ABSTRACT: Stress factors impair physiological and psychological balance state of the individuals.
This situation can cause various diseases. Today, diseases caused by stress are
treated with methods like educational program for coping with stress, psychotherapy, drug
therapy. Recently, acupuncture treatment is added to these methods. Acupuncture treatment
effects to modulate various neurophysiologic mechanisms in during resistance period
of stress. This mechanism provides support for the person’s psychological state. Acupuncture
treatment increases the secretion of hormones such as endomorphine, beta endorphine,
enkephalin, serotonin and cortisol from central nervous system. Stress factors increase
endomorphin, beta endorphin, enkephalin, serotonin and oxytocin levels in the central
nervous system and plasma in the resistance period to stress. Acupuncture applications
increase the synthesis and release of endomorphin, beta endorphin, enkephalin, serotonin
and oxytocin from the central nervous system which strengthens the individual’s resistance
period to cope with stress. Therefore, method of acupuncture is also used in the treatment
of diseases caused by stress.
KEY WORDS: stress, acupuncture, beta endorphin, enkephalin, serotonin, oxytocin
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | March 7, 2014 |
Published in Issue | Year 2012 Volume: 16 Issue: 2 |