Back pain/sciatica/knee Pain
Neck/Shoulder Pain
Tennis Elbow/Sports Injuries
Osteoarthritis/Osteoporosis
Headache/Migraine/Vertigo
Facial Paralysis/Paralysis Syndrome
Flu/Bronchitis
Allergy/Asthma
Gastroenteritis/Gastric Ulcer
Constipation/Diarrhea/I.B.S.
P.M.S./Menopausal Syndrome
Anxiety/Depression/Insomnia
Acne/Hemorrhoids
Hepatitis/Hephritis
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/AIDS
E.D./Premature Ejaculation
Acupuncture is also thought to decrease pain by increasing the release of chemicals that block pain, called endorphins. Many acu-points are near nerves. When stimulated, these nerves cause a dull ache or feeling of fullness in the muscle. The stimulated muscle sends a message to the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord), causing the release of endorphins (morphine-like chemicals produced in our own bodies during times of pain or stress). Endorphins, along with other neurotransmitters (body chemicals that modify nerve impulses), block the message of pain from being delivered up to the brain.