Test anxiety – we’ve all had it. But for some, it’s more than just an annoyance. It can be the difference between getting a good grade and a bad grade, regardless of how well you know the subject matter. These are the folks that need help. Acupuncture provides that help. Not only that, it’s superior to medications. Sure, you can pop a Xanax before a test and get some relief from your anxiety. But it’s not a good long-term solution. And there are side effects to medications. Acupuncture provides long term relief with no negative side effects.
Research: Acupuncture Helps Test Anxiety
A 2011 study investigated the effect of acupuncture as a treatment method for test anxiety. The results were impressive. Acupuncture dramatically reduced test anxiety in students. We have found this to be the case in our practice. We treat patients for anxiety all the time. It’s no different for students with situational anxiety from tests, sporting events or performances. They become more calm, are able to prepare and perform better, and get significantly better results.
The Study
This study was a single blind, randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial. Approval was obtained from a college to use students. A total of 14 students received acupuncture treatments. The experimental group received needle acupuncture treatments along the heart and pericardium meridians. The three points used for the Heart meridian were HT 4, HT 5, and HT 7. The three points treated along the Pericardium meridian were PC 4, PC 5, and PC 6.
The control group received a sham (fake) treatment in which points unrelated to any meridians were treated with needle acupuncture.
Test Anxiety Study Results
Fourteen subjects completed the study. No adverse events were reported. Data analysis showed significant change in test anxiety of the experimental group (p < 0.001) compared to the sham acupuncture group.
Test Anxiety Study Conclusion
This study showed that the experimental group had a significant reduction in test anxiety. Once again, research confirms what we see in our practice on a daily basis. Acupuncture reduces anxiety, including test anxiety, performance anxiety and sports competition anxiety.
In conclusion, if you or a loved one suffers from test anxiety, come and get acupuncture. It will make a world of difference.
Next Steps
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What our Clients are Saying
Acupuncture really helped my anxiety. I highly recommend Raleigh Acupuncture. Very professional, reasonably priced and focused on getting me better quickly. Thank you!
I came in for acupuncture highly skeptical that it would be able to help me. I’m an A-type personality and very wired. I feel like I’ve been anxious my entire life. My wife must have been secretly researching treatments for anxiety because last month she announced that I WOULD be trying acupuncture! She did well picking the practice, as the doctors at Acupuncture Associates were top notch. They explained how acupuncture worked to deal with anxiety and then set about doing it. Well, I wouldn’t be writing this letter if it didn’t work. So you know the outcome. Highly satisfactory! I’m still an A-type guy, but with a fraction of the anxiety. The feelings of dread that were constantly lingering around me are gone. In it’s place I feel a sense of peacefulness, albeit a wired peacefulness.
Ever since we moved to Raleigh I was feeling a great deal more anxiety. It was probably a combination of factors including the stress of the move, looking for work and possibly the weather. My chest would get uncomfortably tight and my heart would race throughout the day. I had taken medications in the past but didn’t want that again. Research on the web led me to Raleigh Acupuncture. They treated me for anxiety and after just one treatment I could feel the difference. I got 9 treatments and am completely better. I will continue coming because it makes me feel so good. I highly suggest acupuncture with them for the treatment of anxiety. It’s much more effective than medications.
I was feeling depressed and stressed because I didn’t like my job and didn’t know what to do with my life. I started taking Lexipro but it really affected my libido so I stopped taking it. I tried acupuncture because my husband said it helped him when he was depressed years earlier (before he met me!) I went to Raleigh Acupuncture and started treatments. They were really knowledgeable about Chinese medicine and explained how the body gets stuck in depression, and how the acupuncture gets the body unstuck. They really listened to me and helped me figure stuff out. I started feeling less depressed. Then I actually started getting more clear about what I wanted to do with my life career-wise. I decided to go back to school and now I’m almost done with my degree. I haven’t felt depressed at all since I was treated and I’m really excited about my life. I’m very grateful to them for being such great healers and such a great support to me when I really needed it.
I’ve had generalized anxiety for years and had been managing it fairly well. But then I lost my job and the anxiety really escalated. I started getting panic attacks every day and dreaded even getting in my car to drive. My sister suggested that I try acupuncture, so I did. I went to Raleigh Acupuncture and explained my situation. They said they treated this condition all the time with excellent results. I was stressed about money too, but they had reasonable fees. They treated me with acupuncture and herbs for the next two months. I know it helped, because my unemployment situation didn’t change but I stopped having panic attacks. Even my regular anxiety decreased – significantly. It’s like my whole body relaxed and things didn’t make me anxious as easily.
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