Stress is a big part of everyone's life.
It is something that needs to be managed and relieved.
Chronic stress can cause many problems like high blood pressure and depression, just to name two.
Acupuncture is a relatively new treatment for stress management.
It is normally used for pain relief and to manage chronic conditions.
What exactly is acupuncture? Acupuncture is the act of inserting very, very thin needles into your skin.
These very thin needles are placed along the lines where your energy flows through your body.
When you have a problem, this flow of energy is blocked.
The blockage can cause the problem or it can happen the other way around, the problem can cause the blockage.
The needles are inserted into these particular blocked spaces to open them up and let the energy flow freely again, thus relieving your stress or pain.
Stress can cause many different problems with your energy flow.
Stress puts the body in a fight or flight mode, meaning that the body will neglect some systems to survive.
Generally, this is a temporary condition.
However, people who suffer from a chronic stress condition are stuck in this situation and it becomes permanent.
Using acupuncture, the proper flow of energy alleviates the stress and the anxiety.
The World Health Organization has published a list of around thirty conditions that acupuncture has been proven to treat.
Some of these disorders are stress-related and therefore it is believed that because acupuncture can relieve stress, it can also treat these conditions effectively:

• Depression
• Headaches
• Disorders of the face and jaw
• Lower back pain
• Neck pain
• High blood pressure

It is well-known that acupuncture gives the immune system a boost which can be damaged by stress.
Because stress causes an imbalance in the body, acupuncture returns balance to the body by stimulating the energy lines, or meridians.
The needles act to open up the blockage for the body's energy to flow again.
As more energy is flowing through the body, the muscles relax and there is improved cardiovascular health, which in turn leads to less stress.
Acupuncture stimulates your body to release endorphins into the bloodstream and these endorphins are actually anti-stress hormones.
It lets the body heal itself by allowing more energy to flow.
If you have chronic stress, you may want to give acupuncture a try.
It is definitely a stress management technique whose time has come again.