針灸可改善憂鬱症 - 憂鬱症

之前我的針灸老師提到一個案例，是個有憂鬱症的女孩，剛來診所時，表情木訥，眼神呆滯，不願和任何人互動
之後她每星期來針灸一個小時，半年後，開始可以輕鬆地跟四周人互動

雖然不知道她的憂鬱症是否有完全好，但她的改善很明顯

或許有需要的人可以考慮每星期去針灸一次，持續半年，應會有改善

針灸據研究可以刺激中樞神經的神經元分泌內分肽，內分肽除了有陣痛效果外，也可讓人產生快樂的感覺

很多人都期待針灸兩三次就治好，這是不可能的，這就跟吃藥一樣，不可能吃一次藥就好
所以針灸也是要經過長時間的治療，才會見到成效，尤其是對付憂鬱症這種慢性病


以下出自大英百科:
endorphin, any of a group of opiate proteins with pain-relieving properties
that are found naturally in the brain. The main substances identified as
endorphins include the enkephalins, beta-endorphin, and dynorphin, which were
discovered in the 1970s by Roger Guillemin and other researchers. Endorphins
are distributed in characteristic patterns throughout the nervous system,
with beta-endorphin found almost entirely in the pituitary gland.

Endorphins have been found to be clearly involved in the regulation of pain;
even the analgesic effects of acupuncture treatments may be attributable to
them. Such substances are also believed to have some relation to appetite
control, the release of sex hormones through the pituitary, and the adverse
effects of shock. There is strong evidence that endorphins are connected with
“pleasure centres” in the brain. Knowledge about the behaviour of the
endorphins and their receptors in the brain has implications for the
treatment of opiate addictions and chronic pain disorders.

翻譯:

內啡肽，一組具有鎮痛作用的阿片類蛋白質中的任何一種，天然存在於大腦中。 被確定
為內啡肽的主要物質包括腦啡肽、β-內啡肽和強啡肽，它們是在 1970 年代由 Roger
Guillemin 和其他研究人員發現的。 內啡肽以特有的模式分佈在整個神經系統中，β-內
啡肽幾乎完全存在於腦垂體中。已發現內啡肽明顯參與疼痛的調節；

甚至針灸治療的鎮痛作用也可能歸因於它們。 這些物質也被認為與食慾控制、通過腦垂體釋放性激素以
及休克的不利影響有一定關係。

有強有力的證據表明，內啡肽與大腦中的“愉悅中心”有關。

了解內啡肽及其受體在大腦中的行為對治療鴉片成癮和慢性疼痛疾病具有重要意
義。

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