Report on Acupuncture: A Complementary Therapy and its Benefits

This report provides an overview of complementary therapies, with a focus on acupuncture and its role in promoting well-being. It discusses the differences between complementary and alternative therapies, highlighting acupuncture as a method used alongside conventional medicine. The report details various benefits of acupuncture, including improved digestion, enhanced sleep, boosted immunity, stress reduction, emotion regulation, and decreased depression and anxiety. It also explores acupuncture's effectiveness in managing menstrual symptoms and its potential to enhance sensory nerve function, alleviate chronic pain, and prevent migraines. The report concludes that complementary therapies like acupuncture offer a unique approach to mainstream treatment, improving quality of life and mental health.

Complementary
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
The concept of complementary therapies is usually used for a broad range of healthcare
practices which can be used alongside the standard medical treatments. It includes body and the
mind practices such as the message therapy, acupuncture and many more. In this report, there is a
discussion about the complementary therapies which are quite essential for the well-being of an
individual and also play a role in the healthcare as well as social sectors. This report will cover
the various positive aspects of the acupuncture which can make positive impact over the health
as well as how it can affect the inner parts such as tissues, cells and the hormones inside the body
(Furtado and et. al., 2020).
MAIN BODY
The concept of complementary therapies is a group of diagnostic as well as therapeutic
disciplines which are generally used together with the conventional medicines. Its concept is
pretty different from the alternative therapies. On the other hand, the complementary therapies
are usually used together with the conventional treatments and the alternative medicine is being
used in the place of conventional treatments. The complementary therapies had been founded
through the history and it became formalised from the very primitive practices. Although, many
of therapies had been developed in the early nineteenth century and as an alternative to the
harmful practices of the time. In this, it involves the letting of blood and the purification as well.
Apart from other therapies, there is no professional statutory regulation of the both alternative as
well as complementary therapies present in United Kingdom. It simply means that such therapies
are legal to practice the treatments even if the care providers do not have enough experience or
qualification (Bressler and Popp, 2018).
It involves many components of the therapies such as homeopathy, practice of
chiropractic, the herbal medicines, osteopathy and acupuncture as well. It also involves the
traditional factors which are deeply embedded in the personal experiences of an individual as
well as the range from Ayurveda medications through the role of faith. In context with
Acupuncture, it is generally a form of therapy or treatment which includes the procedure of
insertion of very thin needle through an individual's skin at a particular point of area on the body.
It can basically help to decrease the pain. In addition to this, it is used for a broad area of the
various other complaints. It is often used by the people to increase the well-being as it is quite
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effective in maintaining the health. It includes various positive outcomes which can affect the
well-being of an individual which are as mentioned below:
Improved digestion: In context with acupuncture, it generally helps the absorption as well
as regulates the digestion. In most of the treatment, the protocols are usually examined in the
digestion with having the lifestyle advices. In this, the repetitive injuries can be caused due to the
irregular diet or the digestion problems which in results causing weakness (Dickens, 2017).
Sleep enhancement: In context with acupuncture, it is one of the best side effect which
results in better sleep. As the decreasing in pathological habits can significantly results in
difficulty in sleeping habits, light sleeping and many more. In this context, a good sleep is
usually an establishment to the healing process in an individual’s body.
Boost the immunity: In context with acupuncture, it usually enhances the energy of the
body as well as can positively impact the body’s T cells. In this, it can make the body less
susceptible to flu and the cold as well as it can help the unpleasant signs and symptoms of the
winter season. It can also increase the immunity which are related to the immune related
disorders by supporting the cells to reproduce as well as boost the human body’s defences.
Decrease the stress: In this, it can usually work to ease the anxiety by releasing hormones
such as endorphins. These are the natural pain killer chemicals that are generally produced in
brain. The acupuncture helps by enhancing the blood circulation across body as it can oxygenate
the cells as well as tissues and can cycles out the unwanted chemicals.
