Traditional Asian medicine can bring pain relief | Health and Fitness – Billings Gazette
Acute pain happens suddenly and is short-term; chronic pain lasts longer.
Other types of pain are soft tissue and muscle pain; bone pain; nerve pain; referred pain (one part of the body causing pain in another part); phantom pain (comes from a part of the body which has been removed); other pains from various causes (ex: tinnitus, fibromyalgia, pains related to various organs); and total pain (includes emotional, social and spiritual factors).
Each person can experience pain in a unique way.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, pain is caused by a disruption of communication in the meridian system, which adversely affects all the body systems, such as circulatory, nervous, and urinary.
Acupuncture restores communication and function to the body gently and safely. TCM is a holistic medicine incorporating acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, massage, meditation and associated modalities treatments affect multiple levels of healing. TCM benefits a person on all levels: physical, mental and emotional.
Acupuncture affects beneficial hormones, which promote well being and decrease pain. Acupuncture also reboots the nervous system to recognize areas needing healing which have become unrecognized due to their chronic nature. Herbal medicine can strengthen, nourish, moisten, warm or cool; benefiting in myriad ways. Modern science using Functional MRI shows measurable effects of acupuncture on the central nervous system which induce changes in neurobiology, including in the brain. Thermo (body temperature) scanning demonstrates the various meridians also showing reductions in inflammation and increases in blood circulation. Brain scans also show acupuncture used at distal points of the body related to specific body parts such as the eyes, affect areas of the brain related to vision.
Natural medicines and nutrition contribute to better health, which can decrease pain. Pure water, fresh foods and medicines are imperative to maintaining health as you are exposed to many poisons, toxins, pollutants, electro-magnetic fields, artificial substances and negative emotions.
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