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INTERNAL -
GASTROINSTESTINAL -
RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS

Acupuncture works by stimulating peripheral nerves, sending signals through the spinal cord to the brain to trigger neuromuscular, hormonal, and autonomic nervous system responses.​

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​​GASTROINTESTINAL ISSUES

Acupuncture helps treat conditions like IBS, acid reflux, bloating, and constipation through three main mechanisms:​​

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  • Autonomic Nervous System Regulation: Stimulating specific acupoints (such as ST36/Zusanli) activates the vagus nerve, boosting parasympathetic ("rest and digest") activity while suppressing sympathetic ("fight or flight") stress responses.

  • Motility Control: It balances gastric motility, accelerating slow stomach emptying or easing hyperactive intestinal spasms.

  • Gut-Brain Axis Signaling: It triggers the release of endorphins and neurotransmitters (like serotonin), reducing visceral hypersensitivity (pain sensitivity in the gut) and calming inflammation.

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RESPIRATORY ISSUES

For conditions like asthma, allergic rhinitis, and chronic bronchitis, acupuncture acts by:

  • Airway Relaxation: Neural stimulation encourages smooth muscle relaxation in the lungs, reducing airway constriction and easing shortness of breath.

  • Anti-Inflammatory Response: Needling triggers systemic anti-inflammatory pathways, reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines that cause airway swelling and excessive mucus production.

  • Immune System Modulation: It balances IgE antibody response, reducing hyper-reactivity to environmental allergens like pollen or dust mites.

INTERNAL CONDITION SPECIALTIES:

  • Abdominal pain(acute gastroenteritis/due to gastrointestinal spasm)

  • Acid Reflux

  • Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever)

  • Breathlessness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • Bronchial asthma

  • ​Chemotherapy-induced and postoperative nausea & vomiting

  • Diabetes mellitus, non-insulin-dependent

  • Hyperlipemia

  • Hypertension, essential

  • Hypotension, primary

  • Irritable colon syndrome

  • Nausea

  • Pulmonary heart disease, chronic

  • Ulcerative colitis, chronic

  • Urolithiasis (kidney stones)

  • Whooping cough (pertussis)​

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