Struggling with insomnia can be a frustrating and miserable experience. Oftentimes, it is difficult to find a routine that works at bedtime, and any medications that you might be able to take for the condition turn out to either be ineffective or so strong that you are overly tired and drowsy during the day as a result. What you may not know is that alternative medicine offers numerous treatment options that can help you better treat and manage your insomnia issues. Learn about some of these treatment options and you can start trying them as soon as possible.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture has been around for thousands of years in Asia, and over the years, has found its way into mainstream culture in the United States. This type of treatment has a philosophical basis in the idea that energy flows throughout the body. These energies that flow in the body (much like the blood flows in the body) help to ensure that everything within the body is running smoothly.
In other words, when the energies are flowing properly, your body is healthy. However, if any one of those energies in the body becomes blocked or otherwise disrupted, then health issues and various symptoms can arise.
When it comes to insomnia, several different energy types may be disrupted, including the energies responsible for the heart, liver, and spleen. Acupuncture points for these organs and systems are scattered throughout the body, either located near those organs directly or in points in the hands, feet, legs, and arms.
Going to an acupuncturist for your insomnia will involve the insertion of tiny needles into those aforementioned acupuncture points. The needles trigger the energy in the body to flow to the associated areas of the body. This helps to repair any issues going on, clear up energy blockages, and increase relaxation, all of which can help with insomnia.
Massage Therapy
Going to a massage therapist regularly can also help to relieve your insomnia issues. Oftentimes, tension, stress, and anxiety all contribute to insomnia and other sleep disturbances.
One of the main purposes of massage therapy is to relieve tension. Massage therapy focuses on tension carried in the muscles. This muscular tension can develop because of physical strain put on the body, but may also be caused by emotional and mental stress and tension.
Massage therapists use pressure, heat, aromatherapy, and more to get that tension out of the body, increasing overall relaxation and improving mood. Over time, regular therapeutic massage sessions can alleviate insomnia symptoms, allowing a person to get a good night's sleep more often than not.
Both of these alternative medicine options can help you better deal with your insomnia. Give one or both treatments a try today.
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