Acupuncture is a form of treatment applied by inserting a needle into certain points in the body for therapeutic purposes. According to traditional Chinese Medicine; The body is considered as a delicate balance of two opposite and inseparable forces, YIN and YANG. Yin represents cold, slow or passive. Yang is warm, excited and active. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, health is achieved by keeping the body in a balanced state. Diseases; It is caused by an imbalance of Ying and Yang. This imbalance causes the Gi (life energy) to be blocked in pathways called meridians. By applying acupuncture to certain points associated with the meridians, the Gi is unblocked. Many source meridians are meshed together with at least 2000 acupuncture points. defines it as 14 main channels formed.
Acupuncture is a treatment style with a history of 5000 years. Uighur Turks were the first to implement it. Then the Chinese, Japanese and Europeans started to use it.
In 2003, the World Health Organization prepared a report on the effectiveness of acupuncture based on clinical evidence and determined in which diseases acupuncture could be used as an adjunctive treatment method.
Which diseases can be treated?
Anxiety,
Asthma, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis
Bronchiectasis (excessive phlegm, bleeding, continuous antibiotic use),
Headaches, Migraine, tension-type headaches,
Neck pain, neck hernia, low back pain, lumbar hernia,
Palpitation,
Depression,
Fibromyalgia,
Paralysis, paralysis sequelae, urinary incontinence etc.
Menopause treatment without hormone use,
Hypertension patients who do not want to use medication, patients whose blood pressure cannot be regulated with medication
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type II Diabetes mellitus
Frequent urination at night,
Chronic sinusitis,
Male and female infertility,
Itchy chronic skin diseases, Urticaria etc.
Stomach pains, ulcers, duodenal ulcers,
Multiple sclerosis, numbness, weakness, stressful state etc.
Menopause complaints, bone pain, insomnia, mental tension, night sweats, crying for no reason, osteoporosis,
Chronic diarrhea, constipation,
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome,
Chronic heart diseases,
Weight loss treatment,
Rheumatic diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis,
Sleep disorders,
Smoking cessation treatment ,
Stress (Chronic)
Obesity and Acupuncture
Obesity (obesity) Acupuncture is one of the most commonly used problems. Acupuncture, which is sometimes offered as a miracle method for losing weight, and sometimes if I follow these lists, I will lose weight anyway. What is the need for acupuncture? is approached. Both approaches contain significant errors. On the one hand, Acupuncture is not a miracle. On the other hand, the contribution of Acupuncture is so important that it cannot be ignored at the initial stage where behavioral change should be established for the patient who has to grapple with obesity. Acupuncture will make your digestive system work more regularly, for example, if you have constipation problems, it will eliminate it, if you have heartburn, burning or indigestion, it will eliminate them. Acupuncture will relieve the stress that is still present in your life and will occur during such a serious behavioral change, and will make you feel calmer and more comfortable than ever before. Acupuncture will relieve the expected feeling of hunger, stomach scraping and fatigue complaints since the amount of food you take naturally will decrease in this process. . Acupuncture will accelerate the slowing metabolism. While acupuncture eliminates these problems, the patient will do; Going to Acupuncture treatment once a week regularly and following the recommendations of your doctor while losing weight in a healthy way will be nothing but adopting the right habits that will last a lifetime by permanently changing the wrong behaviors related to nutrition.
IVF and Acupuncture
Acupuncture increases sperm motility, quality and number in men; In women, it increases fertility by increasing egg quality and uterine blood supply. With acupuncture, the blood flow to the uterus increases, and thus it is aimed to reduce the contraction of the uterus. In addition, due to the strengthening of the immune system, a suitable environment is created for the embryo to attach to the uterus. In infertility patients, acupuncture can be applied before treatment, during treatment and embryo transfer.
Migraine and Acupuncture
Migraine, which means half a headache, is a recurrent headache that comes in attacks. It is usually unilateral, but sometimes it can be bilateral. It is a throbbing pain style that can be moderate or strong and increases in intensity with movement. It can take from a few hours to a few days. The causes of migraine are eliminated by releasing the healing factors that are already ready in the body, namely endorphins and serotonin, as well as pain relievers and relaxing substances. Thus, healing is achieved by preventing the vasospasm that existed before the crisis. After acupuncture treatment, migraine attacks become rarer or migraine disappears completely. According to scientific studies, the success rate of migraine treatment with acupuncture is 80%. Acupuncture is applied 2-3 times a week for a total of 15-20 sessions. Sessions last between 20-40 minutes.
There is no substance in or on the needles used in acupuncture treatment. The needles commonly used today are made of stainless steel and are very thin.
Private and official insurances in the West have accepted the acupuncture treatment method and started to pay the treatment fees. In Turkey, the treatment fees are not yet paid by the Ministry of Health, but there are studies on this subject. The University also carries out the Acupuncture Certificate Program of the Ministry of Health. One of the important details for those who will apply for acupuncture treatment is that the physician they apply has an ‘Acupuncture Applicable Certificate’ approved by the Ministry of Health.
Prof.Dr.Banu Çaycı
