FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT ACUPUNCTURE

Who can utilize traditional acupuncture?

Many people use acupuncture for help with specific symptoms or conditions. Others choose acupuncture as a preventive measure to strengthen their constitution or because they just feel generally unwell. Acupuncture is considered suitable for all ages including babies, children and the elderly. 

Is it safe for babies, children and teenagers?

Yes. Children and adolescents usually respond very well to acupuncture. Many acupuncturists specialise in paediatric care.

How many sessions will I need?

That depends on your individual condition. At first your acupuncturist will normally ask to see you once or twice a week. You may start to feel benefits after the first or second treatment although long-standing and chronic conditions usually need more time to improve. Once your health has stabilised you may need top-up treatments every few weeks. Traditional acupuncture is also very effective when used as preventive healthcare and many people like to go for a 'retuning' session at the change of each season throughout the year

What does it feel like?

Most people find acupuncture to be very relaxing. Patients often describe the needle sensation as a tingling or dull ache. This is one of the signs the body's qi, or vital energy, has been stimulated.

I'm scared of needles - can I still have acupuncture?

Yes. Certain styles like Japanese acupuncture use needles that do not break the skin or are inserted extremely lightly. Acupuncture needles are very much finer than the needles used for injections and blood tests. You may not even feel them penetrate the skin and once in place they are hardly noticeable.

How will I feel after a treatment?

You are likely to feel relaxed and calm. If the treatment has been particularly strong you may feel tired or drowsy and it is worth bearing this in mind if you plan to drive or use any other machinery soon afterwards.

What is the cost of treatment?

There is no fixed fee as practitioners' overheads vary. If you contact a few acupuncturists in your area you should discover an approximate fee level amongst them.

Can it treat other conditions besides pain?

Yes,it can treat large number of chronic disorders which have no treatment available in other therapies.Visit our previous blog on WHO list of conditions treatable with acupuncture.

How quickly does it treat any ailment?

It depends completely on chronicity and severity of the disorder.Children and those with good general vitality respond faster as compared to older people and those with depleted qi may expect slower results.

COMPLETE SOLUTION FOR PCOD IN GIRLS!!!

PCOD or Polycystic Ovarian Disorder is one of the most common disorder running in this generation girls.Every 1 in 10 girls are affected resulting in many hormonal imbalances in their body.

Apart from this their menstrual cycles are not regular,weight gain ,mood fluctuations are also present.Girls with PCOD have difficulty in conceiving too!!!

Now I am discussing a case of PCOD that came to our clinic and improved drastically!

Patient named X of age 18 came to our clinic with history of very irregular menstrual cycle since 7 yrs.
Apart from this acne were present since 2yrs.Hirusitism was also there.
Mood fluctuations were present along with weight gain.

She went through various investigations at hormonal and structural level so confirmed case of PCOD.
Acupuncture treatment improved her hormonal imbalances drastically!!!

We started her treatment under acupuncture and got excellent results!First of all her menstrual cycle became regular then her acne issue got better with reduction in some inches from abdomen too!!!!

Spreading smiles allover...:):)
Restoring your complete health and wellbeing!!!

JUST TWO ACUPOINTS ON THE EAR & THE SLEEP DISORDER GONE!!!

The magic of acupuncture continues...

Yes!!Just two acupoints and everything fell in place...:)

Patient named X of age 60 female came to our clinic with the chief complaint of difficulty in falling asleep at night till 2 to 3 a.m since 6 months.

Difficulty in falling asleep at night kept her restless during day.. Apart from this she also reported one strange feeling that she was going through...She reported a feeling of insect moving through her body when there is no such insect..Huh..what's that!!How is this possible..but yeah that's true as it was there.

These two problems affected her lifestyle badly!

She came to us and we gave two acupoints on ear and sent her and guess what....she called up next day with the happiness in her voice saying...hey doctor I slept very nicely on time after  so long..and I have no such strange feeling of insect moving through my body anymore...thanks a lot!!!

The best part is everything fell in place so easily without any internal intake of medicines or side effects...

NATURALLY AND EFFICIENTLY!!!

Thanks to acupuncture...:):)

ACUPUNCTURE CURES RHEUMATOID ARTHERITIS!!!

My love for acupuncture deepens after seeing such results!!

16 yrs.old case of rheumatoid arthritis came to our clinic 2 yrs. back with the history of moving pains in her joints involving inter

phalanges,wrist,shoulder,elbow and back.

Since 16 yrs. patient has taken all types of treatments under ayurveda,allopathy,homeopathy,yoga but was still under immense pain!

