Saturday, 17 September 2011

Treating Depression with Acupuncture


Acupuncture and Depression

Treating Depression with Acupuncture


Researchers concluded that acupuncture is a very reliable and promising treatment mainly for the major depression in women. Actually Depression is very common in India and it is one of the mostly reported medical reasonings. In that case many patients are not getting proper treatments so they give up at very early stages. After recovery from it, many are not able to cure it totally and so it is suggested that there should be some alternative treatment available for depression other than psychotherapy and medication.


For the depression treatment one can go for the electro acupuncture, it actually involves the application of a small electrical current through acupuncture needles and nothing else. Most of the researchers have concluded that acupuncture is more effective for mild depression and for depression related to a chronic medical illness.

Acupuncture is one of the natural as well as safe way to treat the depression. Anxiety and Stress are the main depression that has been caused mainly due to the chemical imbalances in the brain. For this the conventional treatments include anti-depressants, anti-anxiety drugs, and sleeping pills mostly. But the common side effects of these kinds of drugs are blurred vision, headache, drowsiness, low libido, and many like these.


Acupuncture helps in a natural way for stimulating the central nervous system and increasing the production of naturally occurring chemicals in the body like endorphins and enkephalins, which are responsible for a person's mood and feeling of well being etc. Acupuncture treatment is mainly based on the increasing or balancing the life energy, which is regulating emotional, mental, and physical balance of the body. So depression, anxiety and stress occur by abnormal emotions, which reduce the normal flow of life energy.


In China, it is believed that medicine governs the emotions of an individual. They believe that the body as well as the mind is a real part of the same functional system. Acupuncture method actually helps the body and mind and balances emotional distress in a natural way successfully as it promotes the body's natural healing abilities.


Acupuncture Helps in a Natural Way
  • Acupuncture never separates the mind and body but it treats both the physical and mental symptoms of conditions at the same time
  • It enhances the health of anyone with conditions caused by drug side effects
  • It helps by reducing or eliminating the need for medication and its inherent side effects
  • It emphasizes prevention and health maintenance by a balance diet
Acupunctures Additional Benefits


Acupuncture helps by balancing the hormones in the body responsible for the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual conditions of the body and mind.
  1. It helps to create emotional balance, calmed the body and mind
  2. It improves the overall health and well-being
  3. It improves mental conditions and enhanced concentration
  4. It also reduces pain and muscle tension
  5. Enriched sleep
  6. It helps to feel positive about self, more interest in life
  7. It increases energy by regular exercise
  8. It improves ability to handle changes and problems in life easily
  9. It also reduces eating disorders