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Acupuncture Treatment For Vertigo
Vertigo is a medical condition that make person feel as if they were moving or sense that object around them were moving. The movement sensed by vertigo sufferer sometimes not just a simple movement, but it can also spinning or swaying movement. 1
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SYMPTOMS
CAUSES
TREATMENTS
SYMPTOMS
Symptoms of vertigo are as follow :
– Sensation of movement
– Nausea
– Vomiting
– Sweating
– Difficulty to walk
– Dizziness
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CAUSES
Vertigo is caused by following factors :
– Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
– Meniere’s disease
– Labyrinthitis
– Stroke
– Brain tumors
– Brain injury
– Multiple sclerosis
– Migraines
– Toxin exposure
– Certain medication like aspirin
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TREATMENTS
Related Acupuncture Points :
CV12 LI11 LI3 SP3 ST25
Acupuncture Treatment For Vertigo
Acupuncture treatment is considered to be an effective and safe treatment for treating patient with vertigo disorder. In treating patient with this disorder, acupuncturist will targeting the acupoints of ST36 (Zusanli) and PC6 (Neiguan). Needle use in this treatment are needle at the size of 40 x 0.25 mm. After being placed in acupoints, stimulation given until sensation of de qi come. After that, needle will stay in their place for the next 30 minutes.
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Footnotes
- Vertigo – Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertigo
- Vertigo: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment – WebMD, http://www.webmd.com/brain/vertigo-symptoms-causes-treatment#1
- Vertigo – Causes – NHS Choices, http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Vertigo/Pages/Causes.aspx
- Acupuncture Relieves Dizziness and Vertigo – HealthCMi, http://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/1496-acupuncture-relieves-dizziness-and-vertigo