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Acupuncturists practice
the healing art that was created 6,000 years ago by Chinese health science.
The Chinese describe the effectiveness of acupuncture by balancing your life
force or chi' (pronounced chee). Chi' is said to flow along fourteen invisible,
interconnected "meridians" on each side of the body crisscrossing
the trunk, head, arms, legs and through tissue. 360 points have been identified
and each serves specific organs.
Western scientists explain the power of acupuncture as "stimulating an
acupressure point that causes the release of opiates, called 'endorphins', within
the brain that reduce pain as effectively as any combination of narcotics, and
without any side effects."
If you suffer from asthma or irritable bowel; if you are addicted to alcohol,
tobacco or drugs; or if chemotherapy is giving you intolerable nausea, try acupuncture.
If you have a stroke or suddenly developed weakness or paralysis of a limb,
ask your traditional healthcare provider (neurologist) about early acupuncture.
The data and research is quite impressive.
Acupuncturists practice acupuncture with or without needles. Acupuncture without
needles is known as Meridian Therapy and there are many different alternatives
to needles. Acupuncture needles are extremely delicate and small. In fact, 12-15
acupuncture needles can fit inside on hypodermic needle (the needle used to
draw blood). Hypodermic needles are hollow and chiseled, whereas an acupuncture
needle is solid and pointed. Inserting a needle into the skin may involve a
small pin prick, but most of the time it is virtually painless.
Compare
the insertion of an acupuncture needle into the skin, like a fork into spaghetti.
The spaghetti always moves away from the fork, as does tissue moving away from
the acupuncture needle. Good News - there are very few points in acupuncture
that are supposed to bleed.
Moxibustion is commonly used by acupuncturists. Moxibustion is effected by the
slow burning of a chinese herb near the surface of the skin or near the acupuncture
needle which creates