Acupuncture at Medical Center Hospital of the President’s Affairs Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Center for Restorative Treatment and Rehabilitation of Medical Center Hospital of the President’s Affairs Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan provides services of oriental medicine: acupuncture, Su-Jok therapy, cupping therapy (vacuum therapy), jar massage, moxibustion and leech therapy.

Dr.Saniya Iskakova, an experienced acupuncturist and leech therapy physician - a graduate of the International Beijing Medical University, a master’s student of the University of Chinese Traditional Therapy, who gained seven years of experience in a prestigious hospital in Beijing, provide treatment with the use of acupuncture. She is also fluent in Chinese and English.

Acupuncture is a type of treatment that comes from traditional Chinese medicine. Acupuncture needles through active points can influence the main conducting and controlling systems of the body. Biologically active points are located in areas with the most vessels and nerve endings, and there are more than a thousand of them in the human body. A certain point is associated with a particular organ and system of the body. 

Based on the patient’s complaints and assessment of his or her health condition, the groups of points to be affected by the needles are determined, thus maintaining an individualized approach to each patient, with a unique set of acupuncture points.

The range of diseases that can be treated with acupuncture is very wide:

1. Respiratory system diseases - acute and chronic bronchitis. Even such a formidable disease as bronchial asthma can be treated very well. It is generally believed that acupuncture is one of the most effective methods of treatment of bronchial asthma.

2. Cardiovascular system diseases. These diseases are considered as the most serious, but they can also be treated with acupuncture. It is effective for high and low blood pressure, angor pectoris, neurocirculatory asthenia.

3. Digestive system diseases. Gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, colitis, intestinal colic, liver and gallbladder diseases, pancreatic diseases are well treated by impact on biologically active points. As a result, appetite normalizes, digestion improves, and abdominal pain disappears.

4. Nervous system diseases. Acupuncture is especially effective for insomnia, neurasthenia, osteochondrosis, radicular pain, various pain syndromes, numbness of hands and feet. Headaches and dizziness are perfectly treated.

5. Kidneys and bladder diseases. Pyelonephritis, glomerulonephritis, cystitis, painful and frequent urination are well treated. Under the influence of acupuncture sessions, the kidneys are cleared of sand, i.e. prevention of urolithiasis.

6. Ear, throat, nose diseases. Effective treatment of acute and chronic runny nose, maxillary sinusitis, hearing loss, tinnitus, earache, nosebleeds, sore throats, sore throats.

7. Skin diseases. The method of acupuncture is successfully used for such diseases as neurodermatitis, eczema, skin itching.

8. Joint diseases. Acupuncture can relieve suffering in polyarthritis, deforming osteoarthritis, arthragra. As a result, pain is reduced and the volume of movement in the joints is increased.

9. Gynecological diseases. Very often acupuncture helps to cure such gynecological diseases as inflammation and pain in the ovaries, menstrual disorders and endometritis.

10. Allergic diseases. Acupuncture has a good effect in allergic diseases, which are now very widespread. These are such diseases as allergic runny nose, nettle rash, allergic conjunctivitis and others.