Regulation of emotions: In this, the stress relieving components can generally aid to
improve the regulation of emotions, the whole mood and can boost the feelings of the wellness.
Decrease in depression and anxiety: In context with acupuncture, it usually enhances the
natural hormone of the body which involves in feel good. It can help to decrease the stress
hormone level such as cortisol. It can be believed to aid the removal of blockages as well as
restore the flow of energy, organ balancing and many more (Fattore, 2019).
Regulation of the menstruation: In context with acupuncture, it can be quite effective for
decreasing the strength of menstrual cramps as well as the duration in which the pain is being
experienced. It can usually help to increase the flow of blood into the ovaries and uterus as well.
These complementary therapies can be used with the treatment of conventional medical
which are prescribed by the healthcare professionals. As this can specifically aid the people with
specific disorders so that people can feel better. It can also help to enhance the quality of life of
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an individual and can also aid to manage better with the following signs and symptoms that are
caused by specific illness. An acupuncture as a complementary therapy can help people to
enhance the sensory nerves that are present beneath the skin and the muscles as well. Its efficacy
involves in acupuncture is that it may aid the affluence types of pain which are habitually the
long-lasting like neck-ache, the back-ache, pain in knees. The acupuncture can also aid to
decrease the regularity of the stress as well as it can help to prevent the migraine head pains
(Huang and Hood, 2019).
Complementary therapies are the alternative therapy that are generally used instead of
conventional treatment and medications. These are not evidence-based therapy but due to having
effectiveness in providing relief they are being in practices. Complementary therapies are the one
which are used alongside conventional medication along with treatment. These complementary
therapies may include yoga, meditation, acupuncture, massage, nutrition, physical activity and
others. When treatment is given by using the medication, surgery where doctor treats symptoms,
radiation, surgery and diseases using drug which allow to provide treatment in common way then
this treatment is known as orthodox treatment. There is various role of complementary therapies
which are associated with providing better health benefits to people. Complementary therapy is
effective and allow to get better health along with improve the quality of life. When patient is
suffering from any disease, in such case, patient is able to cope better with the symptoms and its
side effect of diseases to the patient. Acupuncture plays an important role in treatment for illness
within patient with various disorder and diseases. They play a major role in pain management
and to get relieve from fatigue, vomiting, xerostomia, anxiety, sleeping problems, depression and
others (Turolla and et. al., 2020).
Acupuncture is also effective and cause physical responses within nerve cells, part of
brain. This also help in managing blood pressure of patient with different diseases. They are
having the role that are highly effective to manage vomiting and nausea along with other
disorder. They provide better management to control over the symptoms. They are also having
the role to increase the immune system of individual which can be observed during the
chemotherapy. They are also effective in managing the blood pressure and allows to perform
various control over the diseases. These are some of the roles of complementary therapy which
allows to manage and control some disorder and diseases effectively for better health
improvement of patient. They are more effective than the orthodox treatment because there are
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use of medication and surgery and other radiation treatment which allows for therapeutic effect
on the disease or disorder. Acupuncture is the complementary therapy which allow individual to
manage diseases and symptoms in better way without using of drugs. Acupuncture includes
application of needles, pressure, heat along with other treatment to certain places on skin that is
known by acupuncture points. This enable to change the physical function of body. This is a
traditional Chinese medication which is effective and are being used from thousands years to
prevent, treat and diagnose diseases (Veiga and et. al., 2019).
CONCLUSION
The therapies such as complementary can generally offers a unique approach to the
mainstream or the conventional treatment. It usually involves the therapies which are not
generally part of the conventional medical aid like meditation, homeotherapy, yoga, an
acupuncture. These such therapies can help to increase the well-being by increasing the quality
of life. It is concluded from the above report that the therapies including an acupuncture can
usually help to enhance the mental health. it can also help to elevate the well-being by
maintaining the lifestyle among the people. In this report various positive aspects of the
complementary therapy such as acupuncture is being discussed above.
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