{"id":1735,"date":"2023-08-10T15:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balanceatx.com\/?p=1735"},"modified":"2023-08-10T20:41:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T20:41:13","slug":"how-fascia-explains-acupuncture-effectiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balanceatx.com\/how-fascia-explains-acupuncture-effectiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"How Fascia Explains Acupuncture"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1735\" class=\"elementor elementor-1735\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5c6907 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5c6907\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b45d767\" data-id=\"b45d767\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1761661 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1761661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>It is an exciting time to be in the field of acupuncture and integrative medicine because there is so much attention being put into understanding <em><strong>why<\/strong><\/em> acupuncture works and <em><strong>how<\/strong><\/em> we can use it best.<\/p><p><em><strong>The area of research that is showing the most promise in explaining how acupuncture works is research investigating the fascia.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>Fascia is the connective tissue that surrounds, supports, cushions, and connects all of the muscles, bones and organs in your body. It is highly vascularized (lots of blood vessels), with well developed lymphatic channels and has approximately 250 million sensory nerve endings leading\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9143136\/\">many researchers to propose that it is essentially our largest sense organ given its immense surface area and importance in allowing us to understand where we are in space.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>And this highly connected tissue, rich in blood vessels and nerve endings, can become stuck, inflamed or otherwise altered to the point where the body can start to exhibit multi-system symptoms like pain, digestive issues, <a href=\"https:\/\/balanceatx.com\/womens-health-fertility\/\"><strong>menstrual disorders<\/strong><\/a>, balance issues, headaches, anxiety and more.<\/p><p>Enter Acupuncture &amp; Chinese Medicine: An approach to health and human performance that diagnoses based on\u00a0<em><strong>patterns of symptoms<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0affecting the whole body and mind and treats with this understanding in mind. Fascia gives a very realistic framework by which we can understand how an acupuncture point in your hand can effect your head or your digestion or why my most effective point for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/balanceatx.com\/austin-pain-relief\/\">migraine headaches<\/a><\/strong> is on your foot!<\/p><p><strong>Pretty cool, right?!<\/strong><\/p><p>I certainly think so, and I clearly see the value in understanding this better so we can leverage our understanding to learn how to make an even bigger difference in your health and happiness.<\/p><p>Let me know if you have any questions about fascia, Chinese Medicine or anything else by emailing me at <a href=\"mailto:info@balanceatx.com\"><strong>info@balanceatx.com<\/strong><\/a> or bringing it up next session. I look forward to exploring this all with you!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fascia is the connective tissue that holds and connects every tissue in your body, and may be the primary reason for why acupuncture works for so many conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1738,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,63],"tags":[102,17,32,22,175,150,174,76,80],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Fascia Explains Acupuncture - Balance Wellness Acupuncture + Herbal Medicine - Austin, TX<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/balanceatx.com\/how-fascia-explains-acupuncture-effectiveness\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Fascia Explains Acupuncture - 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