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Acupuncture Treatment For Kidney Stones (Renal Calculi)

According to traditional Chinese medicine, if someone has a kidney stone, they are experiencing a we

According to traditional Chinese medicine, if someone has a kidney stone, they are experiencing a weakened kidney energy. The acupuncture treatment can make the kidney stone remove from the kidney, because the treatment given may change the chemistry of urine which in turn can disintegrate the kidney stone. The treatment will use stainless steel needle and also electro stimulator. After reach the de qi sensation, needle will stay on its place for up to 30 minutes. The treatment will focus on acupoints located on the upper lumbar or the lower abdomen and sometimes might include the legs. If pain is present, then it is used as the clue where to insert the needles. With this treatment, it is possible that the kidney stone will gone away even only receive one treatment. [note]Kidney Stones: Acupuncture Can Bring Relief - EmpowHER, http://www.empowher.com/kidney-stones/content/kidney-stones-acupuncture-can-bring-relief?page=0,1[/note] 

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Kidney stones or also known as renal calculi are solid masses that made of crystals. Renal calculi usually originate in our kidneys, but also may develop anywhere inside our urinary tract. The term urinary tract refer to the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. Having kidney stones in our urinary tract could be a painful condition. There are many types of kidney stones including calcium, uric acid, struvite, and cystine.

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SYMPTOMS

Sometimes, there is no obvious sign of kidney stones. This is usually happen because the stones are located inside our kidney, therefore the formation of the kidney stones may go unnoticed. If later, the symptoms do exist, the symptoms could be pain from kidney, renal colic, blood in urine, and infection.

CAUSES

The cause of kidney stones or renal calculi is not completely known. However, there are some theory of how this renal calculi emerged or formed, including heredity, living location, diet or food, certain medication, and other illness affecting the kidney.

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Acupuncture Treatment For Kidney Stones (Renal Calculi)

According to traditional Chinese medicine, if someone has a kidney stone, they are experiencing a weakened kidney energy. The acupuncture treatment can make the kidney stone remove from the kidney, because the treatment given may change the chemistry of urine which in turn can disintegrate the kidney stone. The treatment will use stainless steel needle and also electro stimulator. After reach the de qi sensation, needle will stay on its place for up to 30 minutes. The treatment will focus on acupoints located on the upper lumbar or the lower abdomen and sometimes might include the legs. If pain is present, then it is used as the clue where to insert the needles. With this treatment, it is possible that the kidney stone will gone away even only receive one treatment.
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1. Kidney Stones: Types, Testing, & Treatment – Healthline, http://www.healthline.com/health/kidney-stones
2. Kidney Stones. Symptoms and treatment for kidney stones | Patient, http://patient.info/health/kidney-stones
3. Kidney Stones: What Causes Kidney Stones? Symptoms & Signs, http://www.emedicinehealth.com/kidney_stones/article_em.htm
4. Kidney Stones: Acupuncture Can Bring Relief – EmpowHER, http://www.empowher.com/kidney-stones/content/kidney-stones-acupuncture-can-bring-relief?page=0,1