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PREMISE:
There is a two way communication between the skin and all
organs, glands and tissues of the body, by stimulating certain skin
points the progress of the condition can not only by arrested,
but even reversed bringing the body back to health with normal
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HISTORY:
Acupuncture was discovered by battlefield injuries and their
effects on certain parts of the body. The first documented
text was the Internal Classic written during the reign of the
Yellow Emperor in China around 2800 B.C. The first
acupuncture needles were bone, bamboo, gold and silver. We
now use disposable stainless steel needles, and gold or silver
needles. Microcurrent, electrical current stimulation is
widely used today, as well as an instrument called a Teishin,
which is a nonpiercing needle used to apply external pressure to
acupuncture points. The acupuncture needles used in this
office are seirin disposable stainless steel and are used only one
time, eliminating the risk of infection. Their width is
.25MM (the width of a hair) and are painless in their insertion.
Their insertion is the Japanese method, which is very
superficial (1-2MM). MECHANISMS OF ACUPUNCTURE:
According to research performed by Dr. Bruce Pomeranz at the
University of Toronto, the analgesic (pain control) effect of
acupuncture is due to simulation of the release of brain
peptides known as endorphins, enkephalins, and dynorphins.
These are the chemicals which produce the well known "runners
high". Hence, acupuncture may be of benefit for the
treatment of stress and emotional types of disorders.
Further research performed by Dr. Joseph Wyban at the Department
of Immunology of Erasmus Hospital of the Free University of
Brussels demonstrated that endorphins and enkephalins are also
immunomodulators and modifiers of the biological response.
Lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) have surface receptors
for endorphins and enkephalins and can stimulate anti-body
production which can improve the body's resistance to infection
and disease. |
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