Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a tradition of the East Asian medical systems. It has been practiced in Asia for more than 2,000 years and has been adapted over the last few hundred years in Europe and the Americas.
With acupuncture, sterile, single-use, very fine needles (often as thin as a single hair) are inserted into specific points on the body that are known to alleviate pain and treat various mental and emotional conditions. Nothing is injected into the body when the needles are inserted. There is often minimal or no pain.
According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory, by stimulating acupuncture points, the flow of energy within the body is harmonized and health can be restored. The primary goal of acupuncture therapy is to restore the body’s balance. Conventional medicine refers to this balance as homeostasis.
Imbalances are common and can occur in one or more body systems. TCM associates these systems with organ names, such as liver, kidney, lung and pericardium, whereas conventional medicine refers to these as the circulatory, nervous, musculoskeletal and endocrine systems. The mechanism underlying acupuncture’s effects are being explored and potentially include mediating autonomic nervous system signals.
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