Acupuncture the evidence
| Acupuncture is a treatment growing in popularity in the UK and the programme demonstrated an experiment being conducted by Hugh MacPherson, Senior Research Fellow at the University of York. This mapped the effect of acupuncture on brain structures with both MRI and MEG scanners at the newly opened York Neuroimaging Centre. kathysykes.jpg (2129 bytes) Kathy Sykes the presenter The team found that superficial needling resulted in activation of the motor areas of the cortex, a normal reaction to the sensation of touch. But with deep needling, the brain’s limbic system, which is part of the pain matrix, was deactivated, a result that could not have been predicted from what we know about neural pathways. This line of research suggests that the deactivation of the pain matrix may explain in part the mechanism by which acupuncture has an effect when used to treat chronic pain. | |
2 Comments:
I can attest to the fact that Acupuncture is one of the most powerful treatments that I have ever undergone.
I did weekly Acupuncture treatments back in the early part of 2005 and it changed my life forever.
Acupuncture was my first exposure to a practitioner of traditional medicine. I had read many books about Edgar Cayce and the many holistic health practices that he recommends in his readings, but it didn't really hit home until I met with the doctor and he diagnosed some diet-related problems that I was having.
The doctor asked me what I was eating and took my 3-point pulse on each wrist, then told me that my kidneys were very weak and I needed to cut back on the meat and grain, instead eating fresh vegetables as much as possible.
I took his advice and returned nearly every week for treatments; the results were absolutely fantastic. I would often awake, the morning after a treatment, and I would have such good circulation that I would feel the blood running up my back and into my head along with the chi.
It should suffice to say that, although I cannot afford to get frequent Acupuncture treatments at this point, the experience and the lessons learned have been with me ever since, and they have enriched my life beyond the level I thought possible.
Thanks for the comment.
I too am looking into Acupuncture to help with my ongoing Migraine Disease.
I'll keep everyone posted about the results I receive.
In the meantime, knowing the correct Acupressure points and using manual thumb and finger pressure on those points seems to help.
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