Is Sleep Quality Important To You?
Did you know that the benefits of acupuncture include improved sleep and cognitive performance? Acupuncture can improve sleep by regulating the sleep-wake cycle, and has a powerful calming effect on the nervous system.
Insomnia is a sleep disorder associated with difficulty falling or staying asleep, and is such a common problem that sleep assisting drugs are more widely used than ever.
Acupuncture can be utilized as a primary or complementary therapy for the treatment of acute and chronic insomnia, and usually insomnia can be managed with a combination of acupuncture and lifestyle modifications.
Insomnia can be caused by stress, anxiety, environmental noise, poor nutrition, chronic pain, digestive disorders, and medications, among other factors.
Conventional care treatment for insomnia often includes medication aimed at symptom management. Many medications can have adverse side effects, especially in the long term.
Using acupuncture for insomnia as well as nutritional approaches/medicines are safe alternatives that can correct the imbalances causing sleep irregularities without side effects or risk of dependency.
Acupuncture can help to manage pain-related conditions that may exacerbate insomnia, and can re-harmonize the sleep-wake cycle while calming the nervous system.
