7Reduce Musculoskeletal Pain
Both chronic and acute pain can be treated effectively with acupuncture. This is especially effective when you are recovering after injury or surgery. There are many ways in which this technique can help you alleviate pain and improve tissue recovery. These include boosting blood flow to affected tissues to provide more chemicals, hormones, oxygen, and nutrients for the healing process; stimulating the production of anti-inflammatory chemicals that would speed up healing and alleviate pain; encouraging the body to release enkephalins and endorphins, which are pain-relieving chemicals; and inducing the immune system to speed up the healing. [7]
