Pros and Cons of Electronic Acupuncture
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The principle behind electronic acupuncture is to cause further stimulation to the precisely located acupuncture points by using small electrical currents that are applied directly to the needles inserted into the skin. In the traditional method, stimulation of the body’s qi is done thorough twisting, withdrawing, and reinserting by the acupuncturist or practitioner. Electronic acupuncture, on the other hand, does this more differently, wherein fatigue of the acupuncturist is remarkably reduced, enabling him or her to treat numerous patients simultaneously.
Electronic acupuncture equipment is fundamentally comprised of an a.c. signal generator transformer attached to a multiple output jacks with one pair of probes (at the least). The device would have a plug to engage any of the mentioned output jacks enabling selection between various frequencies and waveshapes of electrical current; likewise to individually adjust and measure the signal height at every output jack. A timer feature would provide automatic turn off of the device based on preset therapy time.
There are currently various types of products and brands of this electronic acupuncture device. Self-portable, hand-held electronic acupuncture equipment for instance, is among these types. Specifically, this device includes:
• hand-holdable casing with an outer surface casing,
• probe to supply current into the skin,
• coil spring for inclining the probe out of the respective casing,
• locating electrical current supply,
• therapeutic current supply (with adjustable tone or relax mode),
• switch assembly for selective supply of locating or therapeutic current to designated probe,
• contact members on the outer surface of the casing that completes electrical circuit of the equipment, and
• switch control.
Research conducted on electronic acupuncture only proved the equipment’s noteworthy advantages over the conventional needle acupuncture.
The traditional needle acupuncture basically involves the insertion of needles into the various pre-located or pre-determined treatment or acupuncture points. This part of the entire procedure however, depends on the type of illness being treated; an apparent invasive process that none would want to bear going through.
Furthermore, the placing of the needles is considerably troublesome, extremely critical even for both the acupuncturist and patient. Based on current research, a standard treatment point is only a half mm across (equivalent to 1/50 of an inch). Plus, the level of skill required in locating acupuncture is considerably high. Even the smallest or slightest error of judgment or positioning can consequently mean a missed latent point and ensuing treatment less efficient therefore unsuccessful.
Generally, skillful and precise needle acupuncture can possibly achieve beyond than a 90% healing effectiveness. However, the treatment can even be more effective when provided to an affected patient on a regular basis for a given series of weeks. Often, a sophisticated, daily treatment is normally impractical among the majority of the people. This is simply because most of these high-quality treatment are costly and given in relatively long periods. Besides, none would certainly want the thought of getting punctured every day with long thin needles.
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