| Acupuncture
literally means 'needle piercing," the practice of inserting
very fine needles into the skin to stimulate specific anatomic
points in the body (called acupoints) for therapeutic purposes.
Along with the usual method of puncturing the skin with the fine
needles, the practitioners also use heat, pressure, friction,
suction or impulses of electromagnetic energy to stimulate the
points. The acupoints are stimulated to balance the movement
of energy (qi) in the body to restore health.
Acupuncture involves stimulating.
In the past 40 years acupuncture has become a well-known,
reasonably available treatment in developed and developing
countries. Acupuncture is used to regulate or correct
the flow of qi to restore health. To really understand how
acupuncture works, it is necessary to become familiar
with the basics of Chinese philosophy. The philosophies
of the Dao or Tao, yin and yang, the eight principles,
the three treasures and the five elements are all fundamental
to traditional Chinese acupuncture and its specific
role in helping to maintain good health and a person's
well-being.
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