Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a Latin term which combination of two words.
“ACUS” means needles
“PUNCTURA” means penetration or prick

Origin of Acupuncture
There are several believes about origin of the acupuncture in the world, but most
popular claim is acupuncture originate from china around 5000 years ago.
They have an Authentically provide history of their own medical practice called
“Traditional Chinese Medicine –TCM”

TCM include 4 main Therapeutic methods,

1. Herbal therapy
2. Moxibustion
3. Acupuncture
4. Surgery

According to that Acupuncture is a one part of TCM.
Everything in the Universe comprises energy. This energy in the Chinese
Language is called Qi or Chi . In the Indian Philosophy it is known as Prana.
“Qi” has two components YIN and YANG.
Good health is the state of energy balance and bad health imbalance between both
energies.

IN pre historic times the Chinese discovered that there were certain points at the
body which can massaged, Punctured, heated or burn for relieve pain or to get
beneficial effects on certain disorder’s.
According to TCM theory several vital energy (Qi) transported the body through
the special channel system. It calls “meridians”.
These meridian has a connection with the body organs, specific tissues, internal
energy & external environmental energy.
Acupuncture points are situated on the meridians & they are located near to the
Skin. Because of this superficial location of acupuncture points, therapeutically can
stimulate by massage, Puncture, Heating or Burning.
Puncture (penetration) of this acupuncture points with sterile, very fine needle for
stimulate energy flow of body is call “Acupuncture treatment”.
This has been nee for thousands of years for management of Oxygen dysfunctions.
Stimulation of acupuncture points is believed to restore normal body functions by
replenishing and allowing free flow of vital energy of body(qi).

• Advantage of Acupuncture
• No side effects
• Affordability – Very low cost than medical treatment
• Accessibility – Easily available anytime /anywhere
• Decrease healing time To take better & Quick benefits from Acupuncture
• Patient should not be nervous or fear about Treatment.
• Patient Should believe this energy balancing & make their concern about
  that.
• Patient Should selected educated and well Experienced Acupuncture Doctor
  to take Acupuncture Treatment.
• The effects of Acupuncture on the body, can categories Subjective and Objective.
  Subjective Effects
• Pain – at the site of needling is the first sensation felt by patient.this snse called “Deqi”
• Numbness
• Heaviness
• Soreness
• Distension
  “Deqi” with combination of other senses indicates that the needle have been placed
  accurately for the success of treatment.
• Objective Effects
  Analgesia
• Sedation
• Homeostatic
• Immunity Improvement
• Psychological effects
• Motor recovery
  Application of Acupuncture

Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever), Biliary colic, Depression (including
depressive neurosis and depression following stroke), Dysentery, acute bacillary
Dysmenorrhoea, primary, Epigastralgia, acute (in peptic ulcer, acute and chronic
gastritis, and gastrospasm), Facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders),
Headache, Hypertension, essential, Hypotension, primary, Induction of labor, Knee
pain, Leukopenia, Low back pain, Malposition of fetus, correction, Morning
sickness, Nausea and vomiting, Neck pain, Pain in dentistry (including dental pain
and temporomandibular dysfunction), Per arthritis of shoulder, Postoperative pain
Renal colic, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sciatica, Sprain, Stroke, Tennis elbow

Abdominal pain (in acute gastroenteritis or due to gastrointestinal spasm), Acne
vulgaris , Alcohol dependence and detoxification , Bell’s palsy , Bronchial asthma,
Cancer pain , Cardiac neurosis , Cholecystitis, chronic, with acute exacerbation
Cholelithiasis , Competition stress syndrome , Craniocerebral injury, closed
Diabetes mellitus, non-insulin-dependent , Earache , Epidemic haemorrhagic fever,
Epistaxis, simple (without generalized or local disease) , Eye pain due to
subconjunctival injection ,Female infertility , Facial spasm, Female urethral
syndrome , Fibromyalgia and fasciitis, Gastrokinetic disturbance ,Gouty arthritis,
Hepatitis B virus carrier status ,Herpes zoster (human (alpha) herpesvirus 3) ,
Hyperlipaemia , Hypo-ovarianism ,InsomniaLabour pain ,Lactation deficiency
Male sexual dysfunction, non-organic Ménière disease, Neuralgia, Neurodermatitis
Obesity, Opium, cocaine and heroin dependence, Osteoarthritis, Pain due to
endoscopic examination, Pain in thromboangiitis obliterans, Polycystic ovary
syndrome (Stein-Leventhal syndrome), Post-extubation in children, Postoperative
convalescence, Premenstrual syndrome, chronic Prostatitis, PruritusRadicular and
pseudoradicular pain syndrome, Raynaud syndrome, Recurrent lower urinary-tract
infection, Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Retention of urine, Schizophrenian ,
Sjögren syndrome, Sore throat (including tonsillitis), Spine pain, Stiff neck
Temporomandibular joint dysfunction, Tobacco dependence, Ulcerative colitis,
Urolithiasis , Vascular dementia , Whooping cough (pertussis)

Now days Globally people more prone to commensurate alternative medicine
instead of Allopathic and Other Chemical Medical System. Acupuncture is best
Solution for that become of Its Therapeutic and Social benefits are greater than
other alternative medical systems.