APPLICATION OF ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY

How to apply the ACUPUNTURE therapy well.

Acupuncture functions best when treating reversible or physiological

illness. Disorders of this type are consistent with an increase or decrease in the tone of smooth and skeletal muscles. Functional illnesses may be cervical and lumbar spasm (neck and low-back pain), all varieties of headaches, conditions of nausea, constipation, hypermotility of the bowel, and asthma. Arthritis of the osteo and rheumatoid varieties are also treatable.

According to The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal

Medicine,Acupuncture is specifically recommended for diseases of numbness and spasm.

From a neurophysiological point of view, it appears that Acupuncture is dealing with a series of both simple and very complicated nerve reflexes. The reactions often seen during a treatment are the softening of tense muscles,perspiration, lowering of blood pressure, and a state of “wakeful sleep.”

From a neuroanatomical point of view, with ear acupuncture it is the vagus nerve that innervates a large portion of the ear.

This powerful cranial nerve also sends branches to the heart, stomach, intestines, lungs, pancreas, and gall bladder. Thus stimulation of ear points can have profound effects on the physical body.

The goal of Acupuncture is to bring about harmony of mind and body. Acupuncture can function as that vehicle by which the practitioner can serve as a true healer.