Getting acupuncture after surgery can help relieve postoperative pain. When you have less pain, you are able to start moving around and getting back to normal more quickly. In addition, less pain means fewer pain medications, many of which can cause nausea, vomiting, and itching. By decreasing postoperative pain, acupuncture helps reduce these side effects.
Here are some benefits of Acupuncture after Surgery:
1. Speed up healing time: Acupuncture restores circulation, bringing fresh blood and nutrients to the damaged tissue to be repaired and speeding up the healing time.
2. Release and prevents scar adhesions: Adhesions are like snags in the underlying fascia around the incision site. Acupuncture protocols never needle the scar directly but instead around and sometimes under the scar, the therapists can treat the area with needles around the scar and perform moxibustion or apply electricity directly to the area, this process will help to reconnect the tissues that were cut into during surgery. In doing so, acupuncture can bring back sensation to the affected area and help restore the normal functioning of the interconnected meridian system.
3. Integration of trauma: Because surgery is traumatic to the body, maximizing a person’s emotional and physical well-being is advantageous for a good post-surgical outcome. Additionally, acupuncture can also help with many other side effects of surgery, including postoperative nausea/vomiting, constipation, urinary retention, and headache.
