Stress or extreme stress to be precise is one of the greatest factors of health disorders in modern society.  The inordinate amount of time spent in the office, overwork and familial or personal problems pushes a person beyond the threshold of sane and normal living and can cause a person to breakdown emotionally and physically.  How can stress in this age of modern living be managed?

The magnitude of the stress depends on how personal the situation is for the patient.  The closer the issue affects him/her, the greater the stress the patient experiences.  Each person has their own stress triggers usually shaped by their personal history and experiences.  The advantage of acupuncture over all modalities in dealing with stress is that acupuncture considers the uniqueness of the individual in its treatment approach.  It sorts of customizes its treatment approach per patient.  It is quite uncommon to see an acupuncturist apply the same treatment approach for two patients suffering similar problems.

Acupuncture Overland Park is a modality that is part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).  In accordance with ancient Chinese practices, the acupuncturist will approach the condition very much different from Western orthodox medicine.  Acupuncture sees the body as a whole entity, meaning it sees body and mind as one unit and not as detached entities working autonomously from each other.  In TCM, the internal organs associate with specific mental and emotional aspects of the person and if incited, can wreak psychological as well as physical havoc on the person.

Patients suffering from illness generated by stress may have symptoms such as skin disorders, sexual dysfunction, infertility, menstrual problems, visual impairment, respiratory issues, chest pains, digestive pain and disorder, weakness, shoulder and neck pain and headache.  Of course, some of these problems may present by themselves and may range in magnitude from very mild to severe.

A patient opting for acupuncture treatment will expect to be treated of the disorders he/she presents to the acupuncturist.  A good acupuncturist needs to take into account the external and internal symptoms of the patient.  He/she needs to observe the state of some of the patient’s organ such as the coating of the tongue, the color and smell of the urine, analysis of pulses of both arms, palpation of the affected energy pathways as well as auscultation of the abdomen and other diagnostic approaches unique to acupuncture.  After these factors have been taken into account, a proper diagnosis can be made leading to the selection of acupuncture points to be treated.  The treatment may last 30 to 40 minutes and depending on the state of the disorder, the whole treatment may last a few sessions to several months.  Oftentimes, herbal medicines are also used to facilitate and optimize the treatment process.