Imperial Healthcare Acupuncture

07/06/2020

Specialty & Main treatment

1) Orthopedics: Neck Pain, Low Back Pain, Shoulder Stiffness, Shoulder Joint Problem, Wrist Pain, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Golf Elbow, Tennis Elbow, Knee Pain, Ankle Sprain, Plantar Fasciitis, TMJ Disorder.

2) Indigestion, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Diarrhea.

3) Menstrual Disorder, Painful Period, Menopause Syndrome, Infertility

4) Stress, Depression, Palpitation, Angina Pectoris, Fatigue, Asthma, Headache, Dizziness

5) Fascial Paralysis, Paralysis after stroke.

17/05/2020

Metal Health( Managing Stress )

As the modern society has become more complex, various stresses are plaguing modern people in various places. And people who have mental disorders due to stress once again have difficulties in social life. The cause of stress can be work life, interpersonal relationships, and economic problems. While solving these things is the best way to relieve stress, however many people are unable to solve these problems suddenly, so people may experience mental and physical problem.
The physiological reactions caused by stress include pain, insomnia, diarrhea, constipation, loss of appetite, gastrointestinal disorders, headaches, and chest pain. Mental reactions include anger, attention distraction, anxiety, depression, and psychological fatigue. Oriental medicine is treated using 12 different meridians, name of 12 meridians, which are Lung Meridian, large intestine Meridian, Stomach Meridian, Pancreas Meridian, Heart Meridian, Small Intestine Meridian, Gall Bladder Meridian, Liver Meridian, Triple Energiger Meridian, Pericardium Meridian, Bladder Meridian, and Kidney Meridian. In Oriental medicine, the mind is connected to the body, so the disease of the body can be a mental disease, and, conversely, the stress can lead to a disease of the body. Also, in Oriental medicine, seven minds belong to five Internal Organs, for example, anxiety, Sadness belong to the lungs, anger belongs to the liver, thoughts belong to the pancreas, fear belong to the kidneys, and joy the heart Belongs to And the heart rules all the minds.

Therefore, Acupuncture can treat both mental and body diseases at the same times. For example, depression belongs to the disease of Lung Meridian, diarrhea or indigestion belongs to the stomach Meridian, large intestine Meridian, Pancreas Meridian. When several meridians are treated by Acupuncture, these symptoms, which is related with meridian, can be treated.

There are mainly two mental illnesses caused by stress, one with depression and the other with Anger Control Disorder.
Depression in Oriental Medicine, when the lung function is falling, feels lethargy and easily feels sadness and negative mood. Usually, in Oriental medicine, lethargy comes due to lack of energy, which strengthens the digestive system to make the process of making energy from food efficiently and actively, and sends the energy to the lungs to strengthen the lung function, reducing sadness or worry. After treatment, people become more positive and energetic, and the expression appears on their faces.
The other, the Anger Control Disorder, does not control anger, and angers people around them abnormally, causing a lot of interpersonal problems. In the Oriental medicine, anger belongs to the liver, and the hypersensitivity of the liver makes people angry, and anger damages the liver again, making people more angry. So, in order to treat anger disorders, the liver needs to be stabilized. The reason you need to treat your heart is that if your heart is active, your liver is also likely to become more active. Many patients say that patients treated with anger control disorder screamed and became angry in the same situation as before, but now they can refrain from anger even in the same situation.

Oriental medicine considers various diseases from a comprehensive point of view, and also considers the association between different diseases. As explained above, stress is not only a symptom, but also causes a variety of physiological and mental illnesses, so treatment should be done from a comprehensive perspective.
Acupuncture is an very effective treatment that can treat the patient’s mental and body health together.

BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS OF ACUPUNCTURE
The autonomic nervous system (ANS), which is comprised of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS), regulates the internal conditions necessary for existence (homeostasis). Information is received from the body and external environment and a response is delivered by either the SNS, which releases excitatory signals, or the PNS which releases signals for relaxation. These signals direct the body to react in very different ways, such as increasing the heart rate and contraction force, or by reducing blood pressure and slowing the heart rate. It is exciting to know that studies show acupuncture has an effect on both the SNS and the PNS, as some further examples presented below reveal.
One of the most sensitive measures of the body’s ability to cope with stress is something called Heart Rate Variability (HRV). Rather than beating consistently at the same rate like a metronome, the heart actually changes its rate based on its fine-tuned response to the environment. A higher HRV has been associated with better health in all domains, including mental health and low levels of anxiety. Acupuncture has been shown to improve the body’s ability to cope with stress through improving HRV.
When the body is under stress, an area of the brain called the hypothalamus releases neurochemicals, and research shows that acupuncture can calm this response.
Acupuncture has also been shown to increase the release of endorphins, the body’s own ‘feel-good’ chemicals, which play an important role in the regulation of physical and emotional stress responses such as pain, heart rate, blood pressure and digestive function.
All of these acupuncture mechanisms have a direct effect on reducing anxiety.
The conventional treatment of anxiety primarily involves some combination pharmacological and psychological interventions.
(Biochemical Mechanisms of Acupuncture reference from evidence based Acupuncture)

