Practice Tian is specialized in pain relief with acupuncture - electro-actupunture.
Research shows that acupuncture can stimulate the nervous system and affect the release of neurotransmitters. These biochemical changes affect the body's homeostatic mechanisms and improve physical and emotional well-being.
Acupuncture can help manage acute and chronic pain by:
- Stimulating nerves in muscles and other tissue, this leads to the release of endorphins and other neurotransmitters such as serotonin, and changes in the part of the brain that processes pain.
- Pain relief through alpha-adrenoceptor mechanisms (Koo 2008)
- Increase adenosine release (analgesic properties) (Goldman 2010)
- Regulating the limbic system (Hui 2009)
- Reduce inflammation by releasing immune regulating substances (Kavoussi 2007, Zijlstra 2003)
- Improve stiffness and mobility by improving local microcirculation (Komori 2009), which helps resolve swelling
Source: see www.zhong.nl
When treating pain, one can also make use of electro-acupuncture. With this technique, electric currents are applied to acupuncture points via the needle, to further enhance the pain-reducing effect.
The Acupuncture Evidence Project of the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA) has accurately summarized the most recent literature on scientific evidence of acupuncture. It shows, among other things, that acupuncture helps people with chronic pain complaints.