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As a mainstay of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupuncture studies the body's vital energy or "Qi." When healthy, free-flowing Qi becomes blocked, illness or disease may be present. An acupuncturist uses fine needles to stimulate points on the body and positively influence the flow of Qi to promote good health. While acupuncture... more »
The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes acupuncture, the ancient healing art of inserting thin needles into predefined spots on the body as a viable alternative medicine. Licensed practitioners treat patients seeking pain relief and other health concerns. According to SpineUniverse.com, acupuncture is safe and relatively... more »
Many people are quick to dismiss acupuncture as useless because it is a form of traditional treatment, instead of being associated with modern medicine. Others may be interested in the practice but fear it because it is based on the use of many needles, inserted into the skin. If you have ever wanted to try acupuncture, don't worry.... more »
Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese healing technique that has grown to wide acceptance in the West. Acupuncture, using special needles, unblocks ch'i (energy) throughout the body. Practitioners often recommend herbal therapies and lifestyle changes to complement wellness. Acupuncture is recognized by the National Institutes of Health... more »
Acupuncture has been practiced for over 5,000 years. This alternative medicine, which originated in China, still has many misconceptions surrounding it in spite of its long history. Many people fear the unknown, and acupuncture is definitely a largely unknown alternative medical practice in modern society. Basically, acupuncture is a... more »
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Acupuncture is the procedure of inserting and manipulating filiform needles into various points on the body to relieve pain or for therapeutic purposes."Dorlands">Acupuncture: the Chinese practice of piercing specific areas of the body along peripheral nerves with fine needles to relieve pain, induce surgical anesthesia, and for therapeutic purposes. Dorlands Pocket Medical Dictionary, 25th ed. W. B. Saunders Co., 1995. ISBN 0-7216-5738-9 The word acupuncture comes from the Latin acus, "needle", and pungere, "to prick". In Standard Mandarin, acupuncture is called 針砭 (zhēnbiān), or a related word, 針灸 (zhēnjiǔ), which refers to acupuncture together with moxibustion.ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary edited by John DeFrancis, as used in version 3.4.1 According to traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture points are situated on meridians along which qi (a "life energy"), flows. Modern acupuncture texts present them as ideas that are useful in clinical practice and continue to inform the practice of acupuncture,"Bensky Shanghai p.35" />Cheng, 1987, p. 53. but there is no evidence to support their existence and they have not been reconciled with contemporary knowledge about biology, physics or chemistry. TorT52>Singh & Ernst, 2008, p. .Mann/>
The earliest written record of acupuncture is the Chinese text Shiji (史記, En read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acupuncture
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