How Acupuncture Can Help
With Arthritis
How acupuncture helps
Acupuncture treats the patient by addressing the
whole body. When the body is out of balance, pain and illness can arise.
Acupuncture works by returning the body back to its natural balance and energy
flow to eliminate pain and to improve overall health.
There are more than 2,000 acupuncture points on
the body. When these specific points are stimulated through small acupuncture
needles, it can help relieve pain by improving the body’s nervous system, which
can jumpstart the production of pain-reducing endorphins.
Research studies
A study in Germany found that 304,674 people
with osteoarthritis experienced less pain and stiffness after 15 sessions of
acupuncture. The treatments were done during a three-month period and lasting
results were seen for another three months after treatment was stopped. The
patients who had the acupuncture treatment reported better quality of life and
function than those who had no treatment.
A study done at the Chronic Pain and Fatigue
Research Center at the University of Michigan Medical School found that of 20
women who were diagnosed with fibromyalgia, the half that received acupuncture
treatment had increased activity of the pain-reducing receptors in the brain.
A trial published in the Annals of Internal
Medicine studied 570 men and women with osteoarthritis. For the men and
women who received 23 acupuncture treatments for about 6 months, results of
less pain and better functionality occurred, compared to those with the placebo
treatment.
Arthritis can be painful and persistent,
resulting in frustration when it isn’t easy to find relief. Acupuncture is a
non-invasive, alternative treatment that has been proven in numerous studies to
help reduce pain and increase mobility.
Bishara Wilson
New York Sports Acupuncture
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