Acupuncture

Do you know about acupuncture and moxibustion?

There was a traditional treatment which is stimulating with needle to the body to strengthen the natural human healing power to relieve symptoms. For example, a thin metal needle is inserted into the acupoints depending on the disease or symptom, or a moxa is placed and burned.
*Currently, the treatment is generally performed without feeling pain or heat.

It is effective not only for the pain, but also for fundamental treatment.

In addition, with the progress of urbanization in recent years, lifestyle-related diseases such as chronic fatigue and stress are increasing, and people of all ages are suffering. There is also “autonomic neuropathy” as a cause that affects mentally, such as school refusal, panic disorder, and depression.

We recommend treatment of acupuncture and moxibustion.

Difference of Acupuncture
and Moxibustion

  • needle of acupuncture

    Japanese needles are stainless steel disposable needles with a diameter of 0.12mm to 0.18mm, while Chinese needles are 0.2mm to 0.25mm in diameter and are thicker and longer than Japanese needles. We have own treatment combing with them.

    Even if you have no experience with acupuncture or being nervous with needles, we will begin with Japanese thin acupuncture and provide the treatment you need for each time.
    *We use disposable needles for each to prevent infectious diseases.

  • Moxibustion

    Moxibustion is a traditional treatment in which moxa is placed on the skin and burned to stimulate acupoints with heat. (*Current moxibustion is not using fire to cause burns, so it is comfortable and effective.)

    There are mainly direct moxibustion, in which the moxa is directly ignited on the skin, and indirect moxibustion, in which something else, such as ginger or garlic, is sandwiched between the moxa and the skin to soften the heat.

Effects of Acupuncture

It can improve the disturbance of the autonomic nervous system.

First of all, there are two nerves in the autonomic nervous system: the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. Most of the organs in body are properly maintained by these two nervous systems working in a well-balanced manner, and they regulate parts of the system that cannot be controlled by one’s will, such as respiration, blood circulation, digestion and absorption, excretion, reproduction, endocrine. Autonomic nervous system should be to regulate the internal circulation necessary to sustain life.

If you want to make an autonomic nerve, acupuncture makes your breathing with.

Why is the autonomic nervous system adjusted when breathing is adjusted? Have you ever had the experience of taking a deep breath and feeling calm when you were feeling high?

In fact, you will have the feeling that your pulse is slowing down along with it.

Even though the pulse is adjusted, and the blood flow to the stomach and intestines will be adjusted, the digestive function, the bladder and rectum, and the discharge function are adjusted.

Other Effects

Backache
One in four people will suffer from back pain as they age. Acupuncture and moxibustion are effective for back pain because these work to restore the immune system.
It also has the effect of adjusting the balance of the body and enhancing the recovery function.
Stiff neck
There are two types of stiff shoulders: those caused by disease and those caused by lifestyle habits. Asthenopia is often associated with stiff neck / shoulders. It may be difficult to stimulate deeply with massage or moxibustion, if you have severe stiff neck. However, acupuncture is possible to directly approach even deep areas. The area can be changed depending on the number of needle.

Any other symptoms can be improved with acupuncture.

Why’s Acupuncture
Effective?

acupoints

Human body has the natural human healing power to heal illness and injury and the immune power to protect health from pathogens and viruses.

If you are injured, these systems are working and reacting to help you recover. For example, it dilates blood vessels to bring in fresh blood rich in oxygen and nutrients to increase metabolism, and attracts white blood cells that fight foreign substances to prevent infection from injured areas.

Acupuncture is using thees reactions to promotes repair of your trouble with needle and moxibustion, such as improving blood circulation in muscles, curing stiff shoulders and lower back pain, and promoting repair of injured areas.

Also, the human body has mechanisms to control pain. We’ve all experienced pain relief when we press or rub it, or pain that doesn’t bother us while we’re doing something that makes us feel good or that we enjoy.

The stimulation of acupuncture triggers the activation of such pain-suppressing mechanisms, resulting in an analgesic effect.

Why acupuncture works

Acupuncture stimulation to the skin and muscles brings about changes in the activity of the autonomic nervous system to regulates the functions of organs.

Acupuncture and moxibustion use this mechanism to change the activity of the autonomic nervous system, regulate blood vessels, and improve the function of organs. As a result, it has many systemic effects, such as regulating blood pressure, balancing hormones, and activating the immune system.

So, you can keep to undergo treatment to improve your physical condition and prevent you from getting sick.

Recently, acupuncture has been noted to activate hormonal systems and neurotransmitters in the brain. The latest system that suppresses inflammation by activating the brain with acupuncture stimulation has been reported in an international journal.

The Best Clinic

How to find the best clinic for you have no experience with acupuncture? We will help you find the best clinic.

Check Information of the Clinic

First, you need to check the information on the website of the clinic you are interested in to get to know about the clinic. Also, you can go to the clinic to make sure they explain completely about their treatment.

Think about Carefully

If they say “If you keep doing it, you’ll definitely get better!” or “There are almost no people who have not been cured, so let’s do our best without giving up!”. Can you believe that? It might be meaning that the clinic has no effective treatment but keep you undergo treatment.

Most clinics provide treatment to cure your symptoms, but the human body is truly a strange thing, and even with the same symptoms, the effect varies from person to person. For example, some people respond well to medicines and some people don’t.

I can’t say for sure that I will be cured, so you need to consider carefully.

Yogendo (Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo) will treat you according to your symptoms. We are professional of acupuncture and moxibustion. We recommend clinic “Yougendou”, if you are looking for a clinic with specialized skills in acupuncture and moxibustion.

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