WAY OF REGULATION OF PAIN BY ACUPUNCTURE

The pain sensation actually drives from any part of the body to thalamus part of the brain which actually brings pain.The pain actually travlels by a particular mechanism called as Gate.When acupuncture is given the Gate part is being bombarded with too much impulses which actually closes and decreases the impulses of pain from reaching the brain part.The process is called as Gate Control Theory.The other mechanism is the morphine similar type of substance such as rise in endorphins and enkephalins in the body.Which block the ability to prevent pain.