February 14, 2010
Thank you for choosing to read this paper, it was written specifically to be of aid to you. In understanding Acupuncture as an alternative method of treatment.
Trying acupuncture? for the first time. Acupuncture is type of holistic/alternative medicine that has been commonly practiced in the eastern part of the world for thousands of years.
Five thousand years ago, the intention of acupuncture was to prolong life. With many alternative medical techniques, the intention is to prevent rather than to cure a specific or general ailment.
The oldest recorded practice of acupuncture was over 5,000 years ago. Acupuncture needles are used to stimulate the nervious system which in turn trigers the feel of wellbeing in other parts of the body.
Nowadays more and more people are finding this long established therapy can offer an effective solution to all manner of today’s ills.Acupuncture is now accepted all over the world as a valid system of health care
Acupuncture is considered suitable for all ages including babies and children. Acupuncture treatment can be administered at the same time as other medicines. In general, acupuncture is believed to stimulate the nervous system and cause the release of neurochemical messenger molecules. The resulting biochemical changes influence the body’s homeostatic mechanisms, thus promoting physical and emotional wellbeing.
Acupuncture is widely considered to be beneficial for a range of illnesses and symptoms, from clearly defined complaints such as headaches, vomiting, neck ache, and back, rheumatic and dental pain, through to more general feelings of ill health such as nausea or low energy.
Although some western commentators question their credibility. But as new research begins to provide quantifiable evidence of traditional acupuncture’s efficacy and cost-effectiveness the popularity internationally is growing rapidly.
Traditional acupuncture’s supporting evidence is that it treats each patient individually. It focuses on all factors that contribute to complaint, not just the presenting symptoms
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June 6, 2009
Most people today live a quite unhealthy lifestyle which often results in the unavoidable occurence of health problems. Medical breakthroughs have been steady over the years, but people, especially Westerners, are now opening their minds, as well as bodies, to what can be considered non-Western health or therapy ideas. One popular alternative medicine is acupuncture therapy.
Acupuncture therapy, what exactly is it? The disturbing image that usually pops in our minds when we speak of acupuncture is that of the Chinese poking needles into their skins. Acupuncture, as a therapeutic method, traces its origin to ancient China which is why it is normally placed under traditional Chinese medicine.
Acupuncture Therapy 101
Acupuncture therapy is often times considered by some people as an ineffective healing method simply because it does not make sense to them. So, to shed light on the perennial question of what is acupuncture to the uninformed, here are a few basics to know about acupuncture:
- Acupuncture therapy utilizes fine filiform needles being inserted into specific points in the body, either for general healing purposes or specific for pain relief. These meridians are specific points in the body where life energy (qi) flows are situated.
- Acupuncture points, most of the times, are located in the twelve main meridians that correspond to vital body organs like the kidney, liver or lungs. Acupuncture can be effective in treating a range of health problems.
- Owing to its Oriental beginnings as well as lack of anatomical or histological basis for its medical claims, acupuncture therapy it has been attacked by Western scientists and doctors. Some consider it as a mere myth; however, several studies have shown that it is indeed an effective treatment of some health conditions.
- Acupuncture therapy places an emphasis on the free flow of blood and qi. Qi is difficult to translate in the English language but it can be viewed as a form of life energy. When certain body parts experience excessive or deficient levels of qi, sometimes there is stagnation of qi in the body. Acupuncture therapy is used as a technique to balance the qi excess or deficiency by promoting its free flow and either draining it if there is an excess or replenishing it if there is a deficiency.
Traditional Chinese medicine looks at health as a symbiosis of yin and yang in the body. Yin and yang, which are contrasting forces that work together, can be compared to dark and light, male and female, or high and low. Acupuncture therapy in the Western world then becomes a blending of the East and the West, yin and yang, thus making it an intriguing healing art. Some initially considered it as a mere myth (and some may still find it as such) but, over the years, it has been scientifically researched. In fact, acupuncture therapy has been efficient in the treatment of several health conditions in the Western world.