WenShuo Wu

Hi,

I am not sure what kind of acupressure mat you have, so I could not comment on it. My suggestion is to find an acupuncturist to evaluate what caused your back pain. You can bring your acupressure mat to the clinic and ask if it is safe and effective.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), acupuncture treatment has proven effective in addressing many common health issues.

Upper-respiratory: Common Cold, Cough, Asthma, Bronchitis, Influenza

Uro-Genital /Gynecology: Pregnancy Support, Fertility, Irregular Menstruation, PMS, Menopause, OBGYN Disorders, Incontinence, Urinary Dysfunction, Prostate Dysfunction

Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea, Constipation, Ulcers, Acid Reflux, Colitis, Dysentery, Gastritis, Indigestion, IBS, Vomiting, Nausea, Poor Appetite, Gallstones

Cardiovascular: Heart Disease, Hyper-/Hypotension, Tachycardia

Immune Deficiency: Allergies, Chronic Fatigue, Lupus, HIV, Chemotherapy Support, Auto-immune Diseases

Mental / Emotional Health: Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Panic Attacks, Memory Loss, Insomnia, OCD, PTSD, SAD, ADD/ADHD, Stress

Musculo-skeletal: Neck/back Pain, Headaches, Bursitis, Tendonitis, Fibromyalgia, Frozen Shoulder, Migraine, Tennis Elbow, Work/sports Injury, Arthritis, Sciatica, Sprain/strain, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Endocrine: Diabetes, Thyroid Disease, Hormonal Imbalances

Eyes, Ear, Nose and Throat: Tinnitus, Sore Throat, Tonsillitis, Canker Sore, Eye Disorders, Dental Pain, Toothache, Gingivitis

Neurology: Neuropathy, Bell’s Palsy, Stroke, Numbness, Pain, Paralysis

Addiction: Smoking Cessation, Chemical Dependency Treatment

Acupuncture and herbs can help for BP control. There are many causes for high blood pressure. I suggest you to acupuncture clinic to find out what cause your high blood pressure. The acupuncturist should be able to tell you if acupuncture can help to lower your BP after more detail evaluation.

Yes, WHO already posted on their website.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), acupuncture treatment has proven effective in addressing many common health issues. Please check musculoskeletal system: arthritis is included.

Upper-respiratory: Common Cold, Cough, Asthma, Bronchitis, Influenza

Uro-Genital /Gynecology: Pregnancy Support, Fertility, Irregular Menstruation, PMS, Menopause, OBGYN Disorders, Incontinence, Urinary Dysfunction, Prostate Dysfunction

Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea, Constipation, Ulcers, Acid Reflux, Colitis, Dysentery, Gastritis, Indigestion, IBS, Vomiting, Nausea, Poor Appetite, Gallstones

Cardiovascular: Heart Disease, Hyper-/Hypotension, Tachycardia

Immune Deficiency: Allergies, Chronic Fatigue, Lupus, HIV, Chemotherapy Support, Auto-immune Diseases

Mental / Emotional Health: Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Panic Attacks, Memory Loss, Insomnia, OCD, PTSD, SAD, ADD/ADHD, Stress

Musculo-skeletal: Neck/back Pain, Headaches, Bursitis, Tendonitis, Fibromyalgia, Frozen Shoulder, Migraine, Tennis Elbow, Work/sports Injury, Arthritis, Sciatica, Sprain/strain, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Endocrine: Diabetes, Thyroid Disease, Hormonal Imbalances

Eyes, Ear, Nose and Throat: Tinnitus, Sore Throat, Tonsillitis, Canker Sore, Eye Disorders, Dental Pain, Toothache, Gingivitis

Neurology: Neuropathy, Bell’s Palsy, Stroke, Numbness, Pain, Paralysis

Addiction: Smoking Cessation, Chemical Dependency Treatment

Acupuncture needles are very thin needles. They are as thin as 0.25 mm. They are even thinner than sewing needles. The design of acupuncture needle with guiding tube to help the needle goes quickly through the skin so you will not feel much when needling. You may have needling sensation (soreness, numbness...) but not pain. You should go to acupuncture clinic and ask the acupuncturist to show you the really size of needle.

