By: Julia Aidan
Submitted: 2011-03-03 06:06:45 | Word Count: 505
Persons suffering from epilepsy are usually treated with antiepileptic drugs, however it has been observed that patients taking antiepileptic drugs continue to suffer from seizures and worst, the drugs have many negative side effects that only make the patients suffer more.
Thus, more and more epileptic patients have resorted to alternative therapies hoping to find a cure to their conditions, and acupuncture was one of the traditional medicines that those patients have found relief from.
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Epileptic patients found out that ancient treatments such as acupuncture helps minimize seizures.
Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine that was first used as anesthetic in ancient China over 3,000 years ago. It was only in the 1970's that acupuncture treatment was introduced in Canada and in the United States. Since then, it has been the most requested supplementary treatment to conventional drugs.
Although most people used acupuncture as a synonym to traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture is actually one branch of TCM. Traditional Chinese medicine actually includes exercise, herbal treatments, and diet.
Acupuncturist Bob Clarke of Open Gate Acupuncture Herbal Medicine Clinic in Oregon said that acupuncture is an effective treatment for epilepsy as he has already treated several patients with epilepsy and acupuncture actually helped reduced the severity and the frequency of their seizures.
The ancient treatment method of acupuncture prevents and treats illnesses by restoring the body's energy balance, which is largely different when compared to western medicine.
Acupuncture treatments focus on rejuvenating the life force of the body's system. Based on the acupuncture concept, the human body has pathways dubbed as the meridians where the body's vital energy known as Qi, flows. The acupuncture points are located along the meridians. These points are associated to specific organs in the body.
When the Qi flow is obstructed, illnesses occur. The aim of acupuncture is to restore the harmony of the opposing energy forces of the body, the yin and yang, to reestablish the normal flow of the Qi.
To do this, acupuncturists use specialized acupuncture needles to stimulate the acupuncture points located along the meridians otherwise known as the body's twelve energy channels.
For epileptic persons, acupuncture points that are associated with brain energy are given more focus to restore the normal flow of blood to the head.
Contrary to some belief, acupuncture does not only relieve symptoms of illnesses but rather it aims to treat the root cause of the illness. Acupuncture offers a holistic approach; it actually helps the body heal itself by restoring balance between the emotional, physical, and the spiritual aspects of a person.
However, acupuncture is far from a self-help treatment. Each acupuncture session must only be administered by a licensed acupuncturist. In the United States practitioners must pass the licensure exam before they can practice.
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