When dealing with chronic illness, it can be easy to lose hope. Chronic illness is essentially made up of energy blocks. You can clear energy blocks using natural methods including acupuncture. Nobody else knows exactly how you feel about it all. Especially when it comes to effective pain management. Talk about stress! If you’re currently only getting pain relief by taking an addictive pill, I’m here to give you some good news. In a word, I’m talking about getting natural pain relief using a Chinese medicine tool called acupuncture.
Ancient Acupuncture Beginnings
Records indicate this Chinese medical tradition started in roughly the year 100 B.C.. This system of ancient medicine was used in the context that energy currents flow through your body. From time to time, these body energy currents become blocked. The blockages can be cleared by inserting single use and extremely thin needles into “qi points” (pronounced chee) for roughly 10 to 20 minutes.
Today, a trained acupuncturist, performs this art in much the same way as in ancient times. Unblocking “qi” and getting natural pain relief from it can work hand in hand with modern medicine techniques. It can be especially helpful for chronic pain conditions and to relieve nausea and vomiting from chemo and radiotherapy cancer treatments. See the study reference below about how cancer patients enjoy an improved quality of life using it.
Liv Meidell, RN, and Birgit Holritz Rasmussen, Registered Nurse Tutor in the Department of Nursing at Umea University in Sweden did a case study. This study found promising results in acupuncture as a complementary aid to alleviating symptoms associated with xerostomia, which include swallowing, chewing, and speaking.
In the United States today, both the medical community and patients recognize acupuncture as an effective complementary medicine addition to a natural pain relief regimen. Acupuncture patients typically enjoy natural pain relief from musculoskeletal problems such as low back pain, shoulder stiffness, and knee pain. Cancer patients enjoy nausea and vomiting relief after cancer treatments.
Interested in discovering how you can naturally clear energy blocks using acupuncture? For more information, contact a licensed acupuncturist near you. You can start by contacting any of these professional organizations:
The National Certification Commission For Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (http://www.nccaom.org/) or the Traditional Chinese Medicine Resource Center (http://www.tcmcentral.com/acupuncture-links/acupuncture-associations/) or the American Board of Chiropractic Acupuncture http://americanboardofchiropracticacupuncture.org/.
Sources:
Lian, Wei-Ling, Min-Qi Pan, Dai-Han Zhou, and Zhang-Jin Zhang. “Effectiveness of acupuncture for palliative care in cancer patients: A systematic review.” Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine20.2 (2013): 136-47. Web.
Meidell, Liv, and Birgit Holritz Rasmussen. “Acupuncture as an optional treatment for hospice patients with xerostomia: an intervention study.” International Journal of Palliative Nursing15.1 (2009): 12-20. Web.
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