Acupuncture has good anti-inflammation effect. It can also release the spasm of the muscles. The main mechanism to relieve pain is that acupuncture can help to release neurotransmitters (i.e., endorphin) from the body for pain relief.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), acupuncture treatment has proven effective in addressing many common health issues.

Upper-respiratory: Common Cold, Cough, Asthma, Bronchitis, Influenza

Uro-Genital /Gynecology: Pregnancy Support, Fertility, Irregular Menstruation, PMS, Menopause, OBGYN Disorders, Incontinence, Urinary Dysfunction, Prostate Dysfunction

Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea, Constipation, Ulcers, Acid Reflux, Colitis, Dysentery, Gastritis, Indigestion, IBS, Vomiting, Nausea, Poor Appetite, Gallstones

Cardiovascular: Heart Disease, Hyper-/Hypotension, Tachycardia

Immune Deficiency: Allergies, Chronic Fatigue, Lupus, HIV, Chemotherapy Support, Auto-immune Diseases

Mental / Emotional Health: Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Panic Attacks, Memory Loss, Insomnia, OCD, PTSD, SAD, ADD/ADHD, Stress

Musculo-skeletal: Neck/back Pain, Headaches, Bursitis, Tendonitis, Fibromyalgia, Frozen Shoulder, Migraine, Tennis Elbow, Work/sports Injury, Arthritis, Sciatica, Sprain/strain, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Endocrine: Diabetes, Thyroid Disease, Hormonal Imbalances

Eyes, Ear, Nose and Throat: Tinnitus, Sore Throat, Tonsillitis, Canker Sore, Eye Disorders, Dental Pain, Toothache, Gingivitis

Neurology: Neuropathy, Bell’s Palsy, Stroke, Numbness, Pain, Paralysis

Addiction: Smoking Cessation, Chemical Dependency Treatment

Yes, acupuncture is very good for anxiety, stress, and depression.

You can still have electroacupuncture as long as the electricity does not pass through the titanium plates.

It will take longer for loss weights by acupuncture. We do not want to just take water out of your body. We need to reduce your appetite and increase body metabolism to loss weight. It is better to combine with regular exercise and diet control. Ideally loss 1 lbs per week thus not just loss water from body. You should expect 3-6 months to loss 30 lbs.

Acupuncture treatment is rarely to cause bleeding. Please make sure to inform your acupuncturist that you have hemophilia so he/she can press on the needling site a little bite longer in case of tiny bleeding.

Acupuncture needles are very thin needles. They are as thin as 0.25 mm. They are even thinner than sewing needles. The design of acupuncture needle with guiding tube to help the needle goes quickly through the skin so you will not feel much when needling. You should go to acupuncture clinic and ask the acupuncturist to show you the really size of needle.

Yes, acupuncture can help for the chronic knee pain if there is no torn tendon or ligament.

Yes, acupuncture can help knee pain. The acupuncture needles can help the body releases neurotransmitters (i.e, endorphin..) for the pain and healing.

Acupuncture can help to raise blood pressure. Please check with the licensed acupuncturist in your area to find out what causes the low blood pressure.

Yes, acupuncture with electric stimulation can help patients with neuropathy. Please get treatment as soon as possible.

Chinese medicine has its won way of diagnosis about chronic pain. You can go to licensed acupuncturist to get Chinese Medicine diagnosis and acupuncture treatment even though you do not have diagnosis from your MD.

If it is a spine alignment issue and need adjustment, then you should go for Chiropractic treatment. For the rest of chronic back pain, you can go to acupuncture clinic for help.

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Acupuncture is very good for pain control. In a recent update of patient data meta-analysis published in the May 2018 of the Journal of Pain,(www.jpain.org) researchers with the Acupuncture Trialists' Collaboration concluded that acupuncture is effective for the treatment of chronic pain, that the effects of acupuncture persist over time.

Generally speaking, acupuncture is pretty safe. The following are the comments from NIH:

"Acupuncture is generally considered safe when performed by an experienced practitioner using sterile needles. Improperly performed acupuncture can cause potentially serious side effects."
(https://nccih.nih.gov/health/whatiscam/chinesemed.htm)