by urban-acupuncture | Oct 5, 2016 | Acupuncture
Food Allergy Treatment
Chinese medical practitioners believe that allergic reactions of any kind are due to a blockage in the flow of energy caused by chemical, physical, emotional or some other harmful stimuli. Certain physical symptoms are triggered by our body cells when we come in contact with any of the unacceptable stimuli.
It is believed that the age old acupuncture treatment can treat food allergies by correcting the flow of energy in our body. Acupuncture of Columbus, an acupuncture center based in Columbus, OH, believes the same. If you are based out of Columbus, OH, seek their help.
The treatment
Practitioners of acupuncture will apply light pressure along the sides of the spinal column. Particular areas on both sides of the spine will be concentrated on. Acupressure will be applied to areas where the nerve roots and energy flow in the body intersect. The body and mind will be taught to not react to certain toxic stimuli.
After the acupuncture treatment is done a kinesiologic test will also be done to determine if the allergy has been terminated. Specific points where acupressure was given will then be massaged. Sometimes acupuncture needles may also be inserted. They will be kept in place for about 20 minutes till the flow of energy is stabilized. Acupressure is generally used for patients who cannot tolerate needles or for children only.
If the treatment proves to be effective and the body stops reacting to food allergies, you will no longer have to avoid allergens, eliminate certain diets and think of fasting. Many patients have vouched for the effectiveness of acupuncture. Not only does it treat allergies to food, but also cures many related problems and symptoms of asthma, fatigue, insomnia, nausea and congestion. In 2002, 20 people were treated for food allergy. The success rate was 95%.
Symptoms of food allergy
The commonly reported symptoms of food allergy include headache and fatigue. But there are others as well. These include eczema, hives, diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, nausea, cough, asthma, and nasal congestion. The American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM) has listed some severe symptoms also. These can mean experiencing difficulty in breathing, dizziness, decreased blood pressure, increased heart rate, slurred speech, mental confusion, anxiety attacks and cardiovascular collapse.
It is difficult to pin point the exact food that is causing the allergy. You have to rely on the symptoms to realize that you have food allergy. A food allergy generally affects your immune system and the adrenaline stress handling system. That is why you experience such symptoms for food allergy. The traditional Chinese practice of acupuncture will help treat such symptoms.
The concept of acupuncture is more than a thousand years old. But somehow, there still has not been any modern day researches done to prove the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating food allergies. Slowly more and more medical institutions of great repute are approaching acupuncture as a method of treating certain conditions. Acupuncture is an effective and safe method of treating food allergy.
For more information about how acupuncture and other 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.
by urban-acupuncture | Oct 1, 2016 | Acupuncture
PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome) Treatment
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) occurs due to an imbalance in the levels of estrogen and progesterone levels in your body. PMS occurs a week before your periods is due and can cause at least 150 different symptoms. PMS is an ugly thing that happens every month.
According to Lorraine Pintus, hormone researcher and author of Jump off the Hormone Swing, PMS is also greatly affected by unhealthy eating, stress, and inadequate sleep. You do not have to rely on medicines only to treat PMS. The good news is that acupuncture can also treat the symptoms of PMS. Based in Columbus, OH, Acupuncture of Columbus will help you treat PMS troubles.
Acupuncture and PMS
Researches have shown that acupuncture is very effective in treating PMS. In one study it was found that acupuncture could cure the symptoms of PMS in almost 78% of the women who had participated in that study. The treatment of acupuncture had been able to alleviate cramps, nausea, headaches, anxiety, and insomnia. Most women have reported to have experienced relief from the various symptoms within 24 hours of the treatment.
Depending on the severity of your symptoms you will most probably be treated once a month a week before the onset of your periods. Western doctors have not yet been able to determine how acupuncture works to cure PMS but they believe that it can help in the increased production of endorphins and also accelerate circulation in the body. These will help correct mood swings and do away with any pain.
Places for acupuncture
Acupuncture is done on certain body parts.
Abdomen
The first and the most important area of treatment is the abdomen. Two and four fingers width below the navel are the two most crucial points for treatment. A pair of points on both ends of the pelvic area where the legs join the body are also important. Another pair of points right below these points is the last area of treatment in the abdominal region.
Acupuncture at these points will help treat all menstrual abdominal discomforts, bloating, gas, cramps, headache, irregular menstrual periods and any other discomfort related to menstruation.
Back
The bony area between the hipbone and the buttocks should be the first point of acupuncture treatment for PMS. The treatment of the sacral points at the base of your pelvis also helps in relieving PMS discomfort. The uterus gets very relaxed if these points are concentrated on.
Acupressure at these points will help relieve menstrual cramps, lower back pain, hip pain, and pelvic pain.
Arms and legs
Applying pressure on the fleshy area between the thumb and the forefinger will help in treating headache and abdominal pain, and also normalize any delayed or irregular periods. On the legs, apply pressure three fingers above the ankle and near to the shin bone. Also apply pressure on the insteps of both your feet for relief from PMS.
If you are a resident of Columbus, OH, you need not worry. Acupuncture of Columbus is your savior.
