How Do Acupuncture Patches Work?

Although even now sometimes viewed with skepticism in the West, acupuncture as a healing medium has been used for more than 4000 years. The oldest known medical text   in the world still used today, The Canon of Medicine by Nei Jing describes the energy pathways or meridians along which the life waves travel.

A major breakthrough in the acceptance of acupuncture by Western medicine came in 1998 when researchers at  Fudan University were able to use an infrared spectrophotometer to for the first time prove that meridians do exist.

The basic theory behind Acupuncture is that when you are sick or in pain, the flow of energy is impeded and by means of acupuncture you can restore balance to the meridians by unblocking them and thus restoring the body to full health.

An exciting recent development is the innovative LifeWave acupuncture patch, a nanotechnology patch which works on the acupuncture meridians, to produce various health related effects.

The patches which have an FDA medical device listing, contain patented nano structured crystals which when activated by body heat start to oscillate, thereby producing specific currents which in turn transmit signals to the body.

The patches are placed on known acupuncture points where the skin has less than 1 sixth of the normal electrical resistance. The signals produced travel along the acupuncture meridians to the target organs where they produce the desired effect.

Acupressure patch technology is still really at an early stage so there are only a limited number of conditions for which there are available patches, but this technology is such a breakthrough that you can be certain many more will be developed.

Interestingly, the patches caused a furore when a number of members of the US swim team were seen wearing them resulting in an investigation by various doping agencies.Fortunately, because nothing actually enters the bloodstream, the agencies decided that no action needed to be taken. After that it became quite common to see elite athletes from various sports and even racehorses wearing the patches.

Current applications are; the temporary relief of pain, lessening of sleep problems, help with managing weight loss, anti aging and increased energy production.