Acupuncture
A Great Solution for Releasing Tension and Pain
Needles are generally used for sewing clothes and garments or even for syringes. A syringe was once the closest form of needle that would go through a person’s skin. But now, people deliberately allow other people to poke needles through certain points and areas of their body. This is because of the popularity of the acupuncture method. The main purpose of acupuncture therapy is to uphold the person’s health and assuage any pain or suffering being felt. As unbelievable as it may seem, the acupuncture method has been tried and tested over the years. As a matter of fact, it is still a valid practice to date.
The point of view of an acupuncturist (the person applying acupuncture) about health and sickness focuses on energetic balance or imbalance and vital energy. Similar to how a typical medical doctor watches the blood flowing in the blood vessels or messages being transmitted through the body’s nervous system, the acupuncturist measures the distribution and flow of said vital energy through the pathways that are called channels or meridians. The acupuncturist is capable of influencing sickness through the stimulation of chosen areas along the meridians. The traditional procedure of acupuncture is one where the area or acupuncture points are stimulated with needles. Nowadays, however, there are several forms of stimulation that are being used such as electricity, laser beams, magnets and herbs. Whatever is used for stimulation, its aim is still singular and that is to adjust the vital energy so that the right amount of this energy reaches the right place at the right time. This will then result to the body’s self-healing.
Acupuncture is included in the many forms of therapy included in the lucid system of medical healing that is known as Oriental Medicine. The Oriental Medicine system contains several practices such as dietetics, herbology, physical therapy and some of the special exercises (e.g. Qi Gong and Tai Chi). It is a complete medical system by itself and is by no means a branch of the modern medicinal practices. Acupuncture started out merely as philosophies and principles that are unique to Oriental Medicine and Oriental thinking. This is most effective when applied with accordance to the said philosophies and principles.
The method was first discussed in “Huang Di Nei Jing,” an old Chinese medical text that originated over 2000 years ago. Throughout the 16th century, the improvement of communication and transportation in the Ancient Continent paved way to the introduction of Chinese medicine in Japan. The religious healing and medicine came along with the religion Buddhism. Currently, Japan maintains the acupuncture practice as an essential part of their system of health care and is offered in combination with medicine.
Meanwhile, in North America, the practice of acupuncture therapy has evolved into a usual pain management therapy in numerous hospitals and clinics. As a matter of fact, an estimated number of 15 million American or 6% of the whole population have paid a visit to an acupuncturist and engaged in acupuncture to relieve symptoms like fatigue, arthritis, digestive complications, chronic pain, nausea and the like. In year 1885, the Food And Drug Administration of the United States recognized acupuncture needles as valid medical equipments and considered safe and effective.
The medical community also started to accept the practice of acupuncture. There are several schools like UCLA that made acupuncture training a part of their curriculum. There are also some acupuncture treatments that are incorporated in numerous insurance plans. This alone is a great indication of just how the acupuncture therapy is accepted in the mainstream. It is also a sure sign of how successful it is.
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