For more information about how acupuncture and other 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.
by urban-acupuncture | Sep 17, 2016 | Acupuncture
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) treatment with acupuncture
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a disorder that affects the gastrointestinal system. It is also referred to as mucus colitis or spastic colon with symptoms including abdominal pain, cramping, and constant cycles of constipation and diarrhea. Symptoms of IBS usually reduce after a bowel movement but recur after eating. The symptoms may vary depending on the each individual although, stress is a major factor that directly affects the syndrome. Lesser symptoms include bloating, flatulence and nausea. There is no known cause for IBS but people suffering from the syndrome are helped by medication and diet regulation.
What is acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a form of traditional Chinese medicine where the energy flow of the body (referred to as Chi) is restored to it’s original state. This is said to improve the functionality of organs and get rid of ailments. In traditional Chinese perspectives, disease is thought to be a result of imbalanced energy flow within the body. To rectify this, acupuncture practitioners work with patients to amend the energy flow and return it to its natural state.
Can it help IBS?
The short answer is yes, acupuncture can help relieve the symptoms of IBS effectively, Acupuncture is known to relieve many of the most common IBS symptoms including abdominal pain, cramping, constipation, and diarrhea. Since stress levels play a major role in the persistence of IBS, acupuncture can greatly reduce stress and other problems such as anxiety, insomnia, PMS and menstrual cramps. IBS is 3 times more common among women than men.
Is it acupuncture effective?
Recent studies have compared more modern methods of treating IBS, like relaxation therapy, against acupuncture. Although both studies did show a significant relief in pain for the patient, acupuncture had long lasting effects. Additionally, patients that had undergone acupuncture had significant reduction in stress levels for a long period of time. This wasn’t the case with the patients that underwent relaxation therapy.
How it works
This is the strange part about acupuncture – no one knows how it works. Western scientists theorize that the insertion of needles at certain points, releases more endorphins and thus, dulls the pain. To back this theory, various research studies have been conducted and their results are quite intriguing. The research revealed that acupuncture had made major changes to the brain. It had changed the blood flow to the brain along with the conduction of electromagnetic signals. The blood flow was redirected to the thalamus, which is responsible for relaying sensory signals like pain. Acupuncture also changed the way the brain released neurotransmitters like norepinephrine and serotonin.
Those who do not believe in Chinese medicine have yet to find a reason for the success of acupuncture. Strangely, many of IBS’s main curing methods like meditation, acupuncture and tai chi have no] underlying explanations as to why they work so well. Western medicine does not offer a solid treatment plan for IBS at all. Just know that the main aim is to solve the problem and acupuncture does that.
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.
by urban-acupuncture | Sep 1, 2016 | Acupuncture
Relationship Problems?
Having problems in relationships is quite common. Fights, disagreements and arguments are bound to happen in any kind of a relationship – be it a marriage or a partnership or between members in the immediate or extended family or in friendships. The longer the relationship, the bigger the problems are.
But according to Chinese study, relationship problems are very similar to health problems. Health problems such as pain occur when Qi (energy) gets stagnated and cannot flow properly through your body. The place Qi gets stagnated in, pain occurs there. Emotional stagnation of energy causes emotional pain such as those experienced because of relationship problems.
Acupuncture Treatment
Acupuncture is the best treatment for Qi or energy stagnation of all kinds. If you and your sister or partner are having long lasting relationship problems, you can take the help of treatment with acupuncture to heal the pain that you are feeling emotionally. Both of you will be treated individually. An intake exam will be conducted to determine what emotional problems or imbalances you are suffering from.
Both your Qi’s would be made to start flowing again. The movement this time will be better and freer. After the session of acupuncture, you go home and discuss the actual reasons behind problems troubling your relationship. You are calm and controlled and in more balance after the treatment with acupuncture. It is because of this that you and your sister or partner can now work towards effectively resolving your issues. When your Qi moves forward, your relationship moves forward.
What if the other person refuses?
It is possible that the other person will refuse to go for acupuncture because they do not believe in the success of acupuncture ‘treating’ or resolving emotional problems. It does not matter if they do not want to. You can come on your own for the treatment. Your treatment will ensure that your Qi is flowing again and that you are in balance emotionally and physically. You will feel a lot more positive after the treatment after the treatment and be ale to handle the situation better.
So when you go back and talk to the other person, you will realize that you now have the ability to handle the problems in a better way and are also successful in effectively resolving them. The effects of only one person taking the help of acupuncture in resolving relationship problems would definitely be less effectual than it would have been had both of you taken the help of acupuncture and emotional healing.
Obviously, the effect would not be that strong. But it is a lot better than none of you going for the acupuncture treatment. Always remember that any amount of help will make your relationship stronger and healthier than it currently is. Give your relationship a chance and try acupuncture. You deserve to be out of pain, even if it is the pain of an unresolved conflict.
Acupuncture has been in practice for ages now. It was a traditional practice in China but has now established itself as an important part of modern medicine.
