What is traditional acupuncture?
One of traditional Chinese medicine's most ancient therapeutic modalities is acupuncture. The discovery that pain in one region of the body can be reduced if it stings in another part of the body led the ancient Chinese to develop this form of treatment. The curative effects of traditional acupuncture are produced by stimulating particular bodily areas known as acupoints.
How does traditional acupuncture work?
According to TCM theory, yin-yang and qi imbalances are the primary causes of the illness and must be balanced. Acupuncture is used to shift a person’s unique “climate.” A person's weather patterns can be moistened, dried out, cooled, warmed, augmented, depleted, redirected, reorganized, unblocked, stabilized, raised, or lowered. To restore equilibrium, fine needles are injected into the body's precisely located, designated locations.
What kind of illness can acupuncture treat?
Acupuncture is frequently used to treat or treat the symptoms of a wide range of illnesses, including endocrine and metabolic disorders, mental and behavioral disorders, neurological disorders, circulatory system diseases, dermatological disorders, musculoskeletal and connective tissue diseases, etc.
What is Pain-free Acupuncture?
Due to its non-invasive nature, lack of discomfort, and potential for fewer side effects, pain-free acupuncture is a preferred treatment option for some populations, including geriatric and pediatric patients. We utilize special, blunt needles to stimulate the acupoints rather than penetrating the skin.
Is it save to have acupuncture treatment?
The entire procedure is risk-free and painless. Recent systematic evaluations have found that acupuncture is a low-risk, affordable treatment with few side effects. Until now, there have been no reports of life-threatening adverse events from any of the randomized controlled trials that were part of systematic reviews.
What is the main negative outcomes of acupuncture?
Fatigue, headaches, light bleeding, bruising, or soreness, as well as broken needles with fragments that spread to other areas are some of the reported adverse reactions.
How Sean family clinic avoid negative outcomes?
Negative outcomes frequently happen when acupuncturists lack proper training. In the hands of a skilled practitioner, acupuncture is a very safe intervention, according to the pooled findings from prospective and retrospective data. Therefore, each practitioner at Sean Family Clinic must have at least five years of expertise providing acupuncture treatments and must also have compassion, attention to detail, and responsibility for our patients.
How about hygiene in Sean family Clinic?
We strictly abide by the Australian Chinese Medicine Regulations, which guarantee that acupuncture needles at Sean Family Clinic are disposed of in a medical sharps waste receptacle and only include needles. Our clients receive only the highest quality, sanitized, and prepackaged products from Sean Family Clinic.
Reference：
Kaptchuk, TJ. "Acupuncture: Theory, Efficacy, and Practice." Annals of internal medicine 136, no. 5 (2002): 374-83.
