What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is an ancient healing art that originated in China more than several thousand years ago and gained exposure in America in 1971. By the insertion of fine needles into specific areas of the body (points), the needles are manipulated to stimulate corresponding meridians which conduct energy between the bodys surface and the internal organs to treat and prevent diseases and maintain health.
Traditional acupuncture is based on ancient Chinese theories of the flow of Qi (Energy) and Xue (Blood) through distinct meridians or pathways that cover the body somewhat like the nerves and blood vessels. Acupuncture is intended to promote health and alleviate pain and suffering. The method by which this is accomplished has been time tested over thousands of years and continues to be validated today.
Acupuncture is the careful insertion of hairfine thin needles into specific points on the body to stimulate the flow of a person’s Qi, or natural healing energy. Acupuncture needles are sterile. Most practitioners in the United States use disposable needles. These are very thin needles. After the insertion, a patient might feel a twinge of discomfort, which quickly subsides. Usually qi can be felt radiating from the point of insertion and further spreading throughout the body. Most patients feel very relaxed and some people fall asleep during treatment. Acupuncture stimulates the qi throughout the meridians that are interconnected internally. When there is disharmony or pain, qi has become blocked and stagnated. Acupuncture can relieve pain and clear such blockages throughout the network of meridians and collaterals of the body. Acupuncture promotes the free flow of qi throughout the body. When the qi is able to move unrestricted, healing balance and harmony are restored. After an acup
Through thousands of years of practice, acupuncture has evolved into a complete medical system that can diagnose, treat, and prevent illness. It is a safe, effective, and painless way to treat a wide variety of conditions. Acupuncture is based on an energetic model that encourages your body’s natural healing abilities. This health care system strengthens and improves overall function, enhances recuperative power and immunity, and so as to enable you to regain and keep physical and emotional health. The function of acupuncture is to ensure a continuous flow of vital life energy, called Qi. Qi circulates in human body through specific pathways called Meridians. When life-giving Qi flows smoothly through meridian pathways, it will nourish every cell, organ and tissue in your body. But if Qi becomes “backed up” in somewhere of your body, the Qi flowing to other areas will be restricted. Hindering the flow of Qi circulating within your meridian pathways can lead to pain and illness. An acup
Acupuncture is the insertion of very thin needles into the skin to balance the body’s energies and improve health. Health is restored by stimulating certain points on energy pathways, called meridians, to balance the flow of Qi (“chee”) and Blood. These points have been used for more than 2000 years to regulate the body’s flow of energy through the 12 major meridians that traverse the entire body. The meridians have specific spots, or acupuncture points, on the skin that are used like switches or gates to redirect energy flow to effectively treat many conditions. The meridian system can be likened to the irrigation channels seen in cranberry bogs or rice fields. The gates are opened or closed appropriately to drain or supplement a field that has too much or too little water. Recent technological and scientific advances have verified the locations of these points, which the Chinese have used for centuries. Acupuncture works by redistributing energy in the body to return it to a balanced
