High blood pressure or hypertension is a health problem that is mainly caused by a stressful lifestyle .
This health condition is also associated with obesity , aging , smoking , alcoholism , and certain diseases such as diabetes or kidney disease .
People with high blood pressure experienced a variety of symptoms such as shortness of breath , headache , nausea , fatigue , restlessness , and blurred vision .
High blood pressure is uncontrolled causing various complications such as heart attack , stroke , kidney failure , metabolic syndrome , and loss of vision .
High blood pressure can be treated with a variety of different treatment options .
Commonly prescribed hypertension drug could potentially cause certain side effects in the long term .
Therefore , high blood pressure patients can choose various methods of alternative medicine to cure his condition .
Among the various alternative treatments , acupuncture is considered as one of the effective ways to treat hypertension .
Acupuncture for High Blood Pressure
Acupuncture is a method of Chinese medicine for thousands of years -old .
In the technique of acupuncture, a small needle is inserted through the skin at specific depths at various points of the body .
Humans have approximately 2,000 acupuncture points related to various healing attributes .
Acupuncture is known to treat a variety of diseases and disorders such as insomnia , headaches , stress , joint pain , osteoarthritis , diabetes , migraine , asthma , and hypertension .
According to a report of a study , acupuncture can lower blood pressure by blocking beta - acceptor sympathetic nerves by stimulating adrenaline - angiotensin system .
Acupuncture treatment combined with electrical stimulation , otherwise known as electro - acupuncture , believed effective in lowering high blood pressure .
In this method , a small needle is inserted into various parts of the body such as legs , arms , and wrists .
Low-frequency electric current is then passed through the needle . Acupuncture needles can only be applied to a maximum of 30 minutes at a therapy session .
Puncture needle is combined with an electric current to stimulate certain chemicals in the brain that help reduce excitatory responses of cardiovascular system .
This in turn helps reduce heart activity and oxygen demand , which significantly lowers high blood pressure .
Acupuncture also helps regulate the body's overall function , which causes a decrease in blood pressure to a healthy level .
Acupuncture also helps reduce stress and offer a calming effect , which in turn helps to lower high blood pressure .
To ensure security , acupuncture therapy must be performed by a certified acupuncturist and experienced .
