A number of recent studies have shown that acupuncture treatment can have an impact on a person’s overall health, including migraine relief, quality of sleep and can even enhance fertility treatments.
Acupuncture “involves the use of sterile, single-use solid needles” that have an impact on muscle tone, pain perception, and immune responses. This treatment results in a general relaxation and feeling of well-being.
In a study published by Healthcare Medicine Institute, researchers found that acupuncture treatment is effective in the prevention and alleviation of migraines. In the same publication, a study states that acupuncture enhances fertility treatment through “increasing the efficacy of clomifene for the treatment of infertility”. A final study published in New Jersey Online suggests that acupuncture can provide patients with a “better overall sleep quality” that pharmaceutical alternatives.
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