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How does does acupuncture acupuncture work? How work? Have you ever ever wondered wondered how how acupuncture acupuncture Have you works? This This article article answers answers this this question question works? using both Traditional Chinese Medicine using both Traditional Chinese Medicine theory and a a Western Western Medicine Medicine perspective. perspective. theory and Have you ever wondered how acupuncture release release of of these these hormones hormones will will lead lead to to less less pain pain and and enhanced enhanced feelings feelings of of happiness. happiness. How does acupuncture work? Vestibular Symptoms & Physiotherapy works? answers this question What This is a article vestibular disorder? Acupuncture originated China where it it still still Acupuncture originated in in China where using both Traditional Chinese Medicine features in mainstream healthcare. The vestibular system includes the apparatus features in mainstream healthcare. theory and Western Medicine perspective. Acupuncture now widely widely used and for located in a the ear that is responsible Acupuncture is is inner now used and accepted all over the world as a maintaining balance and spatial orientation. It then accepted all over the world as a where it still Acupuncture originated in China complementary medicine and is offered on coordinates these two things with movement. complementary medicine and is offered on features in for mainstream healthcare. the NHS certain arise conditions. Vestibular disorders when a condition or the NHS for certain Acupuncture is now conditions. widely used and injury affects part the of this system, which results in accepted all over world as a Traditional Chinese Chinese Medicine Medicine (TCM) (TCM) Traditional confused signals being sent and to the brain. This complementary medicine is help offered on will In TCM, Acupuncture works to maintain In TCM, Acupuncture works dizziness, to help visual maintain cause symptoms of conditions. vertigo, the NHS for certain your body's physical physical and and mental mental balance balance your body's disturbance, nausea, headaches, motion sensitivity (equilibrium). It involves the insertion of (equilibrium). It involves the insertion of Traditional Chinese Medicine or imbalance. very fine needles needles into specific (TCM) points on on the the very fine into specific points In body TCM, to Acupuncture works to help maintain regulate the flow of 'Qi', your body's Some common vestibular conditions that are body to regulate the flow of 'Qi', your body's your body's physical and balance vital energy. TCM it is is mental believed that the the routinely treated with it vestibular rehabilitation vital energy. In It In TCM believed that (equilibrium). involves the insertion of flow of Qi can can become become disrupted, depleted flow of Qi disrupted, depleted include vestibular neuritis, labyrinthitis, Benign very fine needles into specific points on the or blocked because because of of physical physical trauma, trauma, or blocked Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), vestibular body to regulate the flow of 'Qi', your body's injuries, illness illness and and different different lifestyle lifestyle and and injuries, age related dizziness vital migraine, energy. Meniere’s In TCM disease, it is believed that the environmental reasons such as poor diet, environmental reasons such hypofunction as poor diet, flow and of imbalance Qi can become disrupted, depleted and vestibular poor posture, overwork overwork and and emotional emotional poor posture, or blocked because of physical trauma, (weakness). upset. This can can result result in in symptoms symptoms of of upset. injuries, This illness and different lifestyle and pain, ill-health or a general feeling of being What is vestibular rehabilitation? pain, ill-health or a general of diet, being environmental reasons such feeling as poor unwell. Through inserting needles into Vestibular rehabilitation involves the assessment, unwell. Through inserting needles into poor posture, overwork and emotional specific Acu-points allows of Qi flow freely specific Acu-points it it allows Qi to to flow freely treatment and people with upset. This can rehabilitation result in symptoms of through energy energy channels channels called called Meridians Meridians through dizziness and or balance disorders. It is of a well pain, ill-health a general feeling being and this helps helps restore restore balance balance and and promote promote and this unwell. Through inserting intervention needles into evidenced and supported for people physical and and emotional emotional harmony. harmony. physical specific Acu-points it allows to flow freely suffering with conditions that Qi affect the inner ear through energy channels called Meridians (vestibular system), that is safe and effective. Western Medicine Western Medicine and this helps restore balance and promote the Scientific research has been studying studying What and is involved in vestibular rehabilitation? the Scientific research has been physical emotional harmony. mechanisms of acupuncture for years and Vestibular rehabilitation consists graded exercises mechanisms of acupuncture for of years and has concluded several physiological of concluded the head, eye and neck as well as balance and has several physiological Western Medicine explanations. One has major finding that explanations. One major finding is is to that the Scientific been studying strength research training. Manual treatment help acupuncture works through neurohormonal acupuncture through system neurohormonal mechanisms of acupuncture for years and re-calibrate works your vestibular may also be pathways. Stimulating local sensory sensory nerves nerves pathways. Stimulating local has concluded several physiological appropriate. It is an evidence-based treatment with the needle needle sends signals to the the brain explanations. One major finding is that with the sends signals brain aimed at reducing symptoms of to vertigo, dizziness, and results in the the brain brain releasing hormones acupuncture works through neurohormonal and results in releasing hormones visual disturbance and imbalance through and chemicals that have a pain relieving pathways. Stimulating sensory nerves and chemicals that training have local a the pain relieving re-educating and vestibular and The balance (analgesic) effect, such as endorphins. with the needle sends signals to the brain (analgesic) effect, such as endorphins. The system. Treatment programs are personalised, and results in the brain releasing hormones and chemicals that have a pain relieving (analgesic) effect, such as endorphins. The The The World World Health Health Organisation Organisation (WHO) (WHO) release of an these hormones will lead to less published official report listing several published an official report listing several pain and feelings of advice happiness. dependent on enhanced assessment findings and is symptoms, conditions and diseases that symptoms, conditions and diseases that given to help manage symptoms with daily activities. have been shown in controlled trials to have World been Health shown Organisation in controlled (WHO) trials to be be The treated effectively with acupuncture. These treated effectively with acupuncture. These Who provides Rehabilitation? published an Vestibular official headaches, report listing digestive several include depression, include depression, headaches, digestive Physiotherapists most often provide vestibular symptoms, conditions and diseases that disorders, hypertension, back pain, arthritis, disorders, rehabilitation. is important you back find a pain, have been It hypertension, shown in controlled trials arthritis, to This be chemotherapy reactions and nausea. chemotherapy reactions and in nausea. This practitioner who is specially trained this area. treated effectively with acupuncture. These is not the full list. There is is also increasing is can not the full list. There also increasing You include search for a specialised and qualified depression, headaches, digestive evidence that acupuncture can improve evidence that acupuncture can improve disorders, hypertension, back pain, arthritis, practitioner in your area on the of Association for fertility and the success IVF and ICSI. fertility and the success of IVF and ICSI. chemotherapy reactions and nausea. This Chartered Physiotherapists with a Special Interest is not the full list. There is also increasing in Vestibular Rehabilitation (ACPIVR) website. If looking for If you you are are that looking for an an Acupuncturist, Acupuncturist, evidence acupuncture improve have confidence in in finding a can have confidence finding a practitioner practitioner It is fertility important other medical causes have been ruled and the success of IVF and ICSI. that is registered with the British is registered out that and you can see your with GP if the you British are unsure if your Acupuncture Council, as they will Council, they will be be The symptoms are related to for a vestibular problem. If Acupuncture you are looking an as Acupuncturist, degree level trained (or equivalent). For degree level trained (or equivalent). 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