Hypertension

Home Health Wellness Wellness on November 2, 2016 Regular electroacupuncture treatment can lower hypertension by increasing the release of a kind of opioid in the brainstem region that controls blood pressure, suggests a study. Hypertension may often lead to major health problems such as stroke and heart attacks. The researchers from the University of California - Irvine, conducted the test on rats and noted that reduced blood pressure lasted for at least three days after electroacupuncture by increasing the gene expression of enkephalins, which one of the three major opioid peptides produced by the body. The study which appeared in the journal Scientific Reports showed that repetitive electroacupuncture evoked a long-lasting action in lowering blood pressure in hypertension, suggesting that this therapy may be suitable for treating clinical hypertension. Inputs From IANS Comments More … [Read more...] about Acupuncture Beneficial In Lowering Hypertension

Home Health Disorders cure Disorders Cure on March 31, 2010 A visit to the dentist provokes extreme fear and anxiety in many people. But a recent study suggests that acupuncture can prove helpful in the management of the uneasiness, related to dental treatment. The fear and anxiety ahead of the dental visit is a condition termed odontophobia. Up to a third of patients report moderate anxiety at the prospect of dental treatment. The authors conducted a wide research, involving a large number of dental patients. Each of the patients was moderately or extremely anxious about going to the dentist for treatment, as assessed by a validated questionnaire - the Back Anxiety Inventory (BAI). All were in their 40s and had been trying to deal with this problem of dental fear, for between two and 30 years. The BAI score was assessed before and after five minutes of acupuncture treatment, targeting two specific acupuncture points … [Read more...] about Acupuncture Helps Anxious Dental Patients

Home Health Disorders cure Disorders Cure on September 30, 2010 Acupuncture is the process of piercing the skin with needles at specific points to treat various illness, and according to the latest finding it can also prevent heart failure. It works on the sympathetic nervous system, which causes involuntary movements such as excess palpitation and inappropriate blood pressure. Over activation of sympathetic nerves is one of the main reason for heart failures. The cure thus lies in controlling the activity of these nerves which is effectively done by Acupuncture. It has been noticed that the sympathetic nerve is much more active in heart patients than in people with healthy heart. This exerts the weak heart to work more than it's capacity, leading to heart failure. Dr. Holly R. Middlekauff, M.D., associate professor of medicine at the University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, for the first time experimented … [Read more...] about Acupuncture To Prevent Heart Failure

Home Pregnancy parenting Postnatal Postnatal on September 19, 2011 Acupuncture is an effective and an ideal remedy for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Acupuncture natural, drug free and non-invasive. It is healthy for both the mother and baby. Here are few benefits of acupuncture during pregnancy: Acupuncture benefits pregnancy: Uterine bleeding miscarriage nausea and morning sickness body pain especially low back ache, knee pain and sciatic pain controls mood changes controls asthma, digestion problems and cold or flu without using drugs. decrease pain during labor healing and recovery after childbirth Apart from the benefits of acupuncture during pregnancy, it is also an effective remedy during breastfeeding like: Breast engorgement increase milk supply tender, irritated or sore nipples prevents blocked milk ducts thickens milk improves milk flow reduces pain in the upper and … [Read more...] about Acupuncture Benefits On Breastfeeding After Pregnancy

Home Health Wellness Wellness on November 15, 2016 The art of healing by acupuncture treatment points to not only one region of the body, but targets virtually every system of the human individual. A few of the most generally used approaches are acupuncture fertility treatment, needle body piercing for arthritis and acupuncture for fat loss. It has been used to treat several conditions in the body like pain in several parts of the body, specifically lower back pain, headaches, particularly migraines, allergies, osteoarthritis, stroke, sleeplessness, asthma, autism, ear problems, respiratory problems, epilepsy, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, etc. The most crucial question of most patients is how acupuncture treatment works. Acupuncture works throughout the so called design spans in an individual's body. The acupuncture point chart allows for the tactical positioning of the needles which are meant to target a … [Read more...] about Acupuncture Can Heal These Diseases