Acupuncture & TCM Articles
Acupuncture Articles
by John A. Amaro L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.(NCCAOM), DC
 Dr. Amaro is an internationally known author, lecturer and practitioner beginning his practice of Acupuncture and Chiropractic in 1971. He has led 13 diplomatic Acupuncture study tours of The People's Republic of China escorting more than 500 doctors and practitioners. He has personally studied Acupuncture in nine separate Asian nations.
He has received Certification in Acupuncture through the Columbia Institute of Chiropractic in 1973. This was one of the first Acupuncture postgraduate education programs for physicians in North America commencing in 1972.
He has been certified by the Waseda Acupuncture College in Tokyo, Japan in 1974 and graduated from the Chinese Medical Institute, Kowloon, China in 1976. He had previously taken postgraduate studies at the Tai Chung Medical School Taipei, China 1973.
Insomnia
John A. Amaro L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.(NCCAOM), DC
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One of the most common and devastating problems a person can experience is, without question, insomnia. This problem has been the root cause of countless physical and emotional conditions.
All of us at one time or another have experienced the torture of not being able to sleep, or waking several times during the night. Often this is a short-lived experience, one or two nights of sleeplessness, then a return to normal sleep. However there are millions of people worldwide who suffer from this most exasperating problem most every night. The night becomes a sheer hell and the next day is no better.
Sleeping pills are dangerous, and often do not work when pain or anxiety is the cause of the problem.
Acupuncture (acupressure) is extremely beneficial for this condition, and should not only be considered, but recommended. The patient may apply firm pressure while moving the finger in a circular motion to the points illustrated in the figures.
This condition is helped considerably by acupressure. Should you the practitioner stimulate these same points on the patient while in the office, your success will be counted in the very high 90 percent range.
One of the most significant healing techniques used for insomnia is to simply have the patient breathe slowly and deeply, being sure to exhale completely, for five full minutes prior to lying down. This technique relaxes the entire nervous system and is a great help in relieving insomnia by itself, let alone should you use the acupuncture points mentioned in this article.
Those of you reading this with a background in acupuncture know the precise location of the points illustrated; those of you who don't, simply go to the general area shown and stimulate the entire area to insure you don't miss. One of the sure ways to not get the job done properly is to make too much of an issue as to the "exact" location of these points.
Good night.
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