Treating Insomnia and Sleeping Disorders with Acupuncture
If you have trouble initiating or maintaining your sleep at least 3 nights per week, you are suffering from insomnia. This common sleep disorder affects up to 10% of adults in North America. The human body needs at least 8 hours of adequate and restful sleep to function properly, but in average, only 35% of adults are able to get a regular rest. Out there are many different medications and techniques to treat sleeping disorders. Acupuncture for insomnia is one of them and has been demonstrated to be effective. You might ask yourself how acupuncture can improve my sleep, and the answer lies in the needles and how they can change the flow of blood and energy from your skin.
What is Insomnia?
Insomnia can be detected by having one or more of the following symptoms: problems to fall asleep, waking up many times through the night, waking up too early in the morning, feeling tired and that the sleep was poor, difficult to sleep even when tired, feeling drowsiness, irritability, anxiety, fatigue, low concentration, tension headaches.
Why is insomnia provoked?
Insomnia may be triggered by a disruption of the circadian rhythm of the body, that is the internal clock that controls the sleep hormone production timing, body temperature, and other actions. Everyone experience casual restless nights, but sustained insomnia can disturb the daytime function, memory, and concentration. The lack of good rest raises the risk of vehicle accidents, substance abuse, depression, and headaches.
How can acupuncture help?
Acupuncture for insomnia is capable of increase the nighttime melatonin production, thus, increases the total sleep time. In 2004, a study found that in anxiety patients, acupuncture helped them fell asleep faster, patients were less stressed, and woke up less while sleeping. In this way, the research concluded that acupuncture assists anxiety patients with insomnia. In this way, the research concluded that acupuncture assists anxiety patients with insomnia. Another study in 1999 also found that healthy people suffering from insomnia can improve sleep quality with acupuncture. According to researchers, in average after 5 weeks, sleep quality and activity are significantly enhanced.
If you give it an honest try, acupuncture can actually be an effective way to improve your sleep quality. Normally, an acupuncture session takes between 30 to 45 minutes, and it is advisable to go without haste because it can interfere with the treatment. We recommend you to rely on a competent practitioner of acupuncture. Acupuncture treatment is often covered by extended health plans in Vancouver. Contact Prestige and book an appointment with our registered acupuncturist if you are looking to experience a relaxing and healing treatment of acupuncture in Kitsilano. Whether you are interested in acupuncture for insomnia, pain relief, anxiety, depression or any other condition, Azadeh Baradaran will be happy to help you.