{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/how-are-concussions-treated\/#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/how-are-concussions-treated\/","headline":"How Are Concussions and Brain Injuries Treated With Acupuncture?","name":"How Are Concussions and Brain Injuries Treated With Acupuncture?","description":"[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ header_text_color=”#232323″ header_font_size=”65px” sticky_enabled=”0″]HOW ACUPUNCTURE TREATS CONCUSSION AND BRAIN INJURY[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/acupuncture-for-brain-injury.jpg” alt=”Mri brain 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Clinic","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/WBC_Large_Logo.png","url":"https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/WBC_Large_Logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/How-Acupuncture-Treats-Concussion-and-Brain-Injury.png","url":"https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/How-Acupuncture-Treats-Concussion-and-Brain-Injury.png","height":1186,"width":2330},"url":"https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/how-are-concussions-treated\/","about":["Allergies, Asthma, Colds & Flu","Car Accidents","Sports Injuries","Stress & Anxiety"],"wordCount":652,"articleBody":"\t\t\t[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ header_text_color=”#232323″ header_font_size=”65px” sticky_enabled=”0″]HOW ACUPUNCTURE TREATS CONCUSSION AND BRAIN INJURY[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/wellbridgeclinic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/acupuncture-for-brain-injury.jpg” alt=”Mri brain with headache.” title_text=”Mri brain with headache.” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]Your brain is a fascinating, complicated central processor made up of roughly\u00a0100\u00a0billion neurons!\u00a0\u00a0Traumatic brain injuries\u00a0(TBI\u2019s), commonly referred to as\u00a0concussions, have gained increasing medical attention recently to quickly diagnose and treat patients and prevent longer duration symptoms and disabilities.\u00a0\u00a0Acupuncture\u00a0plays a pivotal role in treating brain injuries by immediately regulating brain function, reducing neural inflammation, and stabilizing unexpected mood swings as the brain heals.\u00a0 Public awareness campaigns by the CDC (the\u00a0Head\u2019s Up program), clinicians, and athletic trainers are all aiming to increase public awareness to help us all identify signs of concussion earlier.\u00a0 All for good reason too, injuries to the brain are often downplayed and shrugged off but if not correctly treated serious problems in concentration, mood, memory, and pain perception can echo for months to years.Acupuncture\u00a0can significantly reduce the time of healing and decrease many of the uncomfortable symptoms. \u00a0Research has demonstrated that electro-acupuncture quickly\u00a0increases blood flow to the brain\u00a0[1],[2]\u00a0while simultaneously\u00a0clears swelling around the brain\u00a0[3].\u00a0 Acupuncture also significantly reduces TNF-\u03b1 (tumor necrosis factor-alpha) that reduces the inflammatory response around the brain\u00a0[4].\u00a0 Electro-acupuncture along the scalp has been shown to increase proteins and enzymes around the neurons of the brain to\u00a0promote nerve regeneration\u00a0and\u00a0slow the degradation of brains cells\u00a0from inflammation\u00a0[5].Brain injuries are often caused by an abrupt trauma to the head, either a sudden impact that shakes the brain within the skull, or an abrupt violent movement of the head that twists and distort neurons. \u00a0\u00a0Most common causes we see in the clinic are car accidents and sports injuries.\u00a0 On-the-job concussions are very prevalent also, but unfortunately, often ignored so as to not disrupt workflow.\u00a0 The \u201cshake it off mentality\u201d does have long term consequences.\u00a0 It\u2019s important to understand that there are less obvious signs of concussion than loss of consciousness or immediate headache.\u00a0 Symptoms of dizziness, nausea, anxiety or depression, and sleep disturbances can last for weeks to months after a concussion.At\u00a0The WellBridge Clinic, we help identify the severity and specific type of concussion as part of our intake process to best direct the course of treatment. If you or anyone you know has experienced a brain injury,\u00a0acupuncture will help reestablish normal brain function.[1]\u00a0\u201cChanges in Regional Cerebral Blood Flow and Glucose Metabolism Following Electroacupuncture at LI 4 and LI 11 in Normal Volunteers,\u201d The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, vol. 15, No. 10 Original Articles, Young-Sil An, Sang-Kwan Moon, In-Kyu Min, and Deog-Yoon Kim[2]\u00a0\u201cDifferent modes of manual acupuncture stimulation differentially modulate cerebral blood flow velocity, arterial blood pressure and heart rate in human subjects\u201d Neuroscience Letters, Volume 337, Feb 2003, Pages 117, M. B\u00e4cker, M.G. Hammes, M. Valet, M. Deppe, B. Conrad, T.R. T\u00f6lle, G. Dobos[3]\u00a0\u201cAcupuncture and Neuroregeneration in Ischemic Stroke.\u201d Neural Regen Res 2018;13:573-83, Chang QY, Lin YW, Hsieh CL.[4]\u00a0\u201cAnti-inflammatory effects of acupuncture stimulation via the vagus nerve,\u201d PLoS ONE, vol. 11, no. 3, 2016, H.-D. Lim, M.-H. Kim, C.-Y. Lee, and U. Namgung.[5]\u00a0\u201cAcupuncture induces the proliferation and differentiation of endogenous neural stem cells in rats with traumatic brain injury,\u201d\u00a0Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2016, S. Jiang, W. Chen, Y. Zhang et al., Article ID 2047412, 8 pages, 2016.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\t\t\t\t"}