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Acupuncture, a safe alternative to pain relief treatments, clears the blockage of vital energy within pathways in the body. These pathways are called meridians and each is linked to a specific organ or organ system. Acupuncture is more effective than traditional drug therapies because it treats the cause and effect of pain.
If you suffer from Rheumatoid or Osteoarthritis, Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, Fibromyalgia acupuncture can offer complete pain relief naturally and with no adverse side effects. Acupuncture can also give you complete pain relief if you are experiencing pain caused by bone or muscle weakness, injury as a result of physical trauma or poor posture, migraine or stress headaches or even pain from cancer or cancer treatments.
To ensure you receive the maximum benefit from your acupuncture therapy, you need to describe your pain as accurately as possible. In other words, your Acupuncturist will want to know when the pain started, whether or not it is constant or intermittent, whether it is the result of an injury or other physical trauma, etc. Different treatment points may be selected for different types of pain. When your Acupuncturist has accurate information, your treatment therapy will be more effective and you will experience pain relief in the shortest amount of time.
Acupuncture is generally a three-stop process. First, the organs that correspond to the specific pain are stimulated. By doing so, energy and blood flow to nourish the entire body and targets the area(s) experiencing pain. Determining the meridian to tap into is the second step and the final step is determining points of needle insertion that will target the painful area.
The needles the Acupuncturist uses are stainless steel and about the thickness of a human hair. They are inserted into specific treatment points in the human body, which then send a message to the central nervous system. When the central nervous system receives the signal, the brain releases endorphins, a natural brain chemical that helps in pain suppression.
A personalized treatment plan will be developed by your Acupuncturist. The plan will consider the nature and source of the pain, i.e., chronic, radiating, result of injury, etc., as well as your significant medical history. The needles that are inserted during the treatments will be left in place for several minutes. The actual duration will be determined by your response to treatments, which will be scheduled for several weeks out, until you realize long-term pain relief.
Often pain sufferers turn to over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medications or powerful prescription drugs from a doctor. Both of these options can be harmful and both anti-inflammatory and muscle relaxant mediations can cause adverse side effects. This treatment option only provides temporary pain relief. Acupuncture results in long-term pain relief with no adverse side effects that can limit your activities or potentially harm your body and interact with other medications.
It takes time to restore energy systems to their properly balanced state. While not an instant cure, some symptoms may be diminished after the first application of acupuncture therapy. The number of acupuncture treatments required for complete pain relief will depend on how long you have been experiencing the pain, the cause of the pain, and how quickly your body responds to the treatments.
A truly holistic approach to pain relief, acupuncture therapy treats not only the pain but also the cause of the pain. Acupuncture is safe alternative for pain relief because it produces no adverse side effects or adverse reactions with other, traditional treatments or medications. | 
