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Acupuncture Treatment For Morning Sickness
Morning sickness is a sickness that happen during pregnancy. During pregnancy, usually in the first trimester (1-12 weeks) woman often suffer from nausea and vomiting .
Morning sickness affects about 70-80% of all pregnant women to some extent. Taking prenatal vitamins before pregnancy may decrease the risk.
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SYMPTOMS
CAUSES
TREATMENTS
SYMPTOMS
The symptom of nausea and vomiting usually occur between week 4 and 16 during pregnancy. However, some women still have the symptoms after week 20 of their pregnancy. A more severe condition is known as hyperemesis gravidarum and can result in weight loss.
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CAUSES
The cause of morning sickness is not clearly known. However, it may be caused by change in hormone levels during pregnancy.
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TREATMENTS
Related Acupuncture Points :
PC6
Acupuncture Treatment For Morning Sickness
Morning sickness is a common disorder, especially for women during pregnancy. It is believed that acupuncture can cure morning sickness. Acupuncturists treat morning sickness by targeting the acupoint of PC6. The treatment is undertaken by inserting the needle deeply at this acupoint in both arms. The acupoint of PC6 is located above the wrist. The treatment session takes 8 days to complete. Treatment is given daily. Each treatment takes about 30 minutes to complete.
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Footnotes
- Morning sickness – Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_sickness
- Morning Sickness: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments, http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/179633.php
- Morning sickness: Causes, concerns, treatments | BabyCenter, http://www.babycenter.com/morning-sickness
- Acupuncture “Clinically Useful” for Morning Sickness, http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=27775