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Acupuncture
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As the key component of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). acupncture has been practiced in China for more than 3500 years. Acupuncture has recently grown in popularity in North American since 1971, when New York Times reporter James Reston wrote about his experience of acupuncture treatment in China. Recent "natural therapy movement" has made acupuncture a rising star in healthcare system, and conventional medical doctors start to prescribe acupuncture as complementary therapy to their conventional treatments. |
According to a 2002 National Health Interview Survey, the largest and most comprehensive survey of alternative medicine use in the states, an estimated 8.2 million U.S. adults had ever used acupuncture, and about 2.1 million U.S. adults had used acupuncture in the previous year.
Acupuncture is practiced on the basis of harmony of Yin and Yang within TCM system. According to acupuncture medical theory, the major pathological change in your body is abnormal state of Qi (Energy) and Blood, which is resulted from infections, injuries, negative emotions, poor lifestyle, genetic factors. etc. Acupuncture medicine is to correct the abnormal state through the stimulation of a distinct system called Meridians. These meridians function as pathways distributing Energy, Blood and other essential element to the whole body as well as routes of acupuncture stimuli transmission and pathogens invading the body. As dynamic homeostasis of a meridian is altered, some clinical signs will emerge. About 670 acupuncture points on these meridians are gates of positive and negative energy exchange as well as of acupuncture stimulation. By activating these points, an acupuncturist is able to regulate Qi and Blood flow in order to correct disharmony of Yin and Yang, thus to reach optimal health state.
To date, the treatment spectrum of acupuncture range has been widely extended from general medical problems to drug addiction and facial skin rejuvenation. Although scientists have found acupuncture medicine hard to understand, a number of clinical and basic studies on acupuncture have shed light on the mechanisms of action. Nevertheless, promising clinical benefits are only proofs that acupuncture works.
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