Combining Acupuncture and Electricity
There are so many diseases today where relief if
not cure is sought through acupuncture. This form
of healing has been proved to be very effective in
treating stress and pain.
There are many ways that acupuncture can be
done and one of them is to use the needles with a
very low electric charge running through them. It’s
a technique that’s creating ripples in the field of
acupuncture and was tried in the U.S in the 30's
and 40's and then waned for a while.
The idea of using electricity in the medical field is
a fascinating one.
How were the acupuncture points discovered?
Probably through years and years of observing
which were the tender spots in a patient’s skin. Today, one can identify these spots with the help of
electrical contraptions. Using infrared photography can help medical professionals to identify these
points because of the difference in temperature between them and the rest of the skin. When a person
suffers from any disease, these points tend to behave differently from the rest of the cells.
The reason for advocating electricity with acupuncture has a basis in research that has already been
done. There was tissue regrowth observed in animals when a low-charge electric current was
administered by a scientist called Becker. There have been instances where heart tissue has shown
signs of being restored without scarring. There have also been instances when fractures to the bone
have healed much faster with electricity than if they would have healed on their own.
This seems to be a good fit especially as acupuncture works on the electrical impulses in the body. It
strives to ensure a good and even flow of energy through the body and if this is disrupted due to any
cause, acupuncture tries and restores it so the body can go back to its state of wellness. Without this
flow of energy, the body loses its vitality and there is no stimulation or regrowth. What acupuncture does
is to get the energy in a particular area going again.
Where this combination has seen very great benefits is in the area of broken bones. Whether it’s wrist
bones, ankles, arms, feet, with acupuncture sessions there is significant improvement. It has also proved
effective in palpitations of the heart and this has been categorically proved from a scientific point of view
by means of EKG results. In fact, when patients are hooked up to an EKG machine and given
acupuncture treatment, one can see how it changes the heartbeat, which after all is controlled by the
nerves and the electrical impulses that are sent out by them.
What happens when you insert an acupuncture needle into the skin? The cells there are disturbed and
you have electrical activity at the point where the needle goes in. This happens because cells by
themselves have an electrical charge and any disturbance causes electrical activity. This shows up very
well in Kirlian photography where photographs are taken before a needle is inserted and after and they
are very different as far as the energy fields are concerned.
What has happened as a result of all this research into electricity and acupuncture is that it has
expanded the field of this ancient technique. In acupuncture, various factors govern the insertion of the
needle into a specific point.
Some of the important ones are the location, the
depth to which the needle has to go, the way it is
put in, whether heat or moxa needs to be applied,
or whether herbs need to be administered as well.
A low charge electrical current instead of the
traditional needle is one more. It’s this new
research and new methods that make an exciting
field out of an age-old healing technique.
There are so many diseases today where relief if
not cure is sought through acupuncture. This form
of healing has been proved to be very effective in
treating stress and pain.
There are many ways that acupuncture can be
done and one of them is to use the needles with a
very low electric charge running through them. It’s
a technique that’s creating ripples in the field of
acupuncture and was tried in the U.S in the 30's
and 40's and then waned for a while.
The idea of using electricity in the medical field is
a fascinating one.
How were the acupuncture points discovered?
Probably through years and years of observing
which were the tender spots in a patient’s skin. Today, one can identify these spots with the help of
electrical contraptions. Using infrared photography can help medical professionals to identify these
points because of the difference in temperature between them and the rest of the skin. When a person
suffers from any disease, these points tend to behave differently from the rest of the cells.
The reason for advocating electricity with acupuncture has a basis in research that has already been
done. There was tissue regrowth observed in animals when a low-charge electric current was
administered by a scientist called Becker. There have been instances where heart tissue has shown
signs of being restored without scarring. There have also been instances when fractures to the bone
have healed much faster with electricity than if they would have healed on their own.
This seems to be a good fit especially as acupuncture works on the electrical impulses in the body. It
strives to ensure a good and even flow of energy through the body and if this is disrupted due to any
cause, acupuncture tries and restores it so the body can go back to its state of wellness. Without this
flow of energy, the body loses its vitality and there is no stimulation or regrowth. What acupuncture does
is to get the energy in a particular area going again.
Where this combination has seen very great benefits is in the area of broken bones. Whether it’s wrist
bones, ankles, arms, feet, with acupuncture sessions there is significant improvement. It has also proved
effective in palpitations of the heart and this has been categorically proved from a scientific point of view
by means of EKG results. In fact, when patients are hooked up to an EKG machine and given
acupuncture treatment, one can see how it changes the heartbeat, which after all is controlled by the
nerves and the electrical impulses that are sent out by them.
What happens when you insert an acupuncture needle into the skin? The cells there are disturbed and
you have electrical activity at the point where the needle goes in. This happens because cells by
themselves have an electrical charge and any disturbance causes electrical activity. This shows up very
well in Kirlian photography where photographs are taken before a needle is inserted and after and they
are very different as far as the energy fields are concerned.
What has happened as a result of all this research into electricity and acupuncture is that it has
expanded the field of this ancient technique. In acupuncture, various factors govern the insertion of the
needle into a specific point.
Some of the important ones are the location, the
depth to which the needle has to go, the way it is
put in, whether heat or moxa needs to be applied,
or whether herbs need to be administered as well.
A low charge electrical current instead of the
traditional needle is one more. It’s this new
research and new methods that make an exciting
field out of an age-old healing technique.
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