Monday, July 5, 2010

Acupuncture Produces Natural pain relief

Each puncture needle at a certain point in the body it is effective to stimulate the body's natural pain relievers released called adenosine. The results of this study further confirmed the opinion that the method of acupuncture can be studied and explained scientifically.

Armed with this knowledge, experts believe the benefits of acupuncture can be combined with deoxycoformycin cancer drugs, which keep the levels of adenosine in the body is more durable.

The study was conducted by Dr.Maiken Nedergaard and colleagues at the University of Rochester Medical Center. They do intensive research on mice given a half-hour acupuncture treatment for groups of mice that experienced discomfort due to scratches.

The researchers found that levels of adenosine in the tissue close to the puncture needle 24 times higher after acupuncture therapy. And mice suffering from the discomfort that showed reduction in pain. Adenosine is better known as a regulator of sleep, blocking the nerve signals and inflammation.

Acupuncture is a treatment with acupuncture method in some parts of the body organs that are considered as a point accupoint to create special effects. This treatment is not accompanied with the provision of potions or other drugs.

Akunpuntur once considered trivial and difficult to explain rationally has now become one of the recognized alternative to traditional medicine in the world of modern medicine. Various scientific studies have been undertaken to uncover the mystery behind the ability of this method in curing diseases.