Treatments are very relaxing and most patients will will fall asleep.Īnything I should do before acupuncture session? Please wear loose comfortable clothing. Patient may experience a dull, achy or tingling sensation which is desired affect that is associated with movement of energy within the area. The needles used are extremely thin and hair like. Needles are inserted and retained for about 20 minutes.ĭoes it hurt? Acupuncture generally is not painful. Typically each acupuncture treatment thereafter takes about 45 minutes. How long are treatments? First treatment may take up to 1.5 hours due to initial examination. A Chinese herbal formula may also be suggested to help strengthen the acupuncture treatment. It is necessary to take all of these factors into consideration to create an individual treatment plan. This can take into account your physical, emotional, mental and nutritional condition. This is important in Oriental medicine since we look not only specific symptoms but how this can effect the body as a whole. What should I expect during first acupuncture session? First session will include a detailed health history of your main health concerns and also other symptoms. This facilitates healing by allowing the transfer of material and electrical energy between normal and injured tissues.Īcupuncture activates non-nociceptive receptors that inhibit the transmission of nociceptive signals in the dorsal horn, "gating out" painful stimuli.
This facilitates healing by allowing the transfer in tissues. The release of neurotransmitters influences the immune system and the antinociceptive system.Īcupuncture affects the blood concentrations of triglycerides, cholesterol and phosphlipids, suggesting acupuncture can both raise and diminish peripheral blood components, thereby regulating the body toward homeostasis.Īcupuncture stimulates the release of norepinephrine, acetylcholine and several types of opioids, affecting changes in their turnover rate, normalizing the autonomic nervous system and reducing pain.Īcupuncture affects the electrical system of the body by creating or enhancing closed circuit transport in tissues.
Acupuncture affects higher brain areas, stimulating the secretion of beta-endorphins and enkephalins in the brain and spinal cord.
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