Acupuncture provided by Rego Park Healthcare Alliance (RPHA) is effective in relieving pain because it has anesthetic properties. It relieves stiffness and pain by increasing circulation of Blood and Qi. It improves flexibility, mobility, reduces inflammation, and eliminates muscle spasms by increasing blood supply to tendons, ligaments and muscles. Musculoskeletal conditions are also linked to malnutrition which can be caused by mal-absorption of nutrients or simply an incomplete diet. Therefore herbal and nutritional therapy can also be effective, addressing the individual needs, depending upon the cause.
Moreover, acupuncture will re-align the body's biological elements, allowing the musculoskeletal system to repair itself. It regulates the conjunctive and mucous membranes (fluids in joints) and increases the production of cartilage and lubricating fluids, which improves arthritis and similar disorders. Acupuncture will not change the anatomical structure of an injury, i.e. broken bones cannot be treated by acupuncture and it will not replace the need for a joint replacement due to the extreme deterioration of bone. However, it will help to control pain and relieve symptoms, allowing the patient to have a better quality of life.
The effectiveness of acupuncture analgesia has already been established in controlled clinical studies. As mentioned previously, acupuncture analgesia works better than a placebo for most kinds of pain, and its effective rate in the treatment of chronic pain is comparable with that of morphine. In addition, numerous laboratory studies have provided further evidence of the efficacy of acupuncture's analgesic action as well as an explanation of the mechanism involved. In fact, the excellent analgesic effects of acupuncture have stimulated research on pain.
?Because of the side-effects of long-term drug therapy for pain and the risks of dependence, acupuncture analgesia can be regarded as the method of choice for treating many chronically painful conditions.
For over 3000 years acupuncture has been used to heal and treat patients for a plethora of different ailments. Today the World Health Organization fully endorses acupuncture for a few dozen conditions, and the US National Institutes of Health recognizes acupuncture as therapeutic intervention for complementary medicine. Presently, it is perhaps best known for treating common everyday pains such as migraines, neck and back pain, sports injuries and tension headaches. While it is true that acupuncture is useful in the management of pain; and in some cases resolving the pain all together, it has a far broader range of applications. It has also been successful in the treatment of allergies, anxiety, nausea, depression, chronic fatigue, and much more.
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