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Acupuncture is subject to a lot of scientific research today. It is an ancient Chinese practice that involves inserting needles into acupuncture points. Large governing bodies such as the World Health Organization, American Medical Association and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine have all done research and commented on the efficacy of acupuncture, particularly with back pain, headaches, migraines, and nausea. While its effect on other ailments is still being questioned, there is a general consensus that acupuncture is safe when administered by a well trained and qualified practitioner.

What happens during an acupuncture session?

1) After informing the practitioner of your ailments, he or she will know which acupuncture points need to be targeted.

2) You will be asked to recline

3) The general area containing the pressure points will be sterilized with alcohol

4) This disposable needles are manipulated into the points

5) You feel a slight twitch, which is often followed by a relaxing tingling.

6) The needles are kept in for 15 to 20 minutes and are then removed.

Today doctors and scientists operate on an evidence-based model of medicine. It is important that we know for sure if a method works before we rush out spend money on acupuncture sessions that may be costly. The following are studies that show us hard proof that acupuncture works:

-- A study done at a medical school in Germany found that acupuncture could help ease the pain and disability caused by arthritis. 712 patients with arthritis were chosen and split into 2 groups. The first group started receiving acupuncture treatment immediately while the second group started treatment 3 months later. After these first three months, the first group's severity of pain, joint movement and stiffness had improved greatly.

-- It has been found that 10 percent of females and 17 percent of males suffer from neck pain that can last longer than 6 months. A study was done that involved 661 people who suffered from neck pain. Several alternative methods such as acupuncture, and other manual therapies were tested, allowing the subjects to have as many as 5 treatment sessions. The researchers concluded that while the effects of acupuncture seemed to be short-term, it has important clinical benefits.

As you can see, there is mounting evidence that acupuncture is effective in pain relief. The primary, and widely accepted explanation for this is the "Gate Control" Theory. This theory states that certain parts of your nervous system particularly type "C" fibers shut down during and after an acupuncture treatment session, thereby temporarily relieving pain. A related theory known as the "Motor Gate" theory claims that some forms of paralysis can be reversed by reopening motor pathway in the nervous system that have been block. The motor pathway can become closed by disease, which then stops nerve impulses from being passed between the motor neuron and muscles. Acupuncture has also been known to:

-- Boost the immune system

-- Increase secretion of endorphins ("feel good hormones")

-- Increasing circulation. The Circulation Theory states that acupuncture can cause vaso-dilation/constriction (constricting or relaxing of blood vessels)

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