Electroacupuncture vs depression

• April 25, 2024

According to a study conducted by the Faculty of Chinese Medicine of the University of Hong Kong , the electroacupuncture it would be an effective treatment against depression.

The researchers, led by Zhang Zhang-jin , point out that by enhancing the effect of the needles of acupuncture with small electric currents, seven areas of the head are stimulated, which favors the production of serotonin and improves the state of humor.

The electroacupuncture uses electricity, which through the needles that are inserted in the body, stimulates the nerves and muscles . It helps treat chronic pain and diseases neurological

The study included 73 people who have had severe episodes of depression in the past seven years, and who were given this treatment along with their medication.

According to information published by excelsior.com.mx , half of the patients received electroacupuncture for three weeks, while in the other half (the placebo or control group) only needles were inserted superficially in the heads.

Later, patients were evaluated by experts to determine their levels of depression and it was found that the group that received the electroacupuncture Genuine was much happier than at the beginning.

"When the acupuncture points are stimulated, some centers of the brain responsible for the production of serotonin "he explained Roger Ng, consultant of the Department of Psychiatry of the Kowloon Hospital in Hong Kong .

It is expected that an imbalance in the levels of serotonin It would be related to depression , which affects about 20% of people at some time in life.

The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that by 2020, depression will rival heart disease as the health disease with the highest burden of disease in the world. And you, would you dare to use this treatment against depression?

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