Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Can Acupuncture Help Reduce Anxiety?

By Jack H. Sousa


Whilst the modern world has promised us state of the art technology and the most modern medications, they are not necessarily the most effective in dealing with disorders and illnesses. Acupuncture is a natural and efficient therapy to treat anxiety, depression and panic attacks. Acupuncture for anxiety eliminates all the negativity in your body.Acupuncture, like all traditional oriental therapies, assumes there is an indivisible connection between mind and body. Sicknesses are primarily triggered by an unbalance between outside and internal factors. Examples of external factors are wind, heat and cold. Internal factors or emotions can be anger, sadness, fear and worry.acupuncture now comes in and teaches the Westerners how to relax. Acupuncture causes calm and relaxation in you and permits your mind and body to heal and have a rest on its own.

Acupuncture for anxiety involves placing needles in certain body points. These body points or pressure points can be located at specific parts all over a person's body. By accessing them, it allows the blocked energy from the passageways to open up. If these passageways are blocked, other parts of the body may be affected as well that causes stress. Stress on the other hand, attacks the body that causes muscles to tense up, blood pressure to rise and other physical symptoms can arise.

Acupuncture is believed to help restore or redirect the free flow of energy, restoring a healthy balance.But, Can Acupuncture Help Reduce Anxiety?Research in the field of acupuncture has determined that there are points in your ear associated with anxiety. Treating the ear with acupuncture to eliminate anxiety is known as auricular acupuncture,To determine the efficacy of this type of acupuncture to help reduce anxiety, two researchers from Yale University School of Medicine - Drs. Wang and Kain - assembled a group of patients for a trial.They found that people who received acupuncture did have reduced anxiety, which may help patients anxious about an upcoming surgery.

The advantage of acupuncture for anxiety is that when it works, it works immediately. It can immediately help the patient to feel better compared to pharmaceutical interventions that takes hours or days to relieve anxiety or months in cases of depression. Another advantage of this method is that it never causes side effects. It works immediately and never creates dependency with patients.

Chinese Herbs as a Complement to Acupuncture Therapy,The acupuncturist, was also a practitioner of Chinese medicine and gave me a combination of herbal combinations after a few weeks of treatments to help my body regain a natural, healthy physiological balance. If you try this approach, your practitioner of Chinese medicine may be able to recommend some herbs for you based upon your specific case.In conclusion my experiences with acupuncture therapy to reduce anxiety have been extraordinarily successful and I continue to enjoy the cumulative effects of additional acupuncture treatments to this day.If you suffer from panic or anxiety attacks then you may want to explore the natural healing capabilities of these ancient but very powerful therapies to help you end your attacks once and for all.

Nevertheless, the ancient treatment has been reported successful by many individuals who have given acupuncture a try. It continues to be used by athletes to treat certain injuries or pain, as well as many in the general public who are dealing with physical injuries or emotional issues such as stress and anxiety. Finding ways to manage and relieve stress can have a positive impact on several aspects of one's life, and acupuncture is one such means by which many achieve this goal.

In the case of acupuncture, one of the fire organs is the heart. Kidney is termed as a water organ. Both of them balance each other to keep a well-balanced energy flow in the body. A disturbed mind could be due to much heat. Excess of fire can cause heat. Many people who face anxiety have this heat problem.In relation to this, body or auricular acupuncture can be used to treat anxiety. Among the body organs, the liver is thought to play an important role for the distribution of vital energy or qi. An estimate of 20 percent of a country's population is thought to undergo depression at some juncture of their lives. When a person is depressed, he or she may feel extremely tired. A person may want to do something but he or she may feel the lack of energy to do so due to depression.

Acupuncture points for anxiety are mainly the same points that are used to treat other disorders such as panic attacks using acupuncture. It is said that these points help to balance the body's energy, 'chi'. Anxiety, as it is mainly a mental thing can be easily treated using this method as it is holistic and works for both the mind and body. Before you go for acupuncture, it is good that you understand the acupuncture process and how it works. You should know about points on your body that these acupuncture needles are going to be placed in order to treat anxiety.There are various points within one's body that acupuncture needles can be inserted. It is known that these points usually vary depending on disorder or disease being treated. However, there are certain areas that these needles must be inserted no matter the disorder. Therefore, in treating anxiety, below are the points these needles are inserted.

Other Options.Some people may find that they do not want to undergo acupuncture for a number of different reasons. For example if you have a fear of needles then going to an acupuncture session could actually increase your anxiety levels which would be counterproductive. If this is the case then you may want to consider acupressure which uses touch rather than needles. In addition cupping may be a valuable alternative which uses the same process as acupuncture without the needles.In addition there are also a number of other treatments you could consider such as Tai chi, yoga, massage, progressive relaxation, meditation and many others. If you are suffering from anxiety then the best treatments are those that you have initiated as it shows a desire to improve. If you are considering alternative therapies then we would recommend you do full research and discuss your options with therapists before you begin. This will allow you to find the best treatment for you and ensure you have the best possible change of recovery.




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