Treatment and Counselling Methods

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Acupuncture
 

In acupuncture, specific points of the human body are stimulated by inserting sterile needles.
The aim of needling is to exert a regulative effect on a particular disease. According to the classical Chinese medical concept, acupuncture regulates existing imbalances by restoring and harmonizing the appropriate flow of Qi, the vital energy that flows through all life.

In the *Praxis im Gaengeviertel*, we provide acupuncture among other methods in the treatment of

 

• Orthopaedic complaints:   

      Acute and chronic pain, e.g. headaches of various origins, painful hardening of shoulder    

      and neck musculature, lumbar vertebral complaints, ...

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•     Respiratory diseases
   

•     Allergic complaints, e.g. hay fever

•     Gastrointestinal tract disorders

•     Gynaecological and hormonal complaints   

•     Nervousness and sleep disorders    

•     Psychological and psychosomatic complaints

•     States of exhaustion

 

Furthermore:

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• Health prevention
   

• Strengthening the immune system

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Background information

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Acupuncture is one of the most important therapeutic procedures in Chinese medicine. It looks back on a history of more than two thousand years, during which it has been continuously empirically researched and documented.
Most of the approximately 420 acupuncture points are assigned to specific pathways within a so-called channel system, which in turn are associated with specific organ systems.

By now, some bio-medical mechanisms of action of acupuncture have been identified, such as the activation of the endorphinic system.

Activation of the inhibition of descending signals by the needle-triggered stimulus has been identified being responsible for the inhibitory effect of incoming pain signals. Anti-inflammatory effects based on the activation of vasoactive neuropeptides have also been demonstrated. It was also found that stimulation of motor endplates is responsible for the resolution of muscular trigger points.

Recent research results show that these very different mechanisms are based on fundamental purinergic reactions.

Thanks to these research results concerning the purinergic reactions, the question of how acupuncture can be successfully applied to symptoms that vary strongly in their disease mechanisms, is currently becoming clarified.

Between four to 20 needles are applied per acupuncture session.

Which points are applied on which parts of the body depends on your particular complaints and your individual Chinese medical diagnosis.

The retention time of the needles is usually 20 to 40 minutes.

How many treatments are necessary in series varies seriously and usually cannot be predicted with certainty in advance.

Regularly, five to ten treatments are scheduled first.

Subsequently, any changes in the respective symptomatology that have occurred up to that point are evaluated and an interim balance is drawn.

An acupuncture treatment performed by lege artis has few or no side effects. Acupuncture treatments are often accompanied by a relaxation that is perceived as beneficial. They can be associated with an increased need for sleep and rest. This should be taken into account.

For legal reasons, the list of clinical pictures for whose treatment acupuncture is indicated must be omitted at this point.

The following link leads you to the homepage of our friends of Evidence-based Acupuncture. This organization regularly reviews, according to the highest scientific standards, the indications for which acupuncture treatment has been proven to be evidence-based (highest level of medical-scientific certainty).

https://www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org

Feel yourself welcome to discuss whether acupuncture might be a worthwhile treatment approach for your individual complaints with our qualified Chinese medicine practitioners.
 

CM practitioner Mr. May in the community clinic *Praxis im Gaengeviertel* will be pleased to advise you.