| AcupunctureAs complementary therapies go,
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| | problems, and also Korean and Japanese
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| acupuncture is one of the most well
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| | acupuncture which are similar to TCM but
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| respected and researched. Consequently it
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| | with slightly different theoretical
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| enjoys wide acceptance in conventional
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| | underpinnings.How does it work?The theory
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| medicine circles and is now routinely
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| | of Chinese medicine is based around Qi,
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| recommended by all manner of doctors,
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| | the life-force that flows through all
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| nurses and other health professionals. A
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| | things. Imbalances in bodily systems
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| recent WHO report found it effective for
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| | cause a disruption to this flow, which
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| a wide range of symptoms and diseases,
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| | can be remedied by insertion of tiny
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| such as insomnia, depression, acne, lower
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| | metal needles into specific parts of the
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| back pain and sciatica, along with many
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| | body. Acupuncturists use a highly details
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| others.While the theories and language of
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| | method of diagnosis in order to
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| Traditional Chinese Medicine may not be
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| | understand the health of the whole person
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| accepted by Western doctors, there is
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| | and thus calculate the site and type of
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| little doubt that acupuncture works and
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| | Qi disharmony.History of
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| practitioners are relatively easy to
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| | AcupunctureAcupuncture has a long but
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| find. There are 2 main types of
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| | uncertain history. It was developed in
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| acupuncture generally practiced in the
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| | ancient China at least 2000 years ago,
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| West today, with subdivisions in each.
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| | possibly much earlier than that.
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| These are the Traditional Schools and the
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| | Certainly, by the 1st or 2nd century BCE
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| so called Medical Acupuncture. The 1st is
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| | Chinese medicine was well developed - the
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| the holistic, oriental therapy that comes
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| | classic text on the subject the nei jing
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| from China, the 2nd is a Westernised
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| | was written around this time - a book
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| version used purely on a physical level.
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| | which is still consulted by practitioners
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| Medical acupuncture is normally practiced
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| | today. Acupuncture continued to develop
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| by Western medical practitioners such as
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| | over thousands of years until the late
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| GPs, physiotherapists or nurses. It is
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| | 19th and early 20th centuries when China
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| used mainly for pain relief and
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| | was in a period of turmoil. An influx of
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| practitioners have only the bare minimum
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| | Western ideas into China, and the
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| of training. This is in contrast with the
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| | cultural and political changes initiated
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| Traditional approach which takes years of
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| | by Chairman Mao lead to traditional
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| training and follows the Chinese medical
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| | medicine becoming almost extinct. After
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| system, and works on physical, mental and
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| | the 2nd World War, however, China faced a
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| emotional levels.Traditional acupuncture
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| | massive health problem and traditional
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| is subdivided into a number of schools.
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| | medicine, including acupuncture, was
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| The most popular is TCM (Traditional
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| | revived. From the 1950s, Western interest
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| Chinese Medicine) which follows the way
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| | in this traditional healing method grew
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| acupuncture is practiced in China. Other
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| | hugely, fueled by astounding reports of
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| schools include 5-elements which is said
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| | operations performed with only
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| to focus more on psychology and spiritual
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| | acupuncture anesthesia.
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