How does acupuncture work to fight illness?
Practitioners use hair-thin flexible needles to activate the body’s acupuncture points or “energy centers.” Acupuncture is based on the idea that illness erupts from an imbalance in the body’s energy flow. The Chinese discovered that these imbalances could be corrected by engaging acupuncture points, thus alleviating symptoms. Current research suggests that acupuncture points are closely related to the nervous system.
