Well, before you can answer that question, you need a basic
understanding of Acupuncture theory.
Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese system of treatment. The theory behind it is that energy
circulates in the body thru specific channels, called meridians. It is of great importance that this energy be
balanced, side to side, top to bottom, and inside to the outside.
Balancing is based on the doctrine of Yin and
Yang… that everything is amalgam of opposites and is to be in dynamic or ever-changing
balance. Yang is associated with activity,
fire, the sunny side of the hill or male principle. The Yin is associated with physical substance,
water, the dark side of the hill or female principle.
Within these meridians is the flow of energy, also known as “Chi”. If a blockage in the flow of energy occurs,
then illness will result. An example
would be pain in the neck and upper arm, in Chinese medicine this would
indicate a blockage in the small intestine meridian (this runs over the upper back
and arm region). The remedy for this
would be, according to traditional Acupuncture, to insert a needle at the point
of discomfort, encouraging flow to re-establish itself.
The remedy for this same ailment with Electro-Acupressure
with the exception that instead of needle uses to stimulate an acupuncture
point, a small electrical impulse is used instead. In Chinese medicine these points are called “Ah-Shi”
(“ouch” points), in Electro-Acupressure the same points are referred to as “trigger
points”.
Treatment traditionally includes a series of sessions,
depending on the acute or chronic nature of pain, is comfortable and lasts less
than 30 minutes. For extreme conditions,
acute sessions can be multiple times a day until the pain is gone and chronic
conditions can be daily for up to 30 days.
However the speed of recovery is truly based on the desires of recovery
requested by the patient.
