Eczema treatment using acupuncture in Maitland is a natural TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) way of curing this condition. The procedure involves the sticking of filiform metal needles at certain anatomical positions in your body known as meridians.
How Does Acupuncture Treat Eczema?
Eczema treatment with acupuncture requires the insertion of needles at the proper meridian points. This leads to the removal of energy imbalances and blockages in the body which restores balance to the body. In this way, the underlying root cause of your eczema and its symptoms are both addressed.
What Are the Underlying Principles Involved in Eczema Acupuncture Treatment?
A skin condition that manifests on the skin’s outer layer, eczema is marked by scabs, scales, crusts, blisters, redness, and inflammation, on the surface of the skin. The sensations felt on the affected part of the skin are itching and/or burning. Oftentimes, dryness would also occur on the affected region.
Allergy can cause eczema. Other causes include one’s diet, and changes in the weather. Conventional Western treatments for eczema include oral medication and topical applications (both non-steroid and steroid). These modes of treatment are usually just designed to alleviate the symptoms of pain and itching.
On the other hand, TCM, especially, acupuncture treatment, goes far deeper. TCM practitioners believe that if a body is in a good state of health, it should also be in a state of perfect balance, both emotionally and physically. Illnesses and ailments develop when this balance is disrupted. Some of the factors that lead to imbalance in the body include work, diet, emotional stress, and changes in the climate.
Eczema is actually a symptom of a far deeper health problem such as dysfunction of certain vital organs in the body. Practitioners treat eczema usually not with acupuncture alone but by the use of other treatments such as skin preparations. TCM practitioners and acupuncturists state that eczema is not an easy condition to treat or cure since its origins come from an internal malfunction.
What to Expect During an Acupuncture Procedure
Only after a detailed diagnosis will an acupuncturist proceed with the treatment itself. When treating eczema, your acupuncturist will first need to closely study your medial history, age and observe your body imbalances and your current eczema symptoms. Some individuals may need extended acupuncture treatment; the type of treatment given a person is usually on a case-to-case basis.
During the procedure, your acupuncturist will manipulate the needles using electric signals or with his/her own hands. These needles are not the ones used for injection or for drawing blood. They are meant to simulate the acupuncture points. When performed by a qualified practitioner, you should not feel any sensation or pan at all during the entire procedure. Most people in fact, were not ever aware that the needles have already been stuck into their skin.
Things to Consider When Getting Acupuncture Treatment for Eczema
When getting acupuncture, the most important thing you need to do first is to find a truly qualified and professional acupuncturist instead of an amateur for the treatment of your problem. Get referrals or recommendations from relatives and friends. Acupuncture is definitely a treatment worth considering if you want a natural, effective and safe way of curing your eczema.
COMMENTS