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Acupuncture
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Acupuncture literally means "needle piercing," the practice of inserting very fine needles into the skin to stimulate specific anatomic points in the body (called acupoints) for therapeutic purposes. Along with the usual method of puncturing the skin with the fine needles, the practitioners also use heat, pressure, friction, suction, or impulses of electromagnetic energy to stimulate the points. The acupoints are stimulated to balance the movement of energy in the body to restore health. It has been proven to have great benefits in cases of musculoskeletal trauma; it relieves pain and accelerates the heeling process of the body.
Acupuncture has been utilized for many years in the acceleration of the healing process of patients suffering of neck pain and lower back pain as well as joint pain caused by injury or disease. The sports medicine field has made acupuncture part of many pain management programs and Integrative Medicine field as well. Neurology has incorporated this field to bring into practice a method, which heals and alleviates symptoms cause by neuromuscular disorders.
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