Treating Stress and Anxiety with Acupuncture

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26 April 2020

Treating Stress and Anxiety with Acupuncture

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Stress can be caused by any disturbing situation or thought that causes frustration, anger or irritation. Anxiety refers to excessive worrying that’s hard to control and often impacts daily life.

Acupuncture reduces stress through a variety of mechanisms.

  • It deals primarily with the regulation of one’s vital power, the physical energy known as qi, “Qi”.
  • It has significant benefits to the overall functioning of the body.
  • It causes relaxation, reduction of tachycardia and blood pressure.
  • It creates a sense of calm and serenity, which is of great importance for people in stressful situations.

According to the most up to date evidence, acupuncture is an effective treatment for anxiety and stress. In 2017, The Acupuncture Evidence Project, found that acupuncture had a major effect on reducing anxiety and depression compared to conventional treatment involving pharmacological approaches and psychotherapy, with over twice the reduction in symptoms.

References

  • McDonald J, Janz S. The Acupuncture Evidence Project: A Comparative Literature Review. Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Ltd. 2017.
  • Bazzan AJ, Zabrecky G, Monti DA, Newberg AB. Current evidence regarding the management of mood and anxiety disorders using complementary and alternative medicine. Expert Rev Neurother. 2014;14:411- 23.
  • Goyata SL, Avelino CC, Santos SV, Souza Junior DI, Gurgel MD, Terra FS. Effects from acupuncture in treating anxiety: integrative review. Rev Bras Enferm. 2016 Jun;69(3):602-9.
  • American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th ed. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing. 2013.
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12 April 2020

Feel FREE from the need to SMOKE

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Do you want to be  a Non-smoker from the first session?

For smoking cessation, at Satory Acupuncture centre, a complete medical history of our patient is recorded, followed by a complete ENT examination and then the therapeutic protocol deemed appropriate for the patient is decided.  The therapeutic protocol consists of five sessions of medical acupuncture, auricular acupuncture and biological, medically approved essential oils and herbs are administered.

The only requirement before beginning your therapeutic journey is to NOT smoke for at least three hours before the first session.

Medical acupuncture is the most effective, immediate and safe, chemical-free method used worldwide to quit smoking.

The treatment is completed in four visits.
To date we have 99% success rate in smoking cessation.

 

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3 April 2020

Infinite reasons to QUIT smoking

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Smoking is a global social problem. A third of the world population (1.1 billion people) smokes. 3.5 million smokers and 19,000 non-smokers, because of passive smoking, die every year.

The reasons to quit smoking are infinite! Smoking cessation represents the single most important step that smokers can take to enhance the length and quality of their lives.

Cigarettes have 4,000 chemicals, including 43 known carcinogenic compounds and 400 other toxins. According to the CDC, smoking is the cause for 443,000 premature deaths each year and is associated with emphysema, lung cancer, high blood pressure, shortness of breath, chronic cough and an increase in the frequency of colds and flu.
Besides being a nervous habit, smoking is an addiction.
In fact, nicotine is one of the most addicting drugs known to humanity. Its negative effects are not immediately apparent, as are those of other drugs, but its long-term effects are often deadly.
Treatment with acupuncture for smoking cessation is dynamic. 
Acupuncture helps all those who want to quit smoking but cannot. Acupuncture, in the hands of a skilled practitioner, is a highly effective aid in the control of smoking and other addictions.

Acupuncture helps to: 

  • Decrease the physical cravings for tobacco.
  • It also lessens the symptoms of withdrawal and has a
  • Generally sedative effect on the nervous system.

Beta-endorphin, the natural hormone which causes physical relaxation and reduces sensitivity to pain, is released by the acupuncture treatment. This production of beta-endorphin is part of the physical mechanism which makes it possible for you to quit smoking.
Statistical studies show a success rate in smoking cessation with acupuncture 85-90%.
Treatments consist of:
Insertion of sterile, disposable needles into special points on the ear, hand and wrist. A mild electric current is sometimes passed through these needles to augment the effect. Each treatment lasts about 30 minutes. Minute sterile retainer needles or press pellets are inserted into the ear and remain in place for a few days. These “ear-tags” serve to exert a constant mini-stimulus to special points found helpful in reducing withdrawal symptoms.
Weight gain is less of a problem when acupuncture is used because the acupuncture points that reduce the craving for tobacco also help to control the craving for food.
Bibliography
  • Liu Z, Yang JS, Wu Y, Zhang O, Chen M, Huang LL, He XQ, Wu GY, Wang YY. Predictors for Smoking Cessation with Acupuncture in a Hong Kong Population. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015.
  • Forsch Ausfeld-Hafter B, Marti F, Hoffmann S. Smoking cessation with ear acupuncture. Descriptive study on patients after a smoking cessation treatment with ear acupuncture.  Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd. 2004 Feb.
  • White A, Taylor A. Acupuncture for smoking cessation: where now? Acupunct Med. 2014 Aug.
  • McFadden DD, Chon TY, Croghan IT, Schroeder DR, Mallory MJ, Ebbert JO, Hays JT. Trial of intensive acupuncture for smoking cessation: a pilot study. Acupunct Med. 2015 Oct.
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