MAC Acupuncture

Do you suffer from frequent headaches and migraines? Acupuncture treatments can help, both working to reduce the pain you experience and in some cases eliminating the incidence of headaches altogether.

Did you know that acupuncture therapies are used in veterinary practices too? Because acupuncture can help to reduce feelings of fear, anxiety and depression in pets and reduce pain associated with arthritis and other illnesses - more and more veterinary practices are offering acupuncture pet therapies.

In the early 2nd century BCE, Chinese texts like the Mawangdui tell of how early acupuncturists used heated stones to treat all kinds of ailments, including festering abscesses and infections. They did this through both acupuncture and moxibustion, but by the latter part of the 2nd century BCE, acupuncture completely replaced moxibustion as the main treatment.

Did you know that acupuncture can help to relieve symptoms associated with respiratory conditions? Patients who suffer from allergies, sinusitis, rhinitis and asthma can often experience relief with consistent acupuncture therapies.

So how exactly does acupuncture work? Acupuncture points are areas of designated electrical sensitivity, and inserting needles at these points stimulates various sensory receptors that in turn stimulate nerves that transmit impulses to the brain.

One element involved in acupuncture is qi, or chi, which traditional Chinese medicine refers to as your body’s life energy. The goal of acupuncture is to restore balance to this chi by placing needles along specific points of your body called meridians.

One major difference between acupuncture and acupressure lies in the specific application of the techniques. While acupressure practitioners access one or two points at a time, acupuncturists access several pressure points in specific combinations.

Although acupuncture is best known for its effectiveness in controlling chronic pain, it’s actually great for a variety of disorders. This includes many respiratory disorders, neurological and musculoskeletal disorders, and mental health disorders.

These days, acupuncture is used to treat a wide range of ailments. This includes everything from pink eye and cataracts to tennis elbow, sciatica, and osteoarthritis.

Acupuncture has been shown to be highly effective in treating post surgical patients. Not only can symptoms such as nausea and pain be reduced, but it also helps increase energy and helps the patient feel more like his or her self.

Blood pressure medication can lower your blood pressure, but it can also have some serious side effects. But you do have options other than medication. Regular acupressure sessions have been shown to decrease blood pressure and other markers of stress.

Many people turn to acupuncture to alleviate pain. While back pain (especially chronic low-back pain) is the most commonly treated ailment, acupuncture has also been used to treat joint pain, neck pain, and headaches.

Historically a set of acupuncture needles was reused many times, but today's needles, which are very long and thin (0.015 in diameter), are prepackaged for a single. They're then discarded.