Side
effects from acupuncture are rare and the body is allowed to heal naturally.
The calming and relaxing
effect from acupuncture makes it easier to deal with stress, frustration and anxiety, that can trigger overeating and cravings for unhealthy foods.
In general, the longer the disease has been occurring, the longer it will take to see
an effect from acupuncture treatment.
Not exact matches
25 percent of the
acupuncture group experienced side
effects from the nonexistent needle pricks, including 19 people who felt pain and 4 whose skin became red or swollen.
Some have questioned whether
acupuncture has a biological
effect apart
from the power of suggestion.
One study
from Zeng et al. [130] compared
acupuncture at KI3 and KI7 at two different time points — «open point time» and «closed point time» (the open or closed time point is determined by the Chinese medicine theory «Zi - Wu - Liu - Zhu» — the body's Qi and blood circulation schedule;
acupuncture at the open point time results in maximum clinical
effect and vice versa)[1].
Nevertheless, we could see that brain regions such as SII, insula, cingulate gyrus, amygdala / hippocampal formation and prefrontal cortices might be important when differentiating the
acupuncture specific
effect from sham
acupuncture.
Acupuncture has been shown to
effect improvement in many areas commonly regarded as integral to weight loss —
from alleviating muscle conditions that prohibit calorie - burning exercise, to improving digestion.
Acupuncture offers a drug - free option with little to no side
effects to help pain relief, promote faster recovery
from injuries and tough workouts, improve circulation, decrease inflammation, aid muscle relaxation, and provide better sleep and improved energy.
Here is a great excerpt I've paraphrased
from a paper by Stener - Victorin et al. (2010): «While the use of
acupuncture has not been well investigated (or investigated well in many cases) by clinical trials, experimental studies show that
acupuncture has substantial
effects on reproductive function.
Although
acupuncture is not a panacea, virtually any recipient can benefit
from the balancing
effects provided by an
acupuncture treatment.
Acupuncture is useful in treating pain associated with cancer, side
effects from cancer medications such as nausea, and for stimulating the immune system.
At first thought,
acupuncture and massage for our pets may seem like superfluous pampering; however, there are proven positive
effects that both pet and owner can benefit
from.