Since 4yrs before she came to us..she was taking steroids daily (6mg orally daily with weekly injections) after her rheumatoid arthritis got diagnosed!!!Due to which generalised swelling was present in her whole body and her weight was 81 kgs...

On going through various lab investigations,her...
ESR was raised,C-Reactive proteins,Anti-CCP,RA factor were raised too.Medicines affected her liver too due to which SGOT,SGPT were also not normal.

General examination indicated her sleep was disturbed,Hair fall was present,excessive anger was present too.

We started her treatment under acupuncture and the results were really fantastic!!!

We gave her treatment under acupuncture for 7 courses and the results were...

• We gradually brought down her steroid level from 6 mg daily to 0.5 mg daily and now completely withdrawn with no need of any injections now(adrenal insufficiency recovered).
• Her weight reduced from 81 kg to 69 kg and now after 1 yr. her weight is stable at 72 kgs...looking very beautiful now!
• Pains are no more wandering from one joint to another.
• No hair fall problem now rather quality of her hair has improved too.
• Various lab parameters have improved a lot..like SGOT,SGPT,ESR!!!
• Sleeping and temprament have improved too.
  

Basically,overall wellbeing of patient was restored at both physical and emotional level!
Now its been a year after treatment and she is doing very well now!!!
Thanks to acupuncture for blossoming many such lives :)

HOW DOES ACUPUNCTURE WORK???

Acupuncture involves insertion of hair fine needles into specific sites of body along the energy meridians to clear energy blockages and encourage normal flow of energy or qi through the individual.
Practioner may also add moxibution,electro-stimulation,laser therapy and cupping to it for synergistic results!!!

Benefits of acupuncture:

• Effectively treats wide range of acute and chronic ailments.
• Treats underlying causes of the disease as well as the related symptoms.
• Provides drugless pain relief.
• Provides holistic approach to treatment of disease linking body,mind and emotions.
• Assists in prevention against diseases and illnesses as well as maintenance of overall well-being.

ACUPUNCTURE SUCCESS IN LOW BACKACHE PATIENTS....

Are you having one of the following symptoms:

-Constant or periodic episodes of low back pain.
-Morning stiffness causing difficulty in getting up from bed.
-Difficulty in sitting or standing at one place for long.
-Sharp and shooting pain going from back  to one or both legs.
-Difficulty in bending or turning around.

If yes!!!check it out guys..get your X-Ray or MRI done as told by your physician...
Low backache is very common these days and many patients come to us daily for the same 
as allopathic medicines have given them only symptomatic relief without treating their problem!!!

Let me discuss some of the cases with you now:
CASE:1
Patient named X of age 25 yrs. came to us with the history of low back ache(right side) for 3 yrs.
Pain was severe with intensity of 8-9 on scale of 1-10 where 10 is most severe and 1 is least severe.
Relief from pain on rest but it increased on exertion or on travelling.
Once the pain started, it used to take 25 min. to come back to normal.

MRI findings:
Disc bulge at L4-L5 level leading to thecal sac indentation.
Straightening of lumbar curve.
Sacralization of L5 suggested.

It took 5 acupuncture courses and she got completely cured with no back pain on exertion or on travelling!!!
It has been 1yr. now after her treatment got completed and she is doing completely fine!

CASE:2
Patient named Y of age 42 yrs. came to us with the history of chronic low back pain for 12 years.
Pain used to increase on sitting or standing and decrease on lying down.
Severity of pain had increased in last three months before she visited us.
Her severity was 10 on scale of 1 to 10.
On examining her lumbosacral X-Ray(AP view):
Straightening of spine seen.
Osteophytes seen on lumbar vertebrae.
Rarefaction of bones present.

After 5 courses of acupuncture courses..she recovered drastically with no back pain anymore!

CASE:3
Patient named Z of age 32 yrs.came to us with history of low back ache with sharp shooting pain going in her left leg since 4 yrs.
Pain used to increase on exertion,sitting at one place for long and on exposure to cold but relieve on rest.
Morning stiffness was present.
MRI revealed:
-L4 L5 disc bulge causing thecal sac indentation.
-L5 S1 disc bulge with no significant thecal sac indentation.
-Bilateral sacro-ilitis

Patient took 4 acupuncture courses and now she is completely fine with no back pain or sciatica pain!!!
Patient was followed up after 6 months of her treatment and she is doing completely fine!!!

Thanks to acupuncture for being so wonderful!

WHEN I AM MYSELF AN ALLOPATH ....

