Essay On Acupuncture

There are many people who do not believe in the efficiency of acupuncture and do not see it as a functional therapy. Nevertheless, acupuncture has been proven its effectiveness for almost 2000 years.(1) Moreover, acupuncture is recognized by the World Health Organization, and it became a branch of physiotherapy. Furthermore, the effects of acupuncture have been proven in many cases.This essay will focus on three different examples of the effect of acupuncture in nowadays.

First, acupuncture successfully shows its impact in healing low back pain. There is a survey says "Nearly 8 out of every 10 people will have low back pain at some point in life"(2). Low back pain can be treated with acupuncture by putting needles in some parts of the body. For instance, "Middle Crook" point which is located in the middle of the wrinkle in the knee's back, and its number is B40 in the meridian charts(3). Over six week, the patient, who suffers from low back pain, is treated by acupuncture in 10-30 minutes sessions.(4)

Second, decreasing days with migraines, a major headache disorder(5), is one of the many effects that caused by acupuncture. Acupuncture may help in the treatment of migraines in many ways such as "providing pain relief by stimulating nerves located in muscles and other
A new study observed acupuncture to be as successful as antidepressants(8). Moreover, another study found that acupuncture can treat drugs' side effects(8). Furthermore, "a British study found that people who had acupuncture alongside their antidepressants improved more after three months more than those who simply took drugs".(9). There are a lot of acupoints in the body that can help with healing depression. For instance, "Union Valley" point which is located between the index finger and the thumb, and activating this point helps in decreasing the muscle tension and relieving