needles as well as, at times, some electrical stimulation to try to influence the body to get back to that point.” What Is Acupuncture? Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine practice that involves the insertion of thin, sterile needles into specific points on the body. These points, known as acupuncture points or acupoints, lie along energy pathways called meridians. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the balance of energy flowing through these meridians is needed to maintain health and wellbeing. Injury, inflammation or local and within the body that your body is creating those. So that’s a pretty natural way to treat pain. Or it’ll help the nerve stimulation. And we’ve had people with chronic nerve conditions, or peripheral neuropathy even at times, who respond and who start to get that nerve function back with acupuncture.” illness can disrupt this flow, but acupuncture is believed to help restore harmony and facilitate healing in the body. “There’s the thinking - that has some research and scientific evidence behind it - that as we’re inserting these needles, we will be influencing neurotransmitters and chemicals in the body. And, that can be in the brain, it can be in the spinal cord, and it can be in peripheral nerves to help reset some of that body,” said Dr. Reese. “Sometimes it’ll release natural opioids, which are kind of what we get in narcotic medicines, but it is The World Health Organization recognizes the use of acupuncture in a wide range of orthopedic and sports medicine problems.
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