- Acupuncture: What To Know - Cleveland Clinic
Acupuncture Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese method used to relieve some health conditions and symptoms, such as pain An acupuncturist inserts very thin steel needles into your skin at multiple “acupoints ” The needles rebalance your body’s energy, or qi, and prompt your body to release natural chemicals to fight the illness or symptom
- Acupuncture: How It Works, Benefits, and Results for Pain
How does sticking needles in your body help treat pain, depression, or arthritis? Learn if this traditional Chinese cure is really a cure-all for ailments
- Relieving pain with acupuncture - Harvard Health
Does acupuncture really work to quell pain? The evidence is mixed, with some studies showing that acupuncture relieves pain and others showing that it works no better than "sham" acupuncture (procedures designed to mimic acupuncture but to have no real effect, much like a placebo, or "sugar pill," used in medication studies)
- 3 Benefits of Acupuncture - Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials
Acupuncture benefits may include relieving pain, supporting women’s health and improving mental health Consider it as part of a larger treatment strategy
- Benefits of Acupuncture and How it Works - Verywell Health
Research into the various conditions that are treatable with acupuncture has been ongoing for decades, with some uses more well-studied than others Some research supports acupuncture to treat symptoms associated with the autonomic nervous system, including many different types of pain, mental health conditions, gastrointestinal problems, and sleep disorders
- Acupuncture - Mayo Clinic
Acupuncture involves the insertion of very thin needles through your skin at strategic points on your body A key component of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture is most commonly used to treat pain Increasingly, it is being used for overall wellness, including stress management
- Acupuncture: Why Does It Work? - WebMD
Acupuncture can help people who have nausea and vomiting during treatment "We have many patients come through with cancer," Hui says
- Is acupuncture for you? - Harvard Health
Acupuncture, a traditional Chinese healing practice, can help relieve chronic pain, such as headache, back and neck pain, shoulder pain, and knee pain from osteoarthritis A study found that acupuncture relieved pain about as well as conventional care, such as pain medication Acupuncture is safe and painless if performed by a trained practitioner The downsides are that insurance usually does
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