Acupuncture: The New Painkiller
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Acupuncture and the Treatment of Pain
Perhaps the most well known aspect of Acupuncture is its ability to treat pain. Acupuncture is so affective in the treatment of pain it is used as analgesia in surgical operations in China.
Research suggests that Acupuncture works through the neural pathway triggering the release of the body’s pain relieving neurotransmitters (endorphins, encephalin, serotonin, acetylcholine, nor epinephrine, etc…) with the end result a reduction in pain.
What this means to you is a drug free way of reducing pain, increased joint mobility, and a better quality of life.
Acupuncture better than aspirin!!!
Acupuncture best way to treat back pain, study finds
Acute Injury
Acupuncture is very successful in treating acute injuries due its pain reliving and anti-inflammatory properties and will ensure a speedy recovery and return to normal activities.
If you have had an injury you may be eligible for ACC to cover most of your treatment costs. More information about ACC
Elspeth – Sciatica
I visited Neil Banning when I had sciatica (following an accident which involved some ill advised leaping around with a body board in a swimming pool). I had considerable pain down my left leg and patches of numbness down parts of my leg and across my foot. I had already visited 2 doctors and a chiropractor and none seemed to be able to help. At the suggestion of a friend I tried acupuncture for the first time. There were signs of improvement shortly after the first visit and following three visits, (over 3/4 weeks) most of the pain and numbness had gone. I continued to go to strengthen my lower back to help stop the sciatica reappearing. Neil was very patient explaining what he was doing and the whole procedure was pretty well painless. I’d recommend acupuncture (and Neil) to anyone suffering back pain.
Elspeth McAulay
Arthritis
The latest study by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) is one of the largest and longest clinical trials to show such conclusive effects and patients who underwent Acupuncture treatment reported a 44 per cent average reduction in pain and a 40 per cent improvement in mobility.
Researchers enrolled 570 patients aged 50 or older with arthritis of the knee, who had significant pain in their knee the month before joining the study. They were randomly assigned to receive one of three treatments: acupuncture, sham acupuncture, or participation in a control group that followed the Arthritis Foundation’s self-help course for managing their condition.
Overall, those who received acupuncture had a 40 per cent decrease in pain and a nearly 40 per cent improvement in function compared to baseline assessments.
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease that affects the joints, it may be caused by an old injury or overuse of a joint and is often aggravated by cold and damp weather or tiredness.
Severe pain, limitation of movement joint swelling are often experienced by people who suffer from Osteoarthritis. Rest and anti-inflammatory drugs are the only treatment available, and in later the stages joint replacements may be necessary.
Acupuncture offers effective treatment of Osteoarthritis by being able to reduce the pain, inflammation and to slow down the degenerative process within the affected joints. Acupuncture also improves the overall health of the person which enables the body to repair damaged and degenerated structures within the joints.
Acupuncture as good as painkillers, says study
This [acupuncture] stimulation is known to generate the chemical, endorphines, in the blood stream which, in turn, generate the chemical, enkephalines, in the brain — all natural opiates of the body.”
— William A. Tiller, Ph.D. Science and Human Transformation: Subtle Energies, Intentionality, and Consciousness. p. 120
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This page was last updated on the 13/11/2021