Contrary to the western medical culture where the body is seen as a machine with different parts, analyzed and repaired by its parts, the Traditional Chinese Medicine viewed a human being as a whole.
Acupuncture, a main part of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) is an effective, safe and economical art of healing with almost no side effects. It is based on the concept that throughout the body is a system of electrical pathways, called meridians, where energy travels.
These meridians are located under the surface of the skin where hundreds of acupuncture points are located like pearls on a string. These points have a great influence over all metabolic activities.
The objective effects on Acupuncture are
1. Analgesic, pain relieving by raising the pain threshold
2. Calming and relaxing
3. Regulatory, meaning balancing the body and restoring homeostasis
4. Immune enhancing, due to increasing the white blood cells and antibodies
5. Anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic
6. Motor function recovery by improving the mobility
 
Health only exists when the energy can travel freely, not too fast or too slow, neither with too much nor too less energy. Every stagnation or blockage causes a disturbance in the harmonious energy balance. Excess energy accumulates in one area whereas in another area the energy is deficient. These imbalances cause diseases.
By puncturing appropriate points the disturbed energy balance will be restored. At the same time chemical substances like endorphins will be released and kill the pain.
Acupuncture is very effective in treating conditions like
· Any kind of pain: Frozen Shoulder, Back or Low Back Pain, Tennis
and Golfers Elbow, Knee Problems, Headache, just to name a few
· Any stress related problems: like Restlessness, Insomnia,
frequently interrupted Sleeps, Headaches,
· Gastrointestinal problems: Constipation, Diarrhea, Nausea, and Vomiting
· Diseases of the nervous system: Bells Palsy, Paralysis,
and Trigeminal Neuralgia
· Ear-, Eye-, Nose Disorders
· Respiratory Disorders: like Bronchitis, Sinusitis and Asthma
· Addictive behavior: like Smoking, Alcohol, Food, and Drugs
The listed disorders are only a few. Actually acupuncture is beneficial for all kinds of diseases since balancing the body's disturbed energy will help the whole person to overcome a disease.
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