Due to the overwhelming popularity of acupuncture among adults as a holistic and all-natural therapy, health conservationists and even doctors have started to consider its efficacy for pediatric patients. As per the inferences of several studies conducted in the recent times, acupuncture is fairly safe to use for treatment of various diseases in small kids.
Acupuncture, one of the most commonly used modalities of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), is growing in demand as a relief for migraines, pain and other ailments in children. So far, most pediatric acupuncture sessions on record have had mild to zero side effects. The ones in which the patients reported of side effects like mild pain, numbness or bruising usually had a amateur practitioner administering the therapy. Other falsely claimed issues such as nerve impairment or infections are either rare or do not exist at all.
To be honest, if you are trusting a properly licensed and registered TCM practitioner to treat your child with acupuncture, then you have absolutely nothing to worry about. This is because such an individual possesses the formal education and training about how to insert acupuncture needles at specific acupoints the right way. Besides that, they also know how to prime a kid before a session.
Any good TCM practitioner would know that something which involves pushing multiple needles halfway inside the skin of a child necessitates exercise of special skills. The young patient will need to be talked to throughout the session to coax away nervousness. In other words, the whole process would be like a lengthy courtship and demand a lot of patience from the practitioner.
In several parts of Australia, including Northern Beaches, acupuncture is being used for treating even serious pediatric ailments like musculoskeletal problems, abdominal pain, anxiety and digestive disorders. Its subsidiary, acupressure, has also been conjuncted with cancer treatment methods for children, to provide relief from the side effects.
As with any other kind of treatment, parents are always eager to know during the first time that whether acupuncture is safe or not for their children. In answer, practitioners like us can say that ‘it completely is, as long as the person offering the therapy is effectively trained and holds a license for their expertise.’
Northside Acupuncture is a Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic that specialises in treatment of various ailments, conditions and women’s health problems in Northern Beaches.
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