A Few Facts about Acupuncture

By Christian Goodman


Acupuncture is a part of ancient Chinese medicine. It?s a technique very similar to acupressure.

Fine needles are inserted to stimulate specific points in the skin called meridians which are considered to be energy paths to treat illness and ensure general good health.

When a person experiences sickness or injury the chi (pronounced either ?chee? or ?kie?, like pie) gets blocked and positive energy stops flowing.

Along the body's exterior surface, there are different points of acupuncture scattered all over, around 365 points. All these points follow 14 main meridian paths.

When specially designed needles or acupressure are placed at certain locations on the meridians the blocks are released thus enabling the chi to circulate freely.

It is something like clearing the blocks in the path of the river to allow its free flow again. Acupuncture regulates the flow of 'chi' so it flows at a steady pace, not too fast and not too slow.

This type of healing has been done in China for the past 4,000 years, and was discovered when these needles were found in archaeological digs of the late Shang Dynasty (c.1000 BC).

The three types of acupuncture are traditional Yin/Yang Theory, Five Elements, and the Western or medical acupuncture.

The methods used in the different types of this medicine, both to diagnose as well as to treat, are the same, but the approach towards determining the origin of the illness and the treatment vary somewhat between styles.

The five-element structure acupuncture is based on the five-element cycle seen in Chinese medicine. The basic idea is that a disease or sickness is caused by physical or emotional stress.

This belief leads to the thought physical illness can only be healed if inner stress is removed.

This method is a slow process, because it treats both the symptoms and the reason behind the disease. Due to this process, it takes longer to attain full recovery.

The Yin/Yang theory is based on the theory that overall balance of the Yin and Yang is needed to achieve good health. In this type of acupuncture, needles are pierced on different points along the meridian so that different illnesses can be healed.

The last method, Western acupuncture, is focused on short-term, immediate cure of illnesses which combines Western and Eastern medical principles. This method has two sub-categories.

The first is the anesthetic acupuncture. This is used in surgical and dental procedures. It is used for temporary pain relief or as an analgesic for instant effect.

The second category is acupuncture used to treat long-term illnesses.

This category is very effective for treating allergies, depression, arthritis, asthma, gynecological disorders, infertility, high blood pressure and migraines, as shown by respectable and reputable medical researches.

Some chronic illnesses which have not had satisfactory results from conventional treatments have been cured using acupuncture. It has also been effective in treating illnesses caused by problems associated with lifestyle.

About the Author:
Christian Goodman is a famous natural health researcher and the creator of the Alternative health Blog. His newest success is the Fibromyalgia treatment, one of the Health alternatives for curing fiblromyalgia naturally.

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