Acupuncture is based on activating specific points on the body by inserting needles. It includes several other affiliated methods, such as stimulating the points by pressure in acupressure and massages or by heat in moxibustion (fomentation of points by mugwort - a small spongy herb).
Provided that hygienic norms and depth of puncture are respected, and the entire process is clearly explained, acupuncture is a positively safe method, which has no side effects. It is often used to treat pains, but is effective for various diseases, too.
Acupuncture treatment usually requires one or two sessions per week, but at maintenance rate it is less frequent. Of course, the needles are disposable.
Acupuncture has a unique position in prevention system and is efficient in all stages of disease:
- It has ability to act from the very beginning of disease at cell level, when the disorder has not shown yet and is impossible to be recognised by current medical diagnostic method.
- It works in the stage of functional disorders, when the disease shows in non-specific symptoms, often imitating dysfunctions of various organ systems, however, without objective diagnosis.
- It is effective in stages of evincible organ changes and their reflection in biochemical examination of blood or other body liquids.
- It helps in after-disease phases by fast returning of the organs or organ systems into their original state.
Acupuncture - Mechanisms of Curative Treatment
Main mechanisms of acupuncture curative treatment include: unjamming meridians, regulation of Qi and blood flow, enhancement of inefficient energetic capacity of meridians, reduction of excessive energy in acupuncture channels, reinforcement of immunity, and removal of body toxins. Utilisation of special techniques brings a balance between yin and yang and regulation of mental functions.
These remarkably effective curative methods focusing on roots of diseases, not only on their symptoms are performed by variety of techniques, most of which originated very long time ago. The most frequently used is toning and sedative procedure. Toning is applied when organ functioning needs to be supported. The therapist used gold acupuncture needles to perform special manipulations at the patient´s inhale, in a precisely given time. The sedative method is used at syndrome of excess (e.g. organ inflammation), when a silver needle is inserted at exhale and left in the body for 20 - 30 minutes. By respecting individuality of the client and taking into consideration specifications of their disorders, the healing effect and recession of difficulties comes quickly and without chemically burdening the organism in form of modern drugs.
