Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Acupuncture points for constipation

Did you know constipation is America’s most common digestive conditions? With tens of thousands of people seeking medical assistance to relieve them of the condition, some are turning to alternative medicine for treatment. Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese medicine that is rapidly growing its acceptance in modern world. Acupuncture stimulates various pressure points in human body to boost the positive energy to heal the condition the person is facing. Since it is done with hair thin needles and with nothing injected into the human body, the treatment does not have any side effect.

In the recent years, many researches were conducted to validate the effect of acupuncture on curing various ailments. Although not all researches are conclusive there are a growing number of people who claim that acupuncture is worked miracles in curing them of various ailments including ailments like migraine, eating disorders, digestive disorders, insomnia, depression etc that the conventional medicine cannot treat effectively and without any side effects.

Acupuncturist will stimulate the acupuncture points for constipation to cause a positive energy low that will treat the ailment.

ST 25 - LI Mu – this point is energized to cure any intestinal conditions including constipation.

UB 25 - LI Shu – energizing this pressure point cures lower back pain due to constipation.

SP 15 - augments ST 25 – stimulating this acupuncture point regulates the intestinal Qi

ST 44 – enables to lower the heat due to constipation in the intestine

TH 6 – this point is energized to cure constipation with heat

KD 6 – this acupuncture point nourishes yin for the overall cure of intestinal disorders.

The best part about acupuncture is that it identifies various types of constipation. The hot constipation that has hard, dry stool that feels warm are treated by energizing a different set of acupuncture points for constipation along with the ones mentioned above.

TH 6 – reduces the heat and brings qi downwards

LI 11 – makes the intestine cooler

KD 6 – dampens the stool

Since acupuncture is performed by inserting needles on very sensitive pressure points, you should not try the acupuncture points for constipation by yourself without proper training. In most cases, you can easily find an acupuncturist new your house or work. Simply search online or find one in the yellow pages. You treatment may consist of a number of sessions to completely cure your ailments. Each session may last from 20 to 30 minutes or more depending on your conditions. So if you are planning to be treated via acupuncture make sure that you attend all the session on time.

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