Does acupuncture sound like a bunch of hooey to you? Surely sticking pins in your skin cannot really treat your ailments, right? Well, if you’re suffering from headaches, back pain, depression, and many other issues, you may want to give it a second look.
Acupuncture involves the insertion of extremely thin needles through your skin, to various depths at strategic points on your body. This practice is a part of traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years, but has been catching on in the U.S. over the past few decades. Although scientists don’t fully understand why or how acupuncture works, many admit to its benefits for certain ailments.
In fact, the World Health Organization published a study back in 2003 detailing which diseases were proven to be positively affected by acupuncture. Many other ailments in the study showed improvement, but researchers listed them separately for needing more information.
Traditional medicine is never a bad idea, but if you’re interested in learning more about acupuncture, there is a great article by the Mayo Clinic on what happens during a session, the pros and cons of the treatments, and how to go about finding an acupuncture practitioner here in Dallas.