It is an ancient Oriental practice and is considered one of the oldest treatment methods in the world. Chinese folk medicine claims that acupuncture, by stimulating strictly designated areas, eliminates an imbalance in the flow of Qi energy, and this happens through special channels called meridians.
Acupuncture is a set of procedures in which specific points of the human body are stimulated. This stimulation is performed with special needles of different lengths and diameters, inserted into the patient's skin for a certain time. Acupuncture is often resorted to when conservative treatment does not give the desired results. The scope of acupuncture's effects on the body is very extensive and allows you to cope with many problems.
Indications for use
Acupuncture is widely used in the following areas:
1. In neurology. Acupuncture helps to alleviate or completely cure depressive conditions, osteochondrosis, sleep disorders, neuritis and neuralgia. Such procedures eliminate the manifestations of chronic fatigue, contribute to the effective fight against alcoholism, smoking and drug addiction, eliminate the consequences of cerebral circulatory disorders.
2. In gynecology and urology. Acupuncture is effective in solving problems of frigidity and sexual dysfunction, helps to cure infertility, mastopathy, polycystic ovaries, and eliminate menstrual disorders.
3. In ophthalmology. Reflexotherapy allows you to cope with a whole range of eye diseases: atrophy of the optic nerve, dryness, thrombosis, glaucoma, myopia, ametropia.
4. In pulmonology. Acupuncture is effective against diseases such as bronchitis, pneumonia, and bronchial asthma.
5. Acupuncture is used to eliminate chronic pain in arthritis, migraines, and various injuries.
6. In this way, gastrointestinal diseases are treated, for example, gastric and duodenal ulcers.
Reflexotherapy sessions help with colitis, diseases of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
7. Treatment is also effective in relation to problems of the cardiovascular system. With the help of acupuncture, the consequences of a heart attack are eliminated, blood pressure is normalized, tachycardia and ischemic disease are treated.
8. Acupuncture is considered an effective means to combat diseases of the endocrine system. With its help, they fight diabetes mellitus, diseases of the thyroid gland, ovaries, and adrenal glands. Acupuncture is often used to combat excess weight.
The principle of reflexology is quite simple. It is believed that a particular disease disrupts the connection between the affected organ and the point on the body that is responsible for this organ. If you act on the point in a physical way, that is, by piercing it with a needle, then the connection will be restored, the organ will begin to work normally, the disease will be defeated.
Contraindications
1. Acupuncture can be dangerous for pregnant women. Needles should not be inserted under the skin in the abdominal area, as well as at some other points. Improper conduct of the session may result in premature birth.
2. Acupuncture is not performed on an empty stomach, as well as with an excessively full stomach.
3. The procedure is contraindicated for infants who do not have overgrown "fontanelles" on their heads.
4. Needles are not inserted into blood vessels.
5. Therapy is unsafe for severely weakened or tired patients.