For more information about how acupuncture and other 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.
by urban-acupuncture | Aug 5, 2016 | Acupuncture
Depression Treatment
Acupuncture is gradually becoming the most effective alternative treatment for a number of medical conditions. Until recently, it was used only for treating inflammation and other sorts of pain. But now it is quite favored to treat depression as well. Acupuncture has become quite a successful alternative to antidepressant medication.
What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is the insertion of very fine needles into the skin on the different pressure points and near different organs in the body. Researchers and experts believe that these needles trigger the production of natural painkillers in the brain. These painkillers then correct the various imbalances in the body.
How does it treat depression?
The Electro acupuncture treatment is used to treat depression. In electro acupuncture, gentle electric current is passed on through the needles. According to a study published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, electro acupuncture is as effective as fluoxetine (commonly known as Prozac). It, too, reduces the symptoms of depression.
The study
Researchers signed up patients for this trial and divided them into two groups. The trial lasted for 6 weeks. One group was administered electro acupuncture five times a week and the other group was given a stipulated dose of fluoxetine or Prozac on a regular basis. The symptoms of the patients were monitored regularly and they were assessed every 2 weeks.
The level of glial cell line in each participating patient was recorded. The glial cell line is a combination of the derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and a neuroprotective protein. Patients with extreme depression have low amounts of GDNF. The level of neuroprotective protein generally increases after the patients are given antidepressant medication.
The result
At the end of 6 weeks, both groups of patients showed similar signs of improvement. It restored their GDNF to the normal level. It was also found that the patients who were administered electro acupuncture showed signs of improvement much earlier than the other group. Signs of improvement were seen in weeks 2 and 4.
It was also found that acupuncture can treat other aspects and side effects of depression. Antidepressant medicines almost always affect the sexual functioning of men and women. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine published a report supporting this belief. After being treated with acupuncture for 12 weeks, both men and women regained various aspects of their sexual functioning.
A number of studies and trials are all indicating that the traditional Chinese practice of acupuncture is surely becoming a successful alternative to a lot of medications and treatments. It treats anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and nausea among other things. Acupuncture can end up completely replacing different medications and ease their consequent side effects.
So what are you waiting for? Depression is quite a common occurrence these days. If you are aware of anyone in your family or anyone in Columbus, or any other part of Ohio, who would benefit from this kind of a treatment, do pass the message on. Or for yourself, you can talk to an acupuncture specialist today.
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.
by urban-acupuncture | Aug 1, 2016 | Acupuncture
Chronic Pain Treatment
Acupuncture, nowadays, is proving to be quite valuable in treating chronic pain. Sometimes, the usual treatments of applying heat or ice, physiotherapy, anti-inflammatory medicines, and regular exercising stops having any effect on joint and muscle related pains. The sufferers of chronic pain can then resort to acupuncture.
All patients suffering from some kind of a chronic pain have always gone through some kind of a treatment or another. Acupuncture serves as an alternative treatment when injections and other pain relieving treatments do not work.
Acupuncture is still not the established method of treating chronic pain, but it is often recommended. The medical director of Osher Clinical Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital which is affiliated with Harvard, Dr. Donald Levy, believes that there is ample evidence to aid the recommendation of Acupuncture to heal chronic pain.
Research has proven that about 50% of the pain can be treated by acupuncture. Near about 18,000 people complaining of chronic pain were treated with acupuncture. They had shoulder pain, back (especially lower back) and neck pain, chronic headache, and osteoarthritis. Almost all of them reported that their pain had reduced by at least 50%.
What is acupuncture?
Acupuncture involves inserting very thin needles into the skin at certain pressure points in the body. It is believed that when the needles are inserted they rectify the imbalance in the flow of energy in the body. It affects and adjusts the neurotransmitters, the immune system and the hormone levels in our body.
Is it absolutely safe?
As long as acupuncture is carried out by an expert and experienced practitioner you are definitely safe. Rarely have any negatives impacts been reported by any of the patients. Although, there are those rare times when some reports have shown that patients have picked up some kind of infection due to inappropriately sterilized needles. Sometimes the acupuncturist doesn’t have enough experience and as a result cannot handle the needles well.
Pain Management Tips
You should not begin an acupuncture treatment as soon as you start having pain somewhere. You first need to be diagnosed properly to determine what the cause of that pain is. If it is something extremely serious and cannot be treated by acupuncture you would need some other medical aid. If it is confirmed that acupuncture can treat the pain, only then should you opt for this kind of a treatment.
Weekly treatments are a good way of starting. If you start seeing benefits, increase the length between consecutive treatments. You can then go for a treatment once every month. Always ask a doctor to refer a trusted acupuncture practitioner.
Dr. Lucy Chen, practicing acupuncturist at Massachusetts General Hospital and a specialist in pain medicine, feels that the advantage of acupuncture is distinct and also that the side effects and potential adverse impact of acupuncture is low as compared to medication.”
So what are you waiting for? Chronic pain is quite common. Hundreds of adults in Columbus and other parts of Ohio prefer acupuncture to treat their chronic pain. Talk to an acupuncture specialist today and relieve yourself of any pain.
For more information about how acupuncture and other 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.
