Impossible to have effects except as a placebo. Energy meridians have never been proven to exist.
No mechanism of action is possible.
But if you believe, have at it, recognizing these possible side effects;
The latest here:
Acupuncture effective in COVID-19 recovery
As patients recover from Covid-19, there are multiple issues they suffer.
Published: 02nd August 2020 05:00 AM |
Last Updated: 01st August 2020 04:54 PM
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For representational purposes
As patients recover from
Covid-19, there are multiple issues they suffer. The commonest ones
persisting even after two weeks of testing negative are:
1. Cough with a sore throat
2. Fatigue
3. Post-Covid-19 lung disease
4. Anxiety, depression, insomnia
5. Cognitive issues similar to moderate traumatic brain injury
6. Digestive problems like bloating, imitable bowel, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain
1. Cough with a sore throat
2. Fatigue
3. Post-Covid-19 lung disease
4. Anxiety, depression, insomnia
5. Cognitive issues similar to moderate traumatic brain injury
6. Digestive problems like bloating, imitable bowel, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain
The problem of persistent cough after
recovering from a Covid-19 attack is common. Acupuncture is found to be
90 percent effective in such cases without side effects. Patients will
typically complain of dry cough, throat irritation and scanty white
phlegm. In the acupuncture group, patients were needled at Lu.10, Lu.1,
Lu.5, Lu.6, Lu.7, ST.25, ST.36 and T.40. The total treatment sessions
were s10 and each session was 30-minute long.
In
the medication group, patients were given Methoxyphenamine capsules
thrice a day for 10 days and the success rate was 700 percent. Patients
develop fatigue following Covid-19 illness due to the depletion of their
Qi because of hypoactivity of the Hypothalamic-pituitary axis.
Acupuncture was given at selected acupoints P.6, ST.36, SP.6, Liv.3,
Ren.4, Du.20, Ub.23 for five days in a week for two weeks, and 80
percent patients showed improvement in fatigue levels. After getting
Covid-19, lung disease can be effectively tackled using acupuncture and
moxibustion. The principle is to promote, regulate, and stimulate the
body’s self-regulating function. Most of these patients have symptoms
similar to COPD due to damage to lung parenchyma caused by pneumonitis.
Anxiety, depression and insomnia are
common in such patients and these can be effectively tackled by
stimulating specific acupoints which release melatonin and the happy
hormone, serotonin. Many patients who have recovered from Covid-19
illness complain of a lingering cognitive impact—problems with their
memory and inability to stay focussed. This is caused due to the body’s
response to infection which leads to blood becoming extremely sticky.
This is particularly seen in patients who stayed in the ICU.
Early studies on this problem have shown
that acupuncture given at points LI.4, Li.11 DU.20, ST.36, ST.40, GB.34
shishencong, P.6, H.7, Du.16, Liv.3, improved cognitive ability.
Treatment was given over four weeks, five days a week, for a 30-minute
session. Post Covid-19, digestive symptoms such as nausea and vomiting,
loss of appetite, bloating, abdominal pain and irritable bowel persist.
Patients were given acupuncture thrice a week for four weeks.
The major cause of these symptoms is the
impact on the spleen, stomach, and the liver. Acupuncture promotes
gastric peristalsis in subjects with low-intensity gastric motility and
suppresses peristalsis in those with acute initial motility. Almost
70-80 percent patients showed improvement in their symptoms with
acupuncture, which is a safe, efficacious treatment without any side
effects.
The author is Head of the Department of Acupuncture, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi(So a totally biased article.)
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