What is Acupuncture/Oriental Medicine?
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is a 5,000 year old system of medicine. It is a comprehensive system of health care that offers patients treatments for illness and promotes optimum health and quality of health. There are many modalities of treatment in Oriental Medicine; Acupuncture and Herbal medicine being the most popular or familiar ! Oriental Medicine is understanding of human beings sees no separation between body, mind and spirit; they are perceived as a whole and interconnected. Each organ is believed to have an expression on the physical, emotional and spiritual level. The concept of QI (pronounced CHEE) is very important in Oriental Medicine. Qi is considered, LIFE FORCE, the energy that powers the body, mind and spirit! Qi circulates through 14 major pathways or meridians, each of which have specific internal branches to the organs.
