International Acupuncture Day – Tucuman Public Health Department

The festival is celebrated on October 24 and was established during the 2011 Brazilian Academic Acupuncture Conference. A year ago, UNESCO included acupuncture on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

On this occasion, Dr. Mauricio Bejara, Head of the Acupuncture Department of Avellaneda Hospital, said that the purpose of celebrating this day is to create awareness about good and noble techniques that are beneficial to human health. “Acupuncture is used in the West to treat pain, thereby improving joint and muscle pain, but it can also benefit other conditions such as respiratory disease, gastritis and other conditions, improving patients’ quality of life,” he explains.

The professional said that the focus of the day, held at the Avilaneda Hospital, was on managing people’s energy, that is, finding harmony and establishing healthy connections with other people. «Dr. Guillermo Alonso is the founder and administrator of the acupuncture service in 1991 and we strive to carry on his legacy. In addition, I would like to emphasize that during the day we also discussed the elderly and Dr. Olga Fernandez talked about how to age in a healthy, healthy and strong way,” said the head of the service while inviting the community. Proximity Effect machines, who work from 7am to 1pm to arrange consultation days.

Fernando José, a patient at the acupuncture service, said he went there because he had severe knee pain and was unable to walk. “I started treatment and soon I saw an improvement in my pain, was able to move around and felt more confident. At the same time, I was very stressed and worried I would become depressed, but with acupuncture I was able to recover.” José said he also said acupuncture helped him recover from COVID-19 and the accident. .

«I am very grateful for this service that is public and rarely disseminated. I am infinitely grateful for this high-quality assistance, because not only is the knowledge and application of the technology available, but society can also use it, for which I will always be grateful,” José concluded.

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