Monday, January 23, 2017

The Role Of Acupuncture Baltimore

By Cynthia Miller


Acupuncture is classified under alternative medicine. Process was originally used in ancient Chinese medicine. Fine needles are used during treatment. It is helpful for both preventive and even therapeutic purposes. Acupuncture Baltimore was very famous in the olden days. Procedure is also famous even up to date. Most of pain clinics found in Baltimore use this type of complementary medicine when attending patients. Procedure is carried out immediately after medical diagnosis.

Insertion of needles is performed with the intention of stimulating nerves situated below the skin within and around the muscles. Process makes body release pain-relieving endorphins. The effects of substances released by the body contribute greatly in ensuring patient being attended feels better. For a patient to acquire pleasing results he or she should undertake a good number of sessions. Results acquired after one treatment session may not be long lasting.

Practitioners, who perform the procedure, tend to argue that there are channels known as meridians inside body of an individual. When an individual is healthy, life force (Qi) flows smoothly and without interruption. In case of blockage, Qi fails to flow and the concerned individual becomes unwell. Acupuncture is performed so as to unblock the blocked channels hence making it easy for energy to flow. Practitioners believe one recovers immediately meridians become unblocked.

Acupuncture practitioners are referred to as acupuncturists. Various health conditions are treated using this technique. The treatment method does not involve any kind of scientific evidence. Nowadays, this technique is recommended of conditions like tension-type headaches and migraines. However, the method is efficient in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions like; neck pain, postoperative pain, dental pain and joint pain. Most patients, who have undergone through this kind of treatment procedure, have issued positive statements concerning its effectiveness.

Patient is needed to pay an agreed amount after being serviced. However, there has never been a particular fee that has been set for the procedure. Some practitioners demand higher payment than others. Number of symptoms experienced may also have some impact on amount needed for the procedure. Before a practitioner starts attending you, ask him or her to let you know amount he or she will demand from you.

Treatment process is usually divided into sessions. Some procedures tend to have even more than 10 sessions. However, the number of sessions is recommended considering the seriousness of the ailment. First session may take around thirty minutes. It can take even twenty minutes. Duration of a session is dependent on the kind of ailment the particular patient is suffering from. During these initial stages, general health and also medical history of patients is considered.

Not every part of the body in which needles are inserted. There are specific points. Before the commencement of procedure, ailing individual is instructed to remain seated or lie down. He or she is needed to expose the body by removing clothes to make work of concerned practitioner easier. Sterilized needles are used.

There are no specific points in which needles are inserted. Points are chosen depending on ailment and also on the number of symptoms. 12 points or more can be chosen. More points are chosen especially when patient is seriously sick. Needles are inserted until they get into muscle tissues and left in same position for about 30 minutes. One should not feel too much pain.




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