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Experience Speedy Relief With Chinese Acupuncture

Author: Antoine Amos
by Antoine Amos
Posted: Oct 20, 2016

Acupuncture is almost 3000 year old healing system of TCM(Traditional Chinese Medicine). Now a days, acupuncture healing is used as an alternative form of medical treatment for various type of medical conditions. In major western cities like Toronto, acupuncture healing is gaining popularity due to its holistic and natural approach.

Because of needle piercing, most people think of acupuncture treatment as a painful experience. But this is their great misconception as these needles are painless and most patients have found needle piercing as a calming and sedative healing practice.It must be noted that an acupuncture treatment is not merely insertion of needle in your skin, it goes beyond that. According to latest research, acupuncture healing is proving to be more successful in treatment of numerous medical conditions.

This form of treatment process is an effective treatment for pain relief, digestive problems, insomnia, anxiety disorders, weight control, infertility, depression and stress, and many other medical conditions. Cost of an acupuncture treatment can range from few hundred to thousands of dollars depending upon condition of a patient and quality and length of the treatment process.

More and more number of patients in Toronto are turning to this ancient treatment for an extremely convenient relaxation experience. Irrespective of short-duration therapy sessions, it has been found that most patients fall asleep during the treatment process. An average therapy session lasts for 30-45 minutes. During the therapy, Acupuncturist inserts hair-thin and sterile needles in your body through your skin at specific "pressure points" also known as Acu points. This insertion assists in regulating the flow of energy, stimulates the healing mechanism of a body, reduces pain and restores human health. Aside from needle insertion, heat, pressure and other treatment techniques are applied to numerous Acu points on the skin of a patient.

Acupuncture benefits are being accepted globally by both general public and qualified practitioners alike. It benefits patients in numerous ways such as increase in fertility rate, reduction in severity and frequency of headaches, used by patients who are suffering from depression, for effective weight-loss management, eases up migraines, viable form of treatment for diabetes symptoms, and much-much more.

If you are living in Toronto, receiving treatment from a qualified and learned acupuncturist can prove to be of great boost to your overall health. It is a safe and highly effective form of alternative medical treatment which assists in eliminating mental and physical ailments. Precise practitioners depend on this notion that blood vessels of the human body control the circulation of vital energy throughout our nervous system. Therefore, small needles are used in treatment procedure to apply pressure on Acu points to enable the vital flow of energy to move more freely.

The core of an acupuncture treatment is to assist on maintaining a fine balance between physical and mental health of an individual. With its increasing popularity, several health insurance plans are now covering the costs of this ancient and successful form of medical treatment. It has very little or no side-effects and its costs are comparatively low than contemporary treatments. However, it is suggested to get treatment from only a licensed and professionally trained acupuncturist.

About the Author

I’m Samuel Lo, an Osteopathic manual practitioner with 20+ years of combined experience in both Eastern Medicine and Western complementary therapies. I’m trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, Osteopathy.

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