Acupuncture is made up of the words “acus” and “punctura”. It means sticking a needle into the point. It is a form of treatment applied by inserting disposable sterile needles manufactured for this purpose into certain points on the body. Temporary and permanent needles can be used during this treatment. Temporary needles are removed immediately after the session, and permanent needles can remain in the patient’s body for 7-10 days. In addition to needle acupuncture, electro acupuncture, laser acupuncture and moxa methods can also be used in treatment. Your doctor will advise you which acupuncture method will be used for you. It is the best known of the alternative and complementary treatment methods.
Acupuncture can be used as a treatment method under appropriate conditions by acupuncture doctors.
The origin of acupuncture dates back 3000 years and is practiced in every country of the world. It is generally used as first-line therapy in China, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. Towards the end of the 1970s, it began to gain popularity in the western world and the USA.
Diseases for which acupuncture treatment has proven effective in controlled clinical studies:
- Mechanical pain of the musculoskeletal System
- Joint Pains
- Migraine, tension-type and other non-organic headaches
- Toothaches
- neuropathic pains
- Muscle spasm, herniated disc, acute conservative period and chronic period low back pain
- Nausea and vomiting related to drug side effects, motion sickness and pregnancy
- Functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract: constipation, reflux
- Signs of allergic rhinitis
- Dysmenorrhoea, infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome and premenstrual syndrome, labor pain
- Sleep disorder not due to organic cause
- Dietary compliance in a patient diagnosed with exogenous obesity
- Itching due to allergies, eczema and dry skin
- Anxiety during quitting smoking
- Nocturnal urination with no organic cause
- Nausea, vomiting, pain, dry mouth due to chemotherapy and radiotherapy
- Vertigo without organic cause
- in geriatric patients
- Increasing the quality of daily life in chronic diseases of the respiratory system
- Helping to establish and maintain general well-being
Weight loss and Acupuncture
- Within the framework of the diet program applied to the person, the person’s compliance with this program can be supported by acupuncture. “Obesity” occurs when the amount of energy taken from food exceeds the amount of energy consumed by metabolism and physical activity. It is a treatable disease that shortens human life, negatively affects the quality of life, as well as systems such as the cardiovascular system, respiratory system, hormonal system and digestive system, and paves the way for many important ailments.
- Acupuncture regulates the appetite by affecting the appetite centre in the brain.
- Acupuncture reduces stomach acid secretion; the person does not feel stomach pain during diet.
- Acupuncture prevents fatigue and exhaustion during dieting and gives energy to the person.
- Acupuncture regulates the metabolic rate. The patient, who undergoes acupuncture treatment, manages to lose weight more easily than the diets he makes on his own.
- Acupuncture makes dieting easier.
- Acupuncture increases serotonin and endorphin levels and gives peace of mind during diet. The patient does not become restless and irritable.
