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In the Traditional Chinese Medicine system, acupuncture represents one of the typical methods for cure various ailments, from acute episodic to chronic ones. It has very ancient origins and is practiced on different points of the skin and body in correspondence with energy points that cross it. Our body in fact in TCM is crossed by energy lines which should be thought of as real “valves” that reveal the excess or defect of energy in some internal organs. These valves can be modulated if you want to re-establish the correct energy flow he needles that are inserted are used for this.
Acupuncturists are specialized in this delicate and specific therapy and know perfectly well at what depth or not to insert and in what number and at what distance from each other on the skin. Health progress determines the course of the sessions and the positioning of the needles. Of very ancient origins, it makes its official appearance in the West in 1939, the year in which the French diplomat George Soulié de Morant published a personal translation of some terms related to this practice. Thanks to this personal translation, many terms related to this practice entered the West, such as “meridian”, “vital energy”, “meridian points”. The first centers arose in Europe and then in the United States. In 2010, UNESCO declared acupuncture a Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Benefits
Acupuncture restores the balance of the whole body and theinternal harmony. The results are seen moment by moment and session after session. It is a complete and unique path that changes the patient in progress throughout the cycle.
Besides osteoarticular or muscle pain o inflammatory states affecting the joints, acupuncture has excellent effects as regards the imbalance affecting the internal organs. Excellent for improving cardiovascular conditions or blood or lymphatic circulation. The effects are also really positive for what rit concerns the nervous system and it is no coincidence that acupuncture is used for depressive states, anxiety or stress. It also acts positively on recurring moods (fear, nervousness, sadness, panic, anger). Depending on how severe the disorder is, the application and the number of sessions vary. Acupuncture also cures diarrhea or constipation, dyspepsia, diabetes, functional colitis. Also for skin disorders such as acne, eczema, herpes simplex or zoster.
Even those who want to resort to acupuncture stop smoking or those who want to improve their sleep-wake rhythm in cases of even severe insomnia. This practice remains a very useful tool for the woman who wants it live pregnancy well: relieves nausea, back pain and improves the overall flow of energy. Acupuncture works great for too treat gynecological or andrological disorders of various kinds, from vaginal dryness to erectile dysfunction to problems such as candida or infections affecting the urogenital system, as well as to accompany the woman in the process of menopause.
Sitting type
Usually the acupuncturist at the first session has a card filled out or places some specific questions on the patient and on the patient’s family history at the level of pathologies and imbalances. This recognition becomes essential to keep data which can then be followed up. There history and experience of the patient, including also the trade and the habits of movement and food, are very useful to the doctor to treat the patient in the best way.
The patient is invited to lie down or sit on the bed (depending on the application points that the doctor foresees) and prepares for the insertion of the needles. The physician always checks with the patient if there is too much local or general pain while they are being inserted disposable needles.
Depending on the first session and the dialogue with the patient, the acupuncturist decides and defines a basic cycle that could undergo variations depending on the biological responses of the patient. Usually the first session has a high cost that is dissolved if you take the whole cycle, but it always depends on acupuncturist to acupuncturist. It always oscillates however between prices ranging from 50 to 100 euros for the first session. A single session lasts from 20 to 40 minutes and includes the investigation of the patient’s state of health each time.
Usually the patient feels no pain during the moment of insertion unless it is particularly inflamed areas; in general, however, the sensations vary according to the subject and the type of stimulation, but many patients describe the sensation as a tingling or mild electrical discharge. Usually, when the needle “does its duty”, there is a feeling of heaviness which for the acupuncturist means the arrival of new life energy in the interested party. At the end of the session the acupuncturist could give generic indications on the diet, on gymnastics or on the use of herbs with which to make decoctions, dry extracts, infusions.
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