What are the benefits of acupuncture points?
Acupuncture benefits come from the function of each acupuncture point. Each point applies to a particular body area and produces a given function when pierced by a needle. Studies show that acupuncture is effective in treating chronic pain, which can be augmented by other traditional Chinese medicine such as herbal medicine. It is believed that acupuncture is a symptomatic treatment, but it does not treat the leading cause of the disease or the disorder. The acupuncture needles are left for 5 to half an hour, and patients with chronic pain usually need 1 to 2 sessions a week for 2 to 3 months. The effect and the action of acupuncture are ambiguous, but some believe it balances body energy and functions, or it is a neurological effect, and some believe it might be a placebo effect.
Here are some benefits of acupuncture:
- Helps to elevate the mood and treat mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, eating disorder, and panic attack.
- Fights against infection, reduces inflammation, boosts the immune system and reduces the pain
- Treats headache, migraine, sinusitis, and insomnia
- Soothes muscle spasm, bone and joint stiffness, tennis elbow, frozen shoulder, neck pain, lower back pain, shoulder tendinitis, sciatica, and hip bursitis.
- Helps against autoimmune diseases such as arthritis and fibromyalgia
- Reduces the pain of premenstrual syndrome, sciatica, and temporomandibular joint.