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Relieve the symptoms of PTSD with Acupuncture

by | May 5, 2023 | Acupuncture

PTSD Treatment

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition caused by an experience that threatens one’s safety or causes one to fear for their safety. It may occur after witnessing or experiencing an event that involves the loss of someone close to you or almost losing one’s life. Additional factors that can contribute to PTSD include serious physical injury or being held captive for many hours. While there are several different types of treatments available for PTSD, acupuncture is one treatment approach that has been shown to help relieve symptoms in some patients. Read on to learn more.

How Acupuncture Works for PTSD

Acupuncture is a natural, safe and effective way to reduce stress, anxiety, depression and pain. It also helps with insomnia by decreasing the amount of time it takes to fall asleep.

Acupuncture uses very thin needles that do not cause any discomfort at all. The needles are inserted into specific points on your body where they stimulate energy flow in order to relieve symptoms like stress or depression, or insomnia.

Why people choose Alternative Medicine for PTSD

Acupuncture is a natural and safe alternative treatment that can help relieve the symptoms of PTSD. It’s also one of the most cost-effective treatments for anxiety disorders, pain management, depression and other mental health issues.

People choose alternative medicine for several reasons:

  • They want to feel better.
  • They want to avoid side effects from medication or therapy (i.e., antidepressants may cause weight gain).
  • They don’t have time or money left over after paying for their doctor’s visit or prescription drugs—or both.

How Acupuncture Can Help to Relieve Symptoms of PTSD

Acupuncture can be an effective treatment for the symptoms of PTSD, including stress and anxiety. Acupuncture has been shown to help reduce stress levels by reducing cortisol (a hormone that is associated with stress) in the body. This helps you feel less irritable, anxious, or tense. It also helps you sleep better at night by relaxing your muscles and helping you fall asleep more easily.

Acupuncture may also be able to relieve depression symptoms such as sadness and hopelessness. These symptoms are common among people who have experienced trauma during their lives or after an event like a car accident or natural disaster.

Depression can cause many other physical problems like headaches, low energy levels, difficulty concentrating at work or school, weight gain/loss, decreased sex drive, and more. So having acupuncture treatments regularly will definitely help keep these issues under control.

Considerations for Using Acupuncture to Treat PTSD

Acupuncture is not a substitute for medication, therapy and other treatments. Acupuncture should be used in conjunction with other treatments. Acupuncture does not work as well on its own as it does when combined with therapy. It can help reduce anxiety and depression symptoms but cannot cure PTSD or make you feel better without these other interventions.

There are many types of treatments that can be used alongside acupuncture to help relieve symptoms of the disorder, including:

  • Psychotherapy
  • Medication (antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications)
  • Exercise/physical therapy

Conclusion

PTSD is a serious and common condition that can severely impact anyone’s life. If you or someone you love has PTSD, acupuncture may be a good option for treating symptoms like anxiety and depression. Due to its effectiveness in calming the nervous system, it could also help relieve some of the pain that comes with dealing with PTSD.

Contact Urban Acupuncture Center in Columbus, OH For More Information

For more information about how acupuncture, massage therapy and other alternative healing treatments can help you, please contact the Urban Acupuncture Center Board Certified Licensed Acupuncturist’s team at Indianola Ave, Columbus, Ohio (Clintonville) (614) 725-2488   or  click here. Taking new patients in and around greater Columbus, Ohio.

Chronic Asthma Treatment With Acupuncture

by | May 1, 2023 | Acupuncture, Treatments

Chronic Asthma Treatment – Improve Quality Of Life

Acupuncture has been used as a tool to help relieve pain for hundreds of years now. If you’re living with a condition like asthma, then acupuncture treatments can be invaluable in helping you find relief. Those who suffer from asthma usually take medication on a daily basis, to ensure that there isn’t any inflammation in their airways. They also use inhalers to find relief should they suffer from an asthma attack.

If you opt for acupuncture treatments, this doesn’t mean that you no longer have to take your medications. Instead, acupuncture offers complementary healing, that together with your medication, can help you live better.

How Acupuncture Helps People Suffering From Asthma

During an acupuncture session, the pressure points in the body are stimulated. Thin needles are inserted into the skin. These needles are then activated using gentle movements by the acupuncturist. Sometimes, electrical stimulation is used as well.

The essential idea at play here is that when pressure points in the body are stimulated, this can help the body heal. Acupuncture has a therapeutic effect on the body. A study that was conducted in 2015 and published in the ‘Pain and Medicine’ journal studied the pressure points in the human body, also known as acupoints. The study revealed that these pressure points could be releasing particular substances. It could also be sustaining changes in a way where the functions that specific organs have, are adjusted. This helps the body stay in a state of homeostasis. This in turn, can help alleviate the symptoms associated with asthma.

Acupuncture And Acupoints: The Connection To Asthma

It’s been seen that when pressure is applied to the acupoints on the body, this can release tension in the muscles. It can also boost blood circulation. During an acupuncture session, the pressure points in the body are stimulated using fine needles. This then stimulates the central nervous system.

When the central nervous system is stimulated, it ends up releasing chemicals. These chemicals reach the spinal cord, the brain, as well as the muscles in the body. This then kickstarts the healing abilities that are naturally present in the body.

There are specific pressure points that are known for helping to alleviate the symptoms of asthma. Some of these are located on areas like the chest, the back, near the torso’s front, and more. It’s been seen that acupuncture can help in relieving the symptoms of allergy in asthma patients. Asthma that’s specifically caused by allergens like mold, dust or pollen, is known as allergy asthma.

When people with asthma opt for acupuncture treatment, they can reduce the amount of inflammatory cytokines in their system within four weeks. During asthma, the airways are inflamed. But with acupuncture, you can help reduce this inflammation, and ease the symptoms of your asthma.

Acupuncture treatments, when used together with traditional asthma treatments, can help people living with asthma lead better lives.

Contact Urban Acupuncture Center in Columbus, OH For More Information

For more information about how acupuncture, massage therapy and other alternative healing treatments can help you, please contact the Urban Acupuncture Center Board Certified Licensed Acupuncturist’s team at Indianola Ave, Columbus, Ohio (Clintonville) (614) 725-2488   or  click here. Taking new patients in and around greater Columbus, Ohio.