Acupuncture is one quite effective alternate method to treat high blood pressure and other serious cardiovascular condition. In reality, this treatment procedure is actually the most widespread type of complimentary health care therapy utilized to decrease high blood pressure.
Acupuncture is one form of health care that is now oftentimes considered a conventional Western form of treatment that has been successfully proven to work. In truth, its consistent success has caused an increased interest in integrating this technique into the regimen of medical options available to high blood pressure sufferers.
Acupuncture for high blood pressure is a therapeutic solution that does not use drugs. It instead takes advantage of the body’s innate psychological, energetic, and physical ability. Scientists state that acupuncture is far more aggressive in treating high blood pressure compared to life style changes or any type of drug therapy.
The treatment and experience is mainly based on Chinese medicine more often known as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Chinese medicine resolves high blood pressure in a couple of ways. One is that it actually treats the symptoms and the other is that it treats the patient as a whole.
In order to address the high blood pressure symptoms, the acupuncturist needs to insert acupuncture needles into specific points in the body as soon as a diagnosis of hypertension has been made. The specific points known as acupoints are stimulated by the needles leading to the descent of the elevated blood pressure.
In most cases, however, concrete or preexisting conditions in the patient need to be taken into consideration. Some of the acupoints to be stimulated include the LU11 (Shaoshang), ST16 (Hsusanli) and ST9 (Renying). The acupuncturist needs to know what exact acupoints to treat in order not to cause further health problems to the patient.
Acupuncture treatment for high blood pressure is quite a challenging process mainly because it bases its diagnosis and treatment on the differentiation of syndromes. Clinical aspects of individual cases, such as symptoms and signs particularly the appearance of the tongue and the condition of the pulse need to be correctly analyzed. These types of diagnostic procedures can determine the nature and type of condition so that a correct course of treatment is chosen,
Acupuncture and other TCM modalities see hypertension as having four main kinds of syndromes:
Insufficiency of Yin and Yang syndrome – this syndrome is marked by a thin and taut pulse, tinnitus, pale tongue with white coating, tiredness, palpitations and dizziness.
Insufficiency of kidney and liver yin syndrome – this is typified by a taut and thin pulse, dry and red tongue with little coating, insomnia, weakness of legs and waist, dizziness and uncomfortable and dry sensation in the eyes.
Excessive yang & insufficient yin syndrome – this is identified by clinical phenomena such as a rapid pulse, palpitation, hot sensation in the soles and palms, dry mouth, dizziness, and headache.
Excessive liver yang syndrome – this is characterized by clinical phenomena such as restlessness, bitter taste in the mouth, flushed eyes and face, headache and dizziness.
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