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Modern Acupuncture Acupuncture is a treatment that consists in pricking the patient with a special needle and has its roots set in China about 2,000 years ago. Traditional Chinese acupuncture uses a complicated system of ancient ideas that are not easy for most of us to understand or accept today. However, many modern Western practitioners find that acupuncture can be understood in scientific terms. This makes Modern Acupuncture easier to use in a Western setting and it is becoming increasingly accepted by the medical profession in the United Kingdom. In many cases the Acupuncturist makes use of "trigger points". These are areas, usually in muscle, that hurt when pressed and cause pain to radiate to other places that may be some distance away from the trigger point. Needling (inserting needles into) the trigger point can relieve pain in these distant areas, although we do not know exactly how this happens. What happens in a therapy session? Each patient's case will be assessed by the practitioner and treatment will be tailored to the individual.
Typically, fine needles are inserted through the skin and left in position briefly, sometimes with manual or electrical stimulation. The number of needles may vary, but may only be two or three.
Treatment might be once a week to begin with, then at longer intervals as the condition responds. A typical course of treatment lasts 5 to 8 sessions. |
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