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ACUPUNCTURE

WHAT IS TCM?

Traditional Chinese Medicine aims at maintaining one’s health through continuous self-knowledge. To achieve this goal, TCM is built on eight pillars: Meditation, Body Movement, Diet Therapy, Feng Shui - Environmental Health, Herbal Medicine, Moxibustion /Cupping, Acupuncture, and Massage Therapy. These are divided into two groups with the first four pillars (Meditation, Body Movement, Diet Therapy, Feng Shui) considered central because anybody can do them without help and these four are aimed at maintaining a balanced life using “self-healing”. The second set of pillars are secondary and support the first four because they represent actions that usually include the help of a specialist.

Benefits

In addition to balancing your life energy, acupuncture has been proven to help numerous health conditions. Scientists believe that the needles used during these treatments stimulate the nervous system in addition to balancing energy, leading to numerous acupuncture benefits.

While there are still many ongoing studies to determine how acupuncture can benefit various diseases, the treatment has been proven to relieve pain and symptoms from the following chronic conditions:

  • Morning sickness

  • Headaches and migraines

  • Lower back pain

  • Nausea and vomiting that is caused by chemotherapy

  • Sciatica

  • Neck pain

  • Menstrual cramps

  • Knee pain

  • Osteoarthritis

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What Are The Risks?

Acupuncture creates very few risks. When performed by a licensed practitioner using single-use, sterilized needles, acupuncture is a safe and effective procedure. The most significant risks lie with people who fall into the following categories:

  • Pregnant women: Acupuncture has been proven to induce labor, which could result in a pre-term delivery for women who are not full term. Please look for a licensed acupuncturist to have the treatment done while you are pregnant. Acupuncture can help with the success of IVF, morning sickness, pregnancy related swollen legs, itchy skin.

  • People with blood disorders: The insertion of the needles usually does not cause excess bleeding, but people who have blood disorders may experience a little blood loss, bruising, and discomfort.

  • People with pacemakers: Because acupuncture often uses electrical impulses delivered through the needles to stimulate problem areas, the electric stimulation-acupuncture treatment is not recommended for people who use pacemakers. The electrical currents could damage the internal devices and cause them to stop functioning properly. Regular acupuncture treatments without e-stimulates would be recommended for patients who have pacemakers.

Whether you are suffering from pain, looking to relieve symptoms from a disease, or just wanting to relax by bringing your body’s energy into balance, acupuncture can be a powerful and effective treatment―when performed properly. If you live in the Houston area and believe acupuncture could benefit your health, contact Eastern Balance Oriental today! Our licensed practitioners can help you achieve the harmony your body needs to heal.

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