exploringalternativemedicines.com » acupuncture http://exploringalternativemedicines.com/blog Seperating the myths and the facts about the different types of Alternative Medicines, their methods and techniques. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:36:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Practice of Acupuncture: Did He Say Needles! http://exploringalternativemedicines.com/blog/the-practice-of-acupuncture-did-he-say-needles.html http://exploringalternativemedicines.com/blog/the-practice-of-acupuncture-did-he-say-needles.html#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:39:12 +0000 ExploringAltMeds http://exploringalternativemedicines.com/blog/?p=16

While Acupuncture may seem almost barbaric to most western observers, it is in fact more firmly established and much older than any of the western style medical treatments available today. This 5000 year old medical procedure has had a lot more development and study than any of the most trusted medical treatments in existence.

There are six commonly used types of acupuncture needles. Each of these types varies in size and shape; some have wider shafts, some have differently shaped heads. The needles are inserted at different angles to the skin surface; the different angles produce different effects in the body. The practitioner then applies a special technique to the needle: rotation, raising and thrusting, a combination of these two techniques, or vibration. Like the type of needle, insertion point and angle of insertion, the type of technique used depends on the desired effect.


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The father of Chinese Medicine Shen Nung, is credited as being the first person to have theorized about circulation in the human body. His theories were compiled approximately 5000 years ago, and led to the development of acupuncture.

Shen Nung developed the idea of the QI, an energy force that flows through the human body. This energy force travels through channels called meridians which run all through the body. The theory is that when the QI is not flowing correctly, the human body experiences illness. This incorrect flow can be caused by blocked meridians which causes unbalanced QI. In order to reestablish the flow of QI, certain points of the skin must be manipulated. These points are accessed through the insertion of needles into the skin, a practice known as acupuncture.


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The very idea of having a needle, or worse, many needles inserted into their skin for any length of time sounds like torture to many people. But there is a good reason for the popularity and staying power of this alternative medicine practice. It has worked for more than 5000 years, and it continues to improve the wellbeing of those who undergo the treatments.

Acupuncture is the Chinese alternative medical practice of inserting very small needles into the skin in very strategic places. These locations where the needles are inserted are specially chosen for their effect on specific parts of a person’s physiology. Sometimes acupuncture needles also work with electricity to induce physiological benefits of the particular points. Often another alternative therapy called Moxibustion is used with acupuncture. This involves the burning of herbs to elicit physiological benefits. Acupressure is also based on the same principles as acupuncture and is sometimes used in conjunction with acupuncture.


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