Acupuncture For Intracranial Hypertension

Intracranial hypertension is the general term for the neurological disorders in which cerebrospinal fluid or CSF pressure within the skull is too high. Old names for intracranial hypertension include Benign Intracranial Hypertension and Pseudotumor Cerebri. The Intracranial Hypertension Research Foundation is the only non-profit organization in the world devoted to supporting the clinical research of chronic intracranial hypertension. People also provide assistance, education, and encouragement for individuals with chronic intracranial hypertension, their families and medical professionals.

The mission is to discover why intracranial hypertension happens, along with modern, effective treatments. The ultimate goal is to find a treatment. Usually people suffer from disorders when energy gets stuck in the meridians. When the needles are inserted into the specific points along the meridian lines, the balanced flow of energy in the body is restored. Acupuncture works effectively in intracranial hypertension because the needles stimulate the release of pain-relieving endorphins into the body, influences the release of neurotransmitters and also enhances the working of autonomic nervous systems. By influencing the electrical currents in the body, acupuncture in intracranial hypertension also improves blood circulation throughout the body.

The acupuncture therapy in intracranial hypertension provides acupuncture-training courses to all practitioners. These processes help people with intracranial hypertension them to perform various acupuncture treatments to reduce diseases in human beings. The acupuncture therapy helps the acupuncturists to perform a number of treatments like acupuncture with needles and acupuncture without needles. Acupuncture with needles include curing disorders like Intracranial hypertension, head and neck pains, migraines, cervical spondylitis, Azoospermia, genitor-urinary systems like bed-wetting in children, laryngitis, earache, depression, arthritis, deafness, schizophrenia and skin disorders like Acne, psoriasis, and falling hair. Sometimes the needles are electrified to produce better effects. This also in turn helps in curing smoking, alcoholism and drug addictions.

Benign intracranial hypertension is actually a disease of the brain. Benign intracranial hypertension is characterized by increased pressure in the brain without any evidence of any neural pathology by imaging studies. Benign intracranial hypertension is also characterized by common cerebrospinal fluid, the fluid that surrounds the entire central nervous system, including brain and spinal cord content. Treatment of benign intracranial hypertension actually needs multiple team approach, including ophthalmologist, neurologist, neurosurgeon and general practitioners. Diet can either be achieved on patient of intracranial hypertension self-discipline alone or with the help of medications and surgery. There have been positive improvements on signs and symptoms where patients have lost significant amount of weight. Traditionally, diuretics have been used in the treatment of intracranial hypertension besides acupuncture. However, it has significant side effects in intracranial hypertension treatment like unpleasant taste with carbonated drinks, altered taste sensation, etc. Otherwise, other diuretics such as thiazides, frusemide, spironolactone, and triamterene can be used but with varying results. Steroids can be used to treat intracranial hypertension to reduce the pressure in the brain rapidly but they are not suitable for long-term use.

A persistent headache in intracranial hypertension can be treated by standard pain relief medications. Surgery is indicated for visual loss or worsening visual changes due to the intracranial hypertension. Doctors aim to reduce the pressure that compresses on the nerve in the eye that is responsible for normal vision.

• Cassandra Bagley
• 24/12/2008, 8:59 PM
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