17/05/2020

Increase Immunity by Acupuncture

For more than two thousands of years, in the East Asia, Acupuncture has controlled people's Qi(Type of energy) and blood for increasing the ability of immunity to cure their illnesses, and protecting people's health. And since decades ago, in the West, the efficacy of Acupuncture has been learned, and the efficacy of Acupuncture has been scientifically proven, and it has attracted attention from all over the world.
And recently, due to the corona virus, which has no cure yet, people have realized the importance of immunity, and have been interested in Acupuncture to prevent and treat diseases by increasing the immunity

In general, immunity is related to Life styles, such as person's sleep condition, nutritional status, stress, and basic exercise.
Sleep, which accounts for about one third of a person's whole life, is essential for survival, but the biological role of sleep has not been fully understood. However, sleep is thought to play a role in forming new memories, maintaining concentration, or removing byproducts accumulated in the brain. And chronic sleep deficiencies or sleep disorders increase hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, depression and obesity. In addition, studies have shown that people who sleep less than 7 hours a day get 4 times more common cold. There are many studies in Oriental Medicine that have improved the quality of sleep by stabilizing the heart through the Acupuncture treatment, and it makes reducing dreams and thoughts during sleep.

Humans continue to do many physiologically basic tasks, such as breathing, working, resting, and sleeping, and need nutrients to do this. Depending on what food a person eats, it can affect health, and when certain nutrients are deficient, certain deficiency symptoms appear, and our body gradually weakens. In addition, even if we eat well, it may not be absorbed depending on the digestive power of a person. Acupuncture strengthens the digestive system even when eating the same food, thereby eliminating indigestion, reducing nutritional deficiency, reducing symptoms caused by deficiency of nutrition, also body increase vitality and reduce fatigue. There are many meridian related to digestion in oriental medicine, and various digestive-related treatments can be treated by strengthening the Large intestine meridians, small intestine meridians, stomach meridians, pancreatic meridians, and liver meridians. When these meridians were stimulated by Acupuncture needle, it was proved through ultrasound that these meridians were actively moving.

There is a saying in the Korean proverb. There is a healthy mind in a healthy body. That means our mind and body are deeply connected and influence each other.
Nowadays, many people are accumulating stress from the economic downturn along with health problems due to the corona crisis. Stress affects mental symptoms such as depression and anger control disorders, and the body's nervous and hormonal systems, resulting in substantial physiological illnesses. In addition, abnormalities in the body's hormones and neurotransmitter systems can cause psychological symptoms such as depression and anger disorders too.
In Oriental Medicine, seven mental elements are deeply linked to five internal organs: depression is associated with the lungs, and anger is associated with the liver. The heart is connected with joy, and it is the subject of all minds. So, if the depression is severe, the lung meridians should be treated, to treat anger disorders, the overloaded liver and heart must be stabilized. In addition, there is a study that Acupuncture actually controls autonomic nerves or increases hormones such as endorphins to increase happyness.

In the modern society, as the number of people working in the office increases, people suffer from various adult diseases caused by lack of exercise. Insufficient exercise volume weakens the overall functions of the body, such as decreased function of the heart and lungs, decreased elasticity of blood vessels, and decreased muscle strength due to muscle atrophy, and as a result, is likely to lead to adult disease. In addition, if you exercise, you can control your body's stress, and it is also very helpful for mental health. Oriental medicine uses 12 meridians to help blood circulation by promoting Qi(energy) Circulation, because Qi leads and pushes blood in blood vessels. 12 Meridian divide the meridian into 4, 3 flow from the abdomen to the arm, 3 flow from the arm to the head, 3 flow from the head to the legs, and 3 flow from the legs back to the abdomen. In this way, the four meridians circulate the Qi(Energy) of the whole body three times, and can treat various diseases. Qi(Energy) & Blood circulation by Acupuncture using Meridian is similar effect to blood circulation through exercise. Therefore these Qi Circulation can treat diseases such as angina, cold hands, anemia, other adult disease etc., and many patients say that the body is more lighter and flash after Acupuncture treatment.


The purpose of acupuncture is to increase the immunity and prevent diseases, increase recovery, help to heal damaged tissues quickly, and regulate the circulation of blood to harmonize body and mind functions. And some special qi for immunity, it is call Wei Qi (protecting Qi), surround of our skin and they prevent invading pathogen. Studies show regular acupuncture treatments can actually increase the number of T cells the body produces. T cells destroy harmful bacteria and viruses in the body. Acupuncture needles stimulate the brain into thinking an invader (virus or bacteria) has entered the body. The brain signals the increased release of T cells and white blood cells to fight off the intruder. The amazing part is the increased cellular response lasts for several days after the acupuncture treatment. Thus, receiving regular acupuncture treatments can actually prevent the body from getting sick.

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