When anxiety, pain, or smoking become unmanageable, yet patients seeking acupuncture treatment feel that they and their bodies do not fit into the “mainstream” culture, they have found a home with Asha Integrative Wellness.
Every body, no matter the type, deserves health and well-being. Asha practitioners offer acupuncture to provide the following benefits and more.
Anxiety and Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a medical technique practiced as a complementary and alternative treatment for centuries. It’s one of the most well-known Chinese medicine therapies and has been used to successfully treat anxiety and a host of other medical conditions.
A 2015 study showed that patients with anxiety that didn’t respond to other treatments had a significant and long-lasting reduction in their anxiety after 10 half-hour sessions over three months.
Managing and Treating Pain
Chronic pain sufferers can also benefit from Chinese medicine therapies such as acupuncture. It’s been used to treat everything from lower back pain to nerve pain, fibromyalgia, menstrual cramps, and more.
The sterile, fine needles trigger endorphins and potentially affect the brain’s serotonin, which can bring pain relief, relaxation, and elevated mood. Some practitioners use traditional Chinese music as an additional therapy. A study showed that music therapy can improve pain and depression while increasing feelings of well-being.
Quitting Smoking Is Easier with Acupuncture
Some smokers try one medical technique after another to quit smoking and have little success. Acupuncture is an alternative treatment to reduce smoking or quit completely. Different acupuncture points have varying effects, but a study published on PubMed.com noted that acupuncture recipients had long-term success in reducing or quitting smoking.
They experienced reduced desire to smoke and enjoyed the taste of tobacco less. The effects of Chinese medicine therapies can have long-lasting effects, and in the study, the individuals had benefits lasting for at least five years.
