how does acupuncture treatment work
How does acupuncture treatment work?
How does acupuncture treatment work?Acupuncture is basically the treatment, which influence physiological functioning of human body by the insertion of very fine needles on the body's surface. So to understand the mechanism of acupuncture treatment, it is necessary to make clear 3 points.(1) First is what are acupuncture points.(2) Second is how acupuncture points on human body surface are connected with the inside of human body (disease site).(3) Third is what happens at the disease site in human body at the acupuncture treatment.(1) A model has been proposed that acupuncture points are organizing centers in morphogenesis. In development, the fate of a larger region is frequently controlled by a small group of cells. This small area is termed as an organizing center. The network of organizing centers keep their growth control function after morphogenesis and communicate with each other via gap junctions, nerves to maintain proper forms and functions. Therefore an abnormality inside the network may be detected by measuring the electrical parameters of some points on its surface. Malfunctions of some organs can be preceded by change of and treated by manipulation of the interconnected singular points. One feature of organizing centers are high electric conductivity. Electric fields are important factors in growth control, cell migration and morphogenesis. A variety of cells including neurons myoblasts and fibroblasts are sensitive to electric fields of physiological strength.A study by SQUID (Super conducting Quantum Interference Device) shows that the meridian is a major pathway of magnetic and electric flux on the scalp and also a separatrix, which divides the scalp into two domains of different flow direction. And most acupuncture points and meridian points are the high electric conductance points on body surface and vice versa. This is the common point between acupuncture points and organizing centers.(2) As mentioned above, acupuncture points are electrically characterized points. And the conductance of acupuncture points also varies and correlates with physiological changes and pathogenesis. So electric information is passed from disease site to acupuncture points. One observation is that calcium ion concentration in meridians and acupuncture points in rabbit was significantly higher than other points. Calcium is an important factor in acupuncture and probably involved in the activities of meridians. Calcium works as some kind of mediator across cell membrane. Such calcium mediated messaging can be elicited by electrical or laser stimulation as well as chemical exposure. Similarly the therapeutic effects of acupuncture can be achieved by a variety of stimuli including laser, mechanical and electrical stimulation. Some effect of acupuncture is mediated through nervous system. But many meridians don't correlate with major nerves or blood vessels. Nervous system is so complex that all relations with each other nerves can't be understood. But indirect interconnection between nervous play a role on the effect of meridian system.(3) Acupuncture can be effective in treating various diseases such as cold, pulmonary disease, asthma, constipation, diarrhea, and severe pain. The mechanism of acupuncture at disease part can be divided into two. One is to affect the condition of muscles. Some diseases such as above can be caused by that badly balanced muscles oppress nerve system. So, by normalizing the condition of muscle lead to healing such diseases.Another is to affect the metabolic pathway of chemical compound such as triglycerids, specific hormones, and prostaglandins, which play important roles in diseases. As mentioned, acupuncture points can pass the electric stimulus into disease sites such stimulus can generate the changes of metabolite. There are the two mechanism of acupuncture points.
How does acupuncture treatment work?Acupuncture is basically the treatment, which influence physiological functioning of human body by the insertion of very fine needles on the body's surface. So to understand the mechanism of acupuncture treatment, it is necessary to make clear 3 points.(1) First is what are acupuncture points.(2) Second is how acupuncture points on human body surface are connected with the inside of human body (disease site).(3) Third is what happens at the disease site in human body at the acupuncture treatment.(1) A model has been proposed that acupuncture points are organizing centers in morphogenesis. In development, the fate of a larger region is frequently controlled by a small group of cells. This small area is termed as an organizing center. The network of organizing centers keep their growth control function after morphogenesis and communicate with each other via gap junctions, nerves to maintain proper forms and functions. Therefore an abnormality inside the network may be detected by measuring the electrical parameters of some points on its surface. Malfunctions of some organs can be preceded by change of and treated by manipulation of the interconnected singular points. One feature of organizing centers are high electric conductivity. Electric fields are important factors in growth control, cell migration and morphogenesis. A variety of cells including neurons myoblasts and fibroblasts are sensitive to electric fields of physiological strength.A study by SQUID (Super conducting Quantum Interference Device) shows that the meridian is a major pathway of magnetic and electric flux on the scalp and also a separatrix, which divides the scalp into two domains of different flow direction. And most acupuncture points and meridian points are the high electric conductance points on body surface and vice versa. This is the common point between acupuncture points and organizing centers.(2) As mentioned above, acupuncture points are electrically characterized points. And the conductance of acupuncture points also varies and correlates with physiological changes and pathogenesis. So electric information is passed from disease site to acupuncture points. One observation is that calcium ion concentration in meridians and acupuncture points in rabbit was significantly higher than other points. Calcium is an important factor in acupuncture and probably involved in the activities of meridians. Calcium works as some kind of mediator across cell membrane. Such calcium mediated messaging can be elicited by electrical or laser stimulation as well as chemical exposure. Similarly the therapeutic effects of acupuncture can be achieved by a variety of stimuli including laser, mechanical and electrical stimulation. Some effect of acupuncture is mediated through nervous system. But many meridians don't correlate with major nerves or blood vessels. Nervous system is so complex that all relations with each other nerves can't be understood. But indirect interconnection between nervous play a role on the effect of meridian system.(3) Acupuncture can be effective in treating various diseases such as cold, pulmonary disease, asthma, constipation, diarrhea, and severe pain. The mechanism of acupuncture at disease part can be divided into two. One is to affect the condition of muscles. Some diseases such as above can be caused by that badly balanced muscles oppress nerve system. So, by normalizing the condition of muscle lead to healing such diseases.Another is to affect the metabolic pathway of chemical compound such as triglycerids, specific hormones, and prostaglandins, which play important roles in diseases. As mentioned, acupuncture points can pass the electric stimulus into disease sites such stimulus can generate the changes of metabolite. There are the two mechanism of acupuncture points.
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