A lot of people have a deep fear of needles, even just the thought makes them cringe. To many, sticking a needle in the body can hardly be a legitimate means of treatment let alone relieve pain.
However if you’ve been to a doctor and can’t get any pain relief, you might try looking into going to an acupuncturist.
When you go to an acupuncturist, they will typically take down your medical history. They will also listen to the sounds your body makes. They may also look at your tongue closely, as this indicates the general state of health of your organs. They will also make note of any strange smells your body may have. This is also a big indicator that something maybe out of balance.
Then after taking down your medical history and examining you, your acupuncturist will insert extremely fine and small needles into areas of your body that will benefit from the acupuncture treatment. It is a common misconception that acupuncture needles hurt when inserted but many report that it feels not only doesn’t hurt but actually helps to relax them.
In Chinese medicine, illnesses are often seen as a problem of the organs not being in harmony. And also the bodies vital force or “chi” is blocked. Insertion of needles acts to unblock the pathway so that the natural flow of chi throughout the body is restored.
Although western science doesn’t understand exactly how acupuncture works, there is a growing body of proof that it is effective. Medical researches in the U.S. have found that adenosine, a natural pain killer in the body, is found in higher concentrations near area where acupuncture needles were inserted. This may explain why it works.
Acupuncture is an effective treatment in a great many cases. Some common afflictions that acupuncture can improve are chronic joint pain, nausea, chronic fatigue syndrome etc. Really the list is quite long.
So if you have yet to get some pain relief from traditional western cures, give acupuncture a try – you have nothing to lose but your pain.
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