Traditional and Health Care Alternatives Review Notes PDF

Traditional and Health Care Alternatives WEEK 3 REVIEW NOTES 9/1/2024 1  R.A. 8423 9/1/2024 2  1. Acupressure Acupressure is similar in practice to acupuncture (see Alternative below), only...

Traditional and Health Care Alternatives WEEK 3 REVIEW NOTES 9/1/2024 1  R.A. 8423 9/1/2024 2  1. Acupressure Acupressure is similar in practice to acupuncture (see Alternative below), only no needles are involved. Practitioners use their hands, elbows, or feet to apply pressure to specific points Medicines along the body’s “meridians.” According to the theory behind acupressure, meridians are channels that carry life energy (qi or ch’i) throughout the body. The reasoning holds that illness can occur when one of these meridians is blocked or out of balance. Acupressure is thought to relieve blockages so energy can flow freely again, restoring wellness. More research is needed, but a handful of studies have found positive results. 9/1/2024 3  Acupressure In 2013, researchers worked with a group of adolescents suffering from insomnia. They found that acupressure helped them fall asleep faster and get deeper sleep.Trusted Source Acupressure may also offer pain relief. In 2014, researchers did a review of existing studies and found that acupressure could relieve a range of issues, including pesky lower back pain, headaches, and even labor pain.Trusted Source There may even be some mental health benefits as well. A 2015 review of 39 studies found that acupressure provided immediate relief for people experiencing anxiety.Trusted Source Another study that same year found that acupressure 3 times per week for a month was able to assuage anxiety, depression, and stress for dialysis patients. 9/1/2024 4  Acupressure 9/1/2024 5  Acupressure 9/1/2024 6  Acupuncture Acupuncture is a technique in which practitioners insert fine needles into the skin to treat health problems. The needles may be manipulated manually or stimulated with small electrical currents (electroacupuncture). Acupuncture has been in use in some form for at least 2,500 years. Research shows that acupuncture provides effective treatment for PMS symptoms 9/1/2024 7  Top 10 Symptoms of PMS As a syndrome, PMS is considered a collection of symptoms that often appear together, in various combinations in different individuals. In the case of PMS, a woman may feel that her own symptoms change as often as every month, or gradually over the course of years. Girls in their teenage years may experience PMS in one way. Then, a woman in her early adult years may develop a different set of symptoms. After having a baby, a woman may find that her PMS symptoms have changed again. Then, many women in middle age experience changes in PMS symptoms as they go through perimenopause, approaching menopause. 9/1/2024 8  Acupuncture 9/1/2024 9  Electroacupuncture 9/1/2024 10  The most common signs of premenstrual syndrome include: Mood swings, low mood, feelings of sadness or anger Anxiety, feeling tense and irritable, cry easily or lose temper, want to be left alone Trouble sleeping, insomnia, disturbed sleep Breast tenderness, sore breasts, swollen breasts Food cravings, changes in appetite Weight gain, stomach bloating, water retention, pelvic pressure Gassiness, changes in digestion and elimination Acne, skin problems Changes in libido Headaches, migraines, difficulty concentrating, foggy head 9/1/2024 11 END……………………………. 9/1/2024 12