Acupuncture is my passion, my love rather much more..when I am myself an ALLOPATH...precisely, a dental surgeon, yes .. I have prescribed allopathic medicines to many patients of mine and I am very well aware about its limitations and side effects!!!

Every science has its limitations...so do allopathy!
What allopathy is good for??? Check it out guys...Yes...The acute problems!!!
Allopathic medicines orally or IV or IM help patients deal with their acute conditions, diseases or symptoms.
Then what about chronic problems...Check out..Does allopathy help???NO...A BIG NO!!!Not even common cold.  This is what inspired me for the science called Acupuncture.
Acupuncture has a clear history of about 2000 years,some authorities even claim that it has been practiced in China for some 4000 years!!!

My first acupuncture patient was the case of facial paralysis of right side.  She was referred to me by a dentist who accidentally injured her facial nerve during dental anaesthesia.  She was under steroids and other medicines but was not improving.  She came to me after 3 months of her injury.  In just 8 sittings...we achieved almost 50% of success...and in just 3 courses..100% recovery with facial tilt restored back to normal, malocclusion got reversed to normal, frowning of forehead got restored..lid closure restored to normal!!!

In South India..there are gynaecologists who conduct even deliveries by acupuncture anaesthesia with no need of any medicinal anaesthesia.Same is the proven success for dental anaesthesia!!!

In the end I would like to conclude with just one line...Acupuncture is a blessing for almost all chronic diseases with no significant side effects unlike allopathy...

When I am myself an ALLOPATH...

ACUPUNCTURE...A BIG SUCCESS FOR ASTHMA PATIENTS!!!!

According to allopathy,there is no cure for asthma!!!What can only be done with allopathic medicines is preventing or controlling and ending attacks after they have begun...
For that patients have to depend on inhalers(bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory).In severe cases,patients are prescribed steroids which has its own set of side effects!

Enhance your knowledge now...Asthma is not a lifetime problem guys which ends only with somebody's life...No!!!!Get the asthma treated completely from its root via Acupuncture :)

In fact,Asthma is in WHO's list of conditions for which therapeutic effect of acupuncture is known!

Let me discuss some cases with you now!
Case 1:
8 yrs. old kid came to us around 2 yrs back with the history of chronic cough since 2 -3 yrs.He got diagnosed with asthma.
He was taking inhaler daily to deal with his breathlessness.He was also taking steroids!!!
Stamina was very poor so playing and running with other kids was a big trouble for him.
His symptoms used to exaggerate during change of season,in winters on exposure to cold and on exertion.

After his 3 courses of acupuncture treatment,he got completely fine with no need for any medications now.Even after his follow up after 2 yrs ...he is completely fine :)

Case 2:
21 yrs old girl came to us around 1 yr back with the history of shortness of breath since her childhood.She got diagnosed with hereditary asthma.
Her symptoms used to exaggerate on change of season,on exposure to dust,on exertion,on mental stress.
Sleep was not sound,Digestion was weak too.
After her 4 courses of acupuncture treatment,she is completely fine with no need of any medications now.
Thanks to acupuncture!

Case 3:
Recently,60 yrs. old patient came to us with the history of chronic cough since 10 yrs.
Her cough used to exaggerate on change of season or on taking sour or cold food items.
Sleep was very disturbed.
No breathlessness was present.
She used to feel as if there is phlegm stucked  up in her throat all the time that is not coming out  even on forced coughing.
Digestion was very weak too.

On examining her chest X-Ray, Chronic Bronchitis was diagnosed.

After her 3 courses of acupuncture treatment,she is completely fine with no cough or phlegm obstruction now.Sleep has improved a lot now.

Acupuncture is boon for all respiratory problems....So,smile with acupuncture!!!

WHO LIST OF CONDITIONS TREATABLE WITH ACUPUNCTURE

WHO  has listed following list of diseases,symptoms and conditions that has been shown through controlled clinical trials to be treated effectively by acupuncture:

-Low back pain
-Neck Pain 
-Sciatica
-Tennis Elbow
-Knee Pain
-Periartheritis of the shoulder
-Sprains
-Facial Pain
-Headache
-Dental Pain
-Temporomandibular(TMJ) Dysfunction
-Bronchial Asthma
-Induction of labor
-Correction of malposition of fetus(Breech Presentation)
-Morning Sickness
-Nausea and vomiting
-Postoperative Pain
-Stroke
-Essential Hypertension
-Primary Hypotension
-Renal Colic
-Leucopenia
-Adverse reactions to radiations and chemotherapy
-Allergic Rhinitis including hay fever
-Biliary Colic
-Depression(including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke)
-Acute Bacillary Dysentery
-Primary Dysmenorrhea
-Acute Epigastralgia
-Peptic Ulcer
-Acute and Chronic gastritis

Still the research is on and the report continues with three more categories:

1. Diseases,symptoms and conditions for which therapeutic effect has been shown but further proof is needed(68 -specific conditions).
2. Diseases,symptoms and conditions reporting some therapeutic effects for which acupuncture is worth trying(9 conditions).
3. Diseases,symptoms and conditions in which acupuncture may be tried,provided the practitioner has special modern medical knowledge and adequate monitoring equipments(8 conditions).

