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Friday, June 25, 2010

Guest Post: Acupuncture Served As A Fatigue And Pain Treatment














Acupuncture Served As A Fatigue And Pain Treatment

By Rachelle Holmes of Chicago Breast Augmentation and Chicago Liposuction Center, MetropolitanMDs

Acupuncture is one of the oldest forms of health care and treatments on the planet, but it still serves its purposes even today. Now, while inserting dozens of needles into your body doesn't seem like the most fun way to treat ailments, acupuncture is a tried and true therapeutic practice that has helped people deal with pain for centuries.

By inserting needles into various pressure points around the body, physical pain and stress can be relieved and even treated using acupuncture. For most, it's funny to think that sticking needles into the pain areas and pressure points of the body would be the answer, but when it comes to people who suffer from fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, it might just be that.

New studies have shown that that acupuncture in certain areas of the body releases adenosine, which is a natural pain killer that is usually released after an injury. This allows people who are suffering from constant fibromyalgia to gain some much-needed relief.

By releasing adenosine, pain signals can be blocked from ever reaching the brain thus helping sufferers deal with their pain problems. This brings up a lot of questions about how much acupuncture has to do with adenosine release and if this is the reason that so many benefit from it. Yet, whatever the reason, studies have shown acupuncture to be great at treating the condition and helping the people who suffer from it.

From the fatigue angle, the study also went on to show that adenosine released from acupuncture has a lot to do with the regulation of the sleep cycle. By being able to regulate sleep correctly, chronic fatigue syndrome may be able to be properly treated and even fixed.

Acupuncture paired with the correct medicine can help both constant pain and fatigue, as new studies have gone on to show. This is good news for sufferers of both ailments, and goes to show that this ancient art of health may still have some new tricks to share.

This article was fully researched and further reviewed by the doctors at MetropolitanMD. You may contact the author for more information by clicking here.

DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed in this article are those representative of MetropolitanMD, and any facts presented are fully researched with proper citation.



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3 comments

Migrainista said...

I love accupuncture! I would do it regularly if I could afford to...it just feels so darn good!

Mark Lewis said...

I've always wanted to try acupuncture but I'm still unclear as to its benefits regarding paralysis. In other words, if an injured spinal cord column already blocks signals to the brain is there any benefit?

Lately I've got into deep tissue massage on my upper back and shoulders. Unfortunately, I think I'll be spending what extra money I have on another visit; I've had a great experience so far with it!

JamesDavid said...

Acupuncture is an alternate treatment for various pains such as lower back-pain, shoulder pain, headache, depression etc.

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