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Understanding Acupuncture Therapy

For those of you who aren’t familiar with acupuncture, you might find the idea sticking small needles into the body an odd concept.

However, acupuncture is effectively used to promote healing, treat certain ailments, cope with stress, and many other health concerns.

In fact, acupuncture, as a method of healing, has been practiced since ancient times, dating back centuries. It is an ancient system of Chinese medicine to treat specific health issues.

In a traditional acupuncture treatment, the patient would consult with the technician about what has been troubling them and/or where their pain is coming from. Once the acupuncturist identified the patient’s pain points and concerns, they will insert hair-thin needles into certain pressure points all over the body.

Acupoints, which are the pressure points where the needles are inserted, are located near nerve endings that are all interconnected along meridians. For instance, if you are experiencing back pain, an acupuncturist might not insert needles directly into your back but along a meridian that corresponds with the area instead.

Inserting the needles helps the body to stimulate the nervous system. Your brain will slowly begin to release endorphins and serotonin in response to the miniscule injury that occurred on your skin due to the needles. Your blood stream carries endorphins and serotonin throughout your body, delivering them to the specific acupoints.

Recent studies performed on acupuncture patients in the US have found promising results that acupuncture is successful in treating a number of issues; acupuncturists will tell you that they knew this without the proof of a study.

Interested in learning more about what acupuncture is and how it works? Contact Central Jersey Acupuncture where you can speak with an acupuncturist to learn about potential treatments.

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Acupuncture Facials

ACUPUNCTURE FACIALS

The benefits of using needles to perform a facial are many: it improves acne (due to hormonal imbalance); it helps with menopause, perimenopause, PMS, and other gynecological issues; it helps with sinus congestion and headaches (except severe migraines); it improves hyper and hypothyroidism; it reduces symptoms of toothache, TMJ, trigeminal neuralgia, and Bell’s Palsy; it treats diarrhea and constipation (most digestive issues); it helps to eliminate edema and puffiness; it benefit’s the eyes, ears, and brain; it can help with insomnia and dizziness; it can help with depression and aid self-esteem; it retards hair loss and hair greying; it improves collagen production and muscle tone; it helps reduce bags and sagging tendencies; it helps eliminate fine lines and diminish larger wrinkles; it helps reduce double chin and lift drooping eyelids; it improves metabolism; it tightens pores and brightens eyes; it increases local blood and lymph circulation; it improves facial color and tone bringing more radiance to skin; sunken areas become fuller; and it reduces stress and promotes total health and well-being.

The person is treated constitutionally (whole body) as well as the specific area on the face. First needles are placed in certain specific areas on the body according to the acupuncturist’s assessment. Then larger needles are inserted into the face in order to tighten up (tonify) muscles or relax (sedate) them. Next, tiny needles are actually inserted into wrinkles in a certain way to create a micro trauma under the wrinkle. The body then will deposit collagen / connective tissue at the site of the wrinkle to fill it in from below.

A relatively healthy person should commit to 10-12 treatments to show lasting results. After about 5-7 treatments a significant difference can be noticed by the person. People who smoke or sag a lot may need approximately 20 treatments. Tune-up treatments are recommended monthly to bi-monthly to keep the effect going. Benefits can last up to 2 years.

Contraindications include: patients who bleed easily due to medications they are on or hemophiliacs; persons with uncontrolled diabetes; uncontrolled high blood pressure; persons who experience severe migraines; people with pacemakers especially in using electrostimulation; avoid ulcerated, irritated, or bruised areas; avoid warts (especially pigmented ones); be careful of people who have had cosmetic surgery; avoid pregnant women (diverts blood from the abdomen); and avoid anyone who has a cold/flu, acute Herpes outbreak, or acute allergic reaction.