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Acupuncture - according to traditional Chinese medicine
Acupuncture means roughly translated as signal processing and has its origins in traditional Chinese medicine, including a Chinese massage, örtläkekonst and qigong (meditative movement). Traditional Chinese medicine called human vitality of qi. The disease described the flow of life force qi disturbed. With acupuncture can balance and a moderate flow of qi is achieved, which restores health, or alleviate illness. Acupuncturist is the professional title of the person performing acupuncture according to traditional Chinese medicine. Training in traditional Chinese acupuncture by the Swedish Acupuncture Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine contains provisions for three years. There are also training carried out by our members up to five years. A variety of treatment techniques and medical school education is also included as a requirement.
This is treated with acupuncture
With acupuncture according to traditional Chinese medicine also treats a wide variety of diseases, and provided prevention and healthy care treatment. Treatment is done in allergies, asthma, high or low blood pressure, hormonal imbalances, sports injuries, immune disorders, digestive problems, menstrual disorders, depression, pain, stress and obesity. This is described only a few areas of treatment. Check with a treating acupuncturist about what diseases he treats.
WHO Acupuncture: review and analysis of reports on controlled clinical trials.
World Health Organization (WHO), more than 100 areas of treatment with traditional acupuncture. Each person and ailment treated individually. As an example, headaches are treated differently for each person depending on where the pain is and what each patient for other signs of disease.
Click here to see the World Health Organisation (WHO) list of diseases and ailments can be treated with acupuncture.
The treatment is done as follows
Along with your acupuncturist speaking, you are on the affliction type and your lifestyle based on traditional Chinese medicine and western diagnosis. A Chinese pulse taking and observation of the tongue are also carried out a health assessment. The treatment plan is based on a desire for the restoration of equilibrium in the body flows, including hormonal and blood flow. Very thin needles are then added in individually selected areas of the skin. This is to reduce a surplus or strengthen a weakness in your body. You then rests on the treatment bench. Many feel a clear calm after the treatment. Number of treatments depends on the ailment and the person's innate characteristics.
Research demonstrating good activity
Acupuncture beneficial effect confirmed today by thousands of studies, among others through the database PubMed. The treatment releases including the hormone endorphin, which is connected to pain relief and well being. This is done by akupunkturnålarnas influence of the nervous system electrochemical interaction. Acupuncture affects on the body to homeostasis - equilibrium. Among other things, affected lymph and blood flow, internal organs and immune system. Acupuncture also clear sedation.
Safe and secure treatment
Conducted by well-trained acupuncturist with years of training, the treatment is extremely safe. No chemical substance into the body by acupuncture. Swedish
Acupuncture Union of Traditional Chinese Médicins members also only disposable needles. During treatment, you may want to ask if the therapist has several years of training and is liability insurance. All active acupuncturists in Swedish Acupuncture Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, meets these requirements and uses disposable needles.
Distinguish between Chinese acupuncture and sensory stimulation
Initial acupuncture according to traditional Chinese medicine (Chinese acupuncture) described in this brochure should not be confused with sensory stimulation test performed within the county. Sensory stimulation test performed including physical therapy used in the county, preferably in pain patients. Sensory stimulation is performed with less treatment techniques than in Chinese acupuncture. Only the western diagnosis is performed and Chinese acupuncture assessment excluded. The programs in progress sensory stimulation usually for 2-4 weeks. There are other variations of acupuncture, but the Swedish Acupuncture Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine protects the original traditional Chinese acupuncture with several years of training and experience.
A little about acupuncture origin
An acupuncture-like treatment may have occurred in Europe during the Stone Age. The discovery of the so-called ismannen Ötzi in the Alps shows on tattoos in the form of streaks across the acupuncture points. These can be treated and alleviated the pain in his worn-out joints. The root of today's acupuncture, however, China, where traditional treatment demonstrably used and developed for thousands of years. Chinese Acupuncture was introduced in Europe during the 1600s by jesuitmunkar. In Sweden, described Asian healing techniques in the 1700s by a disciple of Linnaeus. In the 1800's used acupuncture in Uppsala. The Swedish folk medicine, acupuncture-like treatments carried out against point areas of the body. During the 1970s, attention acupuncture is great again in the West when American journalists present at operations in China performed using acupuncture for pain relief. In the 1980s, introduced sensory stimulation in the Swedish county councils care but Chinese acupuncture were excluded. In many Western countries, however, and advised Chinese acupuncture as a form of care even by a physician in more areas than just the pain.
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