🌿 How Does Electroacupuncture Help Relieve Pain?

Infographic explaining how electroacupuncture helps relieve pain by stimulating endorphin release and modulating opioid pathways through different frequencies. Based on recent clinical research from Zhou et al., 2022.

🌿 How Electroacupuncture (EA) Helps Your Body Relieve Pain — Backed by Science

💡 Your body already knows how to manage pain — we just help activate it.

Modern research shows that electroacupuncture (EA), which uses gentle electrical pulses through acupuncture needles, can naturally trigger your body’s own painkillers — called endorphins and opioid-like peptides. The type of pain relief depends on how we use the frequency and intensity.

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🔹 1. Low Frequency (2 Hz): Endorphin Boost

A groundbreaking study in 1979 showed that slow, gentle pulses (2 Hz) helped mice release natural endorphins — and this relieved pain.

🔸 When blocked with a medicine that stops opioid action, the pain relief disappeared — confirming it’s an endorphin-based effect.

> 👉 Great for chronic pain, muscle tension, and stress-related aches.

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🔹 2. High Frequency (100 Hz): Another Kind of Relief

Another study in humans found that faster pulses (100 Hz) didn't increase endorphins but released a different natural chemical called dynorphin — also a powerful pain reliever, but through a different system.

> 👉 Helpful for sharp, acute pain and nerve irritation.

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🔹 3. Post-Surgery Recovery: Less Need for Drugs

A clinical trial showed that women who had EA after abdominal surgery needed far less opioid medication:

High-intensity EA reduced painkiller use by 65%

Low-intensity EA helped reduce it by 34%

Even light stimulation had a calming benefit

> 👉 This means faster recovery, less nausea or drowsiness, and more comfort.

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💬 What This Means for You:

> Whether you’re recovering from surgery, dealing with chronic pain, or just want a natural way to manage discomfort — EA can help your body do what it’s designed to do: heal and restore balance.

✅ Scientifically backed

✅ Drug-free

✅ Customised to your needs