent on one another that any dysfunction on one system affects one or more systems. Although all physiological systems are important in their own right, the circulatory system plays a vital and unique role in carrying aliments and oxygen in the cellular level. Furthermore, this system takes away toxins and waste products from the body. Hence, a problem in this system substantially affects all the body systems.
Acupuncture is a very effective treatment for dysfunctions in the circulatory system. Acupuncture believes that the body is interconnected by a network of energy pathways where runs chi or vital life throughout the body. These energy pathways or channels are called meridians and they connect to certain sites in the skin called acupuncture points. The meridians likewise, on the other end; connect to the major organs and body parts. Any blockage or slowing down in the flow of chi causes illness and diseases. These impediments or stagnation can be attributed to physical, environmental and emotional factors and to poor nutrition. Acupuncture is the insertion of needles in the acupuncture points to control the movement of chi towards the parts of the body with little or no energy. With the help of acupuncture, obstructions to chi flow are removed and blood circulation is likewise enhanced to the undernourished areas of the body.
Poor circulation gives rise to an assortment of ailments such as cold feet and hands to arteriosclerosis and high blood pressure. Numerous studies were done to figure out how acupuncture works for circulatory problems. The studies manifest that acupuncture improves the functional capacity and efficiency of the heart. They show that a significant number of patients with angina had vast improvement of health after acupuncture. Heart problems such as palpitations, irregular heartbeats and arrhythmia are rectified with acupuncture. It is also a potent answer for the relief of arterial spasms, helps relieves symptoms of Reynaud’s disease and treatment of ulcers in sluggish venous blood flow. Herbal medicines can also be used along side acupuncture for detoxification.
At the onset of treatment, a weak tingling feeling maybe felt as the needles are inserted through the skin. This sensation is replaced by a pleasurable calm sensation when the effects of the treatment kick in.
Western innovations have set aside the use of needles for certain types of acupuncture. Instead of needles to activate energy, techniques such as laser, heat, electric pulses and magnetic radiation are utilized with more or less the same output. These techniques and needle acupuncture all are designed to treat disorders and one can benefit from acupuncture regardless of technique used without experiencing harmful side effects.