Efficacy of Acupuncture

Efficacy of Acupuncture for Asthma

Asthma

In this disease of asthma, various treatments are carried out to reduce the frequency of the crisis. Among these we have the hyposensitivity by vaccines, the use of bronchodilators and the use of suppressors of allergic reaction (Xinsheng, 2007). All these drugs can cause adverse reactions and even life threatening reactions can also be occurred for the patient. However, there is an ancient therapeutic method called acupuncture, a cornerstone of traditional Oriental medicine, which has been forgotten by the Western world, even if it is an easy and effective. The aim and objective of this paper is to discuss the effectiveness of the acupuncture in the treatment of asthma.

Prevalence of Asthma in United States

As guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment asthma have been widely disseminated by the GINA (Global Initiative for Asthma) and NAEPP (National Education and Asthma Prevention), but have also been reported 500,000 hospitalizations, 2 million visits emergency units and 5,000 deaths annually in United States among patients with asthma (Weiser, Strosser and Klein, 2004).

Asthma and Alternative Medicine and Supplementary

Several clinical studies have identified that in most of the patients asthma can be controlled through pharmacological way of treatment. In real life, the situation is different in most of the reviews that are done on large groups, current therapy of asthma focuses on reducing inflammation of the airway, to attenuate the hyperactive bronchial productivity and to improve bronchodilator hypo sensitization addition and settings of the environment. The lack of success of current therapies of asthma has resulted in high number of patients seeking approaches to complementary and alternative options to treat their condition. As a result, there is great interest in alternative medicine and participation in the treatment of asthma grows at a significant rate. Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese art, which is about 3,000 years old. In China, people prefer this treatment to treat the major diseases pain and problems associated with the style. In the past 70 Acupuncture has not been given credit for it, but now with a few changes in the time trials and studies have shown that this form of treatment is reliable (Tandon and Soh, 2009).

Acupuncture Therapy

The basic idea of the supporting therapy of acupuncture is that disorders related to the flow of energy through the body can be prevented or treated by important stimulating points in the body surface. Through these channels or pathways the points when there is a deficiency or lack of energy are modulated or stimulate, or reduced when there is excess energy. The essence of acupuncture is to introduce a thin needle, made of silver, gold alloys or stainless steel in biologically active points with reflex connections with certain organs and areas of the body. Chinese doctors described a thousand acupuncture points, with each of them is intended for the treatment of certain diseases and symptoms. According to traditional Chinese notions, in the human body has specific life energy "Chi", which circulates through 14 channels (meridians). The emergence of diseases associated with ...