WHAT IS ACUPUNCTURE?

Acupuncture is a treatment method with needles. The word acupuncture is of Latin origin.

ACUS: needle and PUNKTURA: means prick.

HISTORY OF ACUPUNCTURE

Acupuncture is a treatment method developed by the Chinese, who have more than 5000 years of history and found by Uighur Turks, and spread it to the world.

TREATMENT MECHANISM OF ACUPUNCTURE

• It activates natural painkillers in the body.
• They affect the natural electromagnetic fields of the body.
• The main thing in acupuncture is the stimulation of acupuncture points on the ducts, where the life force (chi) flows.

EFFECTS OF ACUPUNCTURE

• Pain relieving effect
• Calming effect
• Regulating effect on body internal balance (balances body secretions, regulates circulation, lowers blood pressure 30-60%, reduces blood fats by 20-30%)
30-50% increase in protective cells against infections by affecting the immune system
• Improved motor functions
How Does Acupuncture Relieve Pain?

The painkillers in the body act, the pinpoint points activate the hormone endorphins in the body, providing pain relief. In acupuncture treatment, the patient can get rid of pain without taking medication.

The acupuncture needle that sinks to the valium point in the auricle reveals the secretion of gaba and causes a very strong muscle relaxant effect.

Without taking painkillers and muscle relaxants by mouth, muscle spasm in the lumbar region resolves by acupuncture and ends.

DISEASES TREATED WITH ACUPUNCTURE

According to reports published by the World Health Organization (WHO), acupuncture is a method without side effects.

MENTAL DISEASES

• Neuroses (fear, panic etc.)

• Smoking habit

• Insomnia (insomnia)

• Obesity (obesity)

NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES

• Headache and migraine

• Trigeminal neuralgia

• Peripheral neuropathy

• Facial paralysis (swimmer)

ROMATIC DISEASES

• Cervical arthrosis (neck calcification)

• Gonarthrosis (knee calcification)

• Backache

• Neck pain

• Sciatica

• Rheumatoid arthritis

RESPIRATORY PATH DISEASES

• Hoarseness of voice

• Chronic bronchitis

• Dry cough

• Allergic bronchitis

• Allergic rhinitis

• Bronchial asthma (asthma)

• Sinusitis

EAR DISEASES

• Vertigo (Dizziness)

• Tinnutis (Tinnitus)

• Meniere's syndrome

HEART-VASCULAR SYSTEM

• Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

• Hypotension

UROGENITAL SYSTEM

• Neurogenic bladder

• Menopausal diseases

• Dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation)

• Oligomenorrhea (few menstruation)

GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM

• Peptic ulcus (Ulcer)

• Acute and chronic gastritis

• Constipation (constipation)

• Gastric hyperacidity

WHO ARE NOT APPLIED TO AKUPUNKTUR?

• To those who are in the first 3 months of pregnancy
• To those who will have surgery
• Cancer patients
• Those with bleeding disorders
• For those who use blood thinners

Acupuncture and Weakening

As is known, it is used in acupuncture habit treatments. Since weight loss is also possible by changing nutritional habits and lifestyle, acupuncture provides great convenience to the patient during the acquisition of these new habits.

Acupuncture alone does not weaken. When applied together with the diet, the appetite closes and gives the person the power to diet by removing stress and tension caused by the diet.

Warnings to acupuncture points on the body:

1- It reduces appetite.

2- It speeds up the metabolism.

3- By controlling stomach acidity, problems such as stomach scraping and burning are prevented.

4- It reduces hypoglycemia attacks.

5- It solves the edema.

6- It relieves constipation.

7- It provides hormonal balance.

8- By increasing serotonin and endorphine levels, it gives a sense of happiness, relieves stress and tension.

All this gives the person the power and will to diet.

If the person is weakened by acupuncture, then he / she should repeat these sessions once or twice a month after the diet is over, so that he / she does not regain the weight he has lost.

Migraine and Acupuncture

Migraine is a repetitive headache that occurs in women with severe, throbbing sometimes nausea and vomiting attacks.

Pain is sometimes felt at the beginning and at the beginning of the half. Its frequency can vary up to 2-3 times a week.

Approximately 30% of people have preliminary symptoms informing that the pain will come. This is called the aura period. In the aura period, there are symptoms such as visual impairment, lightheadedness, nausea, fatigue and impaired concentration.

Migraine negatively affects daily life and work life.

Unbearable attacks both affect the work concentration and damage their friendship. Very important business meetings become impossible due to the manager's migraine attacks.

It is possible to resist migraine pain with acupuncture, which leaves a meeting for CEOs and gives employees a loss of career and financial gain compared to their colleagues.

Acupuncture is an effective method in the treatment of migraine.

80% successful results are obtained with acupuncture treatment. The quality of life impaired with migraine is restored.

Body or ear acupuncture is applied in the treatment. It is started 2-3 times a week, then it is done once a week and after the treatment is completed, protection treatment is done once a month for 3 months.

Dr. Temel Yaşar ALİMOĞLU
Traditional and Complementary Medicine
Medilife Beylikdüzü Hospital