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Advantages of Acupuncture

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Do you know what is an acupuncture? It is an ancient Chinese therapy, which uses needles. It was used in China for the first time during the Bronze age. For centuries it is practiced in Korea, Japan and many other Asian countries. In this Chinese therapy, specific points of a human body are stirred by inserting and manipulating thin metallic needles, the diameter of which ranges from 0.18-0.51mm.

 Acupuncture in NB is mostly practiced to treat depression, pain, and stress. Let us find out the advantages of this therapy in detail.

 Effective treatment for healing purposes

The WHO reports that acupuncture is a very effective treatment for healing purposes. As per the traditional Chinese medicine, the main concept behind this therapy is to restore and keep up the health by working on Qi points of body.

Hardly has any side effects

 There are hardly be any side effects of acupuncture when it's carried out by a well-trained and registered practitioner. It has also been reported that this therapy has lower adverse effects when compared to prescribed medications as well as other medical methods, which are followed to treat same kinds of conditions.

All age people can be benefited 

It can be performed in all age groups like elderly people, adults as well as children. It doesn't hurt and is performed without interfering with the other ongoing medications and treatments. Also, people having compromised immune systems may benefit from the acupuncture treatment.

 Alleviates pain

 Whether you are suffering from back pain, arthritis, Fibromyalgia or migraine headaches, acupuncture is an effective treatment for lessening pain. Many people suffering from headache, joint pain, insomnia, fatigue, stress and back pain have experienced relief after completing their acupuncture sessions. It is even claimed that acupuncture helps in restoring energy and increases a patient's overall stamina and treats health conditions like asthma, infertility, nausea and others.

 The WHO has even recognized the effectiveness of this Chinese therapy and mentioned a list of disorders and diseases, which can be treated with acupuncture.

 A study that involved about 18,000 patients revealed that this Chinese therapy is more useful than a placebo in treating the pain. Even the study, which was conducted by the doctors at different hospitals and universities in U.S, U.K. and Germany found that it was more effective than the prescription drugs in managing the pain that's caused by chronic headaches and arthritis.

 

These are the four main advantages of the traditional Chinese medicine.
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