Insomnia can have serious debilitating effects on a person, as it is so much more than simply tossing and turning in bed.
Insomnia can manifest itself in many ways. The most common symptom of insomnia is being unable to fall asleep for extended periods of time, if at all. Other symptoms include the inability to fall into deep sleep. The accumulated effects can and do include physical tiredness, difficulty in concentrating, lethargy, depression and irritability. Sleep needs in terms of hours vary for each person.
The important issue when dealing with insomnia is the quality of day time activity.
Acupuncture treatment for insomnia treats patients on an individual basis and creates a holistic treatment system. Insomnia can be caused by anxiety, stress, depression, taxing work schedules, medications, alcohol and drug abuse, chronic pain etc.
Acupuncture has proven to be good for each of these insomnia causes and symptoms. It is therefore able to treat insomnia at the grassroots for the vast majority of sufferers.
Traditional Chinese medicine sees insomnia in relation principally to the heart but other organs may also be involved.
Insomnia is often caused by stress. Stress weakens the liver system which has a direct affect on our nerves. The five element theory says that there is a relation between the liver and the nerves. This means that the liver is weakened by things that tend to get on our nerves.
When the liver is unbalanced and required to deliver chi it does not have, then the uneasy symptoms brought on by this are the body's way of signaling that something is wrong and needs to be put in order.
Acupuncture also calms our nerves. It helps to clear obstructions of the muscle and nerve channels. The most commonly noted advantages of acupuncture include deeper breathing, better digestion, decrease in pain, improved sleeping patterns and all over well being. These benefits in themselves are excellent treatment for insomnia.
Insomnia can have serious debilitating effects on a person, as it is so much more than simply tossing and turning in bed.
Insomnia can manifest itself in many ways. The most common symptom of insomnia is being unable to fall asleep for extended periods of time, if at all. Other symptoms include the inability to fall into deep sleep. The accumulated effects can and do include physical tiredness, difficulty in concentrating, lethargy, depression and irritability. Sleep needs in terms of hours vary for each person.
The important issue when dealing with insomnia is the quality of day time activity. Acupuncture treatment for insomnia treats patients on an individual basis and creates a holistic treatment system. Insomnia can be caused by anxiety, stress, depression, taxing work schedules, medications, alcohol and drug abuse, chronic pain etc.
Acupuncture has proven to be good for each of these insomnia causes and symptoms. It is therefore able to treat insomnia at the grassroots for the vast majority of sufferers. Traditional Chinese medicine sees insomnia in relation principally to the heart but other organs may also be involved.
Insomnia is often caused by stress. Stress weakens the liver system which has a direct affect on our nerves. The five element theory says that there is a relation between the liver and the nerves. This means that the liver is weakened by things that tend to get on our nerves. When the liver is unbalanced and required to deliver chi it does not have, then the uneasy symptoms brought on by this are the body's way of signaling that something is wrong and needs to be put in order.
Acupuncture also calms our nerves. It helps to clear obstructions of the muscle and nerve channels. The most commonly noted advantages of acupuncture include deeper breathing, better digestion, decrease in pain, improved sleeping patterns and all over well being. These benefits in themselves are excellent treatment for insomnia.