Anxiety and depression treatments
With the fast-paced lifestyle habits of the day, people often ignore their health to survive the rat race. As the years go by, the effects of these unhealthy habits accumulate and they end up falling prey to stress, anxiety, depression and insomnia. Popping pills – anti-depressants, anxiety medication, sleeping pills and the like – was once seen as the quick fix solution for this malady.
Treating the symptoms doesn’t eliminate the disease. It only suppresses the illness for a while till a time where it can resurface. In addition, the chemicals pumped into the body often have serious side effects. Once people started realizing this fact, they started looking for remedies. That was how they came across acupuncture.
Acupuncture and how it works
The art of acupuncture is an ancient Asian medical practice that originated in China centuries ago. Nurtured and perfected over the years, it is now of the most effective ways to cure the mind and body alike through holistic self-healing.
How is it done? Fine needles, as thin as hair strands, are pierced into certain pressure points, called acupoints, on the skin. According to the traditional Chinese medical practices, these points are located on the meridians along which Qi, or life force circulates in the body. Ailments, both mental and physical, are caused when the delicate balance of this energy is disturbed.
By placing the needles at the correct locations any obstructions or imbalances in this can be remedies and mental and emotional health can be restored. Though it is hard to translate this process into Western medical terms, Qi may just be a metaphor for the chemical or metabolic functions of the body. Whatever that be, acupuncture taps into the body’s own immune, hormone and neurological mechanisms, and promotes well being by helping the body heal itself.
Each acupuncture session lasts for ten to thirty minutes and a number of such sittings may be necessary for complete recovery. Patients can gather further information about the process by visiting our website http://acupunctureofcolumbus.com. Consulting the experts at our Columbus, OH clinic will help patients gain a better understanding regarding how acupuncture can help them recover from anxiety or depression.
The benefits of acupuncture
Several researchers have studied the efficacy of acupuncture in treating anxiety. As expected, patients suffering from generalized anxiety disorder were found to show remarkable improvement with this treatment. In fact, in some cases, patients who were not responding even to therapy or anxiety medication reported a considerable reduction in their anxiety levels after undergoing a course of acupuncture. They had taken only ten such treatments, each session being thirty minutes long, over a span of three months.
Acupuncture addresses the root cause of the problem rather than just the symptoms. It has no side effects, and under a certified and expert acupuncturist, it is a risk-free and pain-free experience. Unlike several other anxiety and depression treatments, acupuncture delivers results that justify the investment. In addition, it offers a safe alternative to patients who had till then had no option but to seek refuge in chemicals, some of which are even hazardous to their wellbeing in the long run.
Contact Us 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, Clintonville (614) 725-2488 | Main St, Westerville (614) 426-4406 or click here. Taking new patients in and around greater Columbus, Ohio.