As the Chinese medicine practitioners think that anxiety, depression or any strong emotion interrupts the smooth flow of energy throughout the body. Anxiety blocks the free flow of energy through our body. It may cause muscle pain in areas such as the back and neck where energy is being blocked. Digestion, blood pressure and to get good sleep at night is also effected by the block of energy. So it is believed that acupuncture helps to transmit the free flow of energy and maintain a balance.
But, Can Acupuncture Help Reduce Anxiety?
According to the acupuncture therapy there are points in your ear associated with anxiety. To treat the ear with acupuncture helps to get rid off anxiety is known as auricular acupuncture
This type of acupuncture helps to reduce anxiety, Yale University School of Medicine - Drs. Wang and Kain try it on a group of patients and find that who received acupuncture have reduced their anxiety that can help patients who are anxious about an upcoming surgery.
Western medicine practitioners also trust that acupuncture can reduce the anxiety by releasing your body's natural pain killers or endorphins. Without using any medicine acupuncture can relax your muscles improve blood circulation, lower your heart rate and blood pressure.
The acupuncturist placed needles in specific points on the ear for a week and it reduced the anxiety almost completely. This auricular acupuncture was followed up with total body acupuncture treatments and after three sessions to get rid off anxiety.
The acupuncturist and a Chinese medicine practitioner may also suggest some herbs that are based on your case together for treatment and herbal combinations help your body to regain a natural, healthy physiological balance.
In short acupuncture therapy is very successful to reduce anxiety and is also used today by so many people to cure others diseases. If someone is suffering from anxiety then acupuncture therapy is very powerful therapy that will help you to come out from it.
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