A number of people have experienced low blood pressure, also known as hypotension, at some point. Being dehydrated or experiencing blood loss can cause a drop in pressure as can sudden movement from a sitting or prone position to standing. However, there are also some health conditions that can cause more frequent bouts of hypotension. While you should seek medical treatment for low blood pressure, you can follow it up with a non-invasive complementary treatment like electronic acupuncture.
Defining Low Blood Pressure
Hypotension happens when the blood’s pressure during and after each beat of the heart is lower than normal. Basically, the heart is not pumping with enough force to push blood throughout the body to oxygenate the organs, resulting sometimes in the telltale signs of dizziness, nausea and in worst case scenarios – shock. A normal pressure reading is 90/60 to 120/80 so anything that falls below the 90/60 marks is considered hypotension.
Certain drugs like anti-depressants, narcotic painkillers, alcohol, anti-anxiety medications and even surgical anaesthesia can cause low blood pressure. Health conditions like coronary disease, stroke and Parkinson’s disease are contributors too. If incidences of low blood pressure are common enough for you that you seek medical treatment, then electronic acupuncture can help.
Electronic Acupuncture and Blood Pressure
Following ancient Chinese principles, your body is divided into dozens of microscopic pathways called meridians and your life energy travels through these channels. When one or more of these meridians becomes blocked, there is a consequence like pain, illness and even low blood pressure. Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years to help release these blockages and restore the proper flow of qi, your life energy.
Save Money with Acupoint Therapy
The cost of multiple sessions of traditional acupuncture or an aversion to the stainless steel needles inserted at various strategic points up and down the body may be a deterrent for you seeking this alternative treatment for your hypotension. However, did you know that you do have another option in which to reap the benefits of this ancient healing practice?
An electronic acupuncture device uses the same healing principles but instead of placing needles all along the body, electromagnetic wave impulses are delivered through a small wand. These electronic bursts of energy are directed toward specific acupoints along the hand and palm that correspond to various body functions. It’s a great way to reap the benefits of acupuncture without the needles and you can treat yourself on your own schedule. In just a few sessions, you can restore the flow of qi and effectively treat your low blood pressure. Just remember to consult with your doctor first before starting electronic acupuncture for your hypotension.
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For those who want to discover more about acupuncture for treating illness please read the interesting article below:
An Introduction to Acupuncture
By Dick Aronson
Acupuncture is thought to have originated in China and is most commonly associated with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Acupuncture treatment regulates the flows of Qi (life energy) and Blood, tonifying where there is deficiency, draining where there is excess, and promoting free flow where there is stagnation until the body reaches a healthy balance.
Acupuncture treatment involves the insertion of fine, sterile needles into specific sites (acupuncture points) along the body’s meridians to clear energy blockages and encourage the normal flow of qi through the individual.
The first forms of acupuncture to reach the United States were brought by non-TCM practitioners -such as Chinese rail road workers- many employing styles that had been handed down in family lineages, or from master to apprentice (collectively known as “Classical Chinese Acupuncture“).
Classically, in clinical practice, acupuncture treatment is typically highly individualized and based on philosophical constructs as well as subjective and intuitive impressions, and not on controlled scientific research.
In today’s China, acupuncture has a prominent place in medicine with even major surgery sometimes carried out with no other forms of anaesthesia.
However despite this, the effectiveness of acupuncture remains controversial in parts of the scientific community, according to a review by Edzard Ernst and colleagues in 2007, which found that the body of evidence was growing, research is active, and that the “emerging clinical evidence seems to imply that acupuncture is effective for some but not all conditions”.
While little is known about the mechanisms by which acupuncture may act, a review of neuro-imaging research suggests that specific acupuncture points have distinct effects on cerebral activity in areas that are not otherwise predictable anatomically.
It is thought that the needling process, and other techniques used in acupuncture, may produce a variety of effects in the body and the brain.
There is general agreement that acupuncture is safe when administered by well-trained practitioners, and that further research is warranted.
Despite some remaining concerns acupuncture has now become quite popular in the western world, where the technique is mainly used to control pain and relieve symptoms of disease such as nausea caused by chemotherapy drugs, but not to cure the disease itself.
Acupuncture is often the choice for the alleviation of nagging pains such as back pain where the constant and unrelenting use of analgesics can lead to problems with stomach irritation or in more severe cases dependence on pain killers.
The World health organization recognizes acupuncture treatment for the following conditions:
headaches, migraines, stroke, facial and inter-costal neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, some forms of paralysis, consequences of poliomyelitis, peripheral neuropathy, Meniere’s disease, bronchial asthma, bronchitis, acute tonsillitis, rhinitis, sinusitis, sore throat, common cold.
toothache, post-extraction pain, gingivitis, hiccups, oesophageal spasms, duodenal ulcers, gastric hyperacidity, gastritis, colitis, diarrhea, constipation, conjunctivitis, simple cataracts, myopia in children, central retinitis, osteoarthritis, sciatica, low back pain, cervicobrachial syndrome, “frozen shoulder”, and “tennis elbow”.
In conclusion, acupuncture has been the subject of many clinical studies and in some countries is now part of a medical degree curriculum.
Most countries require a license to practice acupuncture; however, education and training standards and requirements for obtaining a license to practice vary from country to country.
Although a license does not ensure quality of care, it does indicate that the practitioner meets certain standards regarding the knowledge and use of acupuncture.
Dick Aronson has been involved in the healthcare industry for 35 years. He has written numerous articles on the subject and runs a number of informative websites,viz: [http://www.acupuncture-select.com] and http://www.healthinnovationsonline.com
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