 I myself has delivered positive results in many cases such as(patients' feedbacks may be substantiated ,if desired):

Chronic/Critical Diseases:

-Varicose Veins

-Cervical Spondylosis

-Low back pain

-Sciatica

-Osteoarthritis

-Rheumatoid Arthritis

-Frozen Shoulder

-Facial Paralysis

-Hyper or Hypotension

-Migraines and headaches

-Depression

-Sleep Disorders

-Obesity

-Constipation

-Speech Disorders

-Nerve Deafness

-Motor muscular weakness

-ADHD

-Other disorders(males/females)

HORMONAL IMBALANCES:

-Diabetes

-Thyroid

-Height Increase

GYNECOLOGICAL ISSUES:

-Menstrual Imbalances

-White Discharge/Leucorrhoea

-Polycystic ovarian syndrome(PCOD)

-Infertility

-Low or high libido

COSMETIC ISSUES:

-Acne

-Loose facial skin (Wrinkles)

-Dark circles around eyes

-Restoration of Facial glow.

*still working on many more...

  

ACUPUNCTURE...A BLESSING FOR CHILDREN WITH ADHD!!!

Patient named X, 13 yrs. old came to us with his mother with a set of symptoms such as:
  -Hyper-activeness
  -Excessive anger 
  -Poor concentration leading to poor grades.
  - obsessed with Very negative thoughts 

While talking to the child, we found..he lacks confidence and is very anxious as well...His mother was extremely worried  as this was affecting his grades in studies at school and peace of their house.

Patient's CT(Head) and EEG were normal.

Patient got diagnosed of ADHD of hyperactive-impulsive-inattentive subcategory!ADHD is one of the most common childhood disorder and can continue through adolescence and adulthood even.

He took treatment under allopathy...but that only made him very drowsy...otherwise, no effective relief!

Then we started his treatment with acupuncture and found what!!!  The results were simply amazing!  We started getting the results in just 12 sittings.
After 3 courses, he improved by 70%.  Now

-He is no more hyperactive thus sitting at one place is not a problem anymore!
-Concentration increased that improved his grades at school.
-No more negative thoughts.
-More confident.
-No more anxious.

Last but not the least,patient and his family members are extremely happy...*still under treatment for remaining recovery.

Acupuncture acted as a blessing for him and his family!!! Smile with acupuncture...
   

ACUPUNCTURE FOR COMPLICATED UNDIAGNOSED CASES!

This is one of the most challenging cases that came to us!

Patient named X , 35 yrs of age came to us with multiple problems she had since her childhood:

- Couldn't maintain balance while walking, needed support while walking, without support she used to fall.
- Slurred speech, so it was very difficult to understand what she was talking!
- Mentally, she still behaved like a kid at the age of 35.
- Laughed frequently even without reasons !

On examination:
- Both legs were swollen.
- Feet tend to turn inward while walking as well as sitting.
- Couldn't flex her right foot.
- Writing speed was very slow.


Brain MRI was normal, examination of ear was done: it was completely normal too.
Patient was doubted for Prader Willi Syndrome, so she was asked to get genetic tests done..they were normal too..
Patient had taken treatment under senior neurosurgeons and also tried homeopathy..but experienced no relief !

Then we started  her treatment under acupuncture and saw what ??? After 8 courses of her treatment... MIRACLE !!!

Now, she can walk by herself..no need of support any more..no frequent falls..Speech has improved drastically. We can understand now what she is talking..Mentally, more mature..no unnecessary laughs !!!
Acupuncture acted as a blessing for her complicated set of problems..

Remaining 20% recovery will be given with booster treatments over the period of time for maximal results..*under booster treatment!

Miraculous Acupuncture!!!

Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese therapy in which we apply hair fine needles at specific points on body,to clear energy blockages related to the diseased organ and promote its recovery naturally and permanently !!!

Results are simply miraculous as the patients are relieved from root causes...

Basically, Acupuncture is helping people to lead their lives happily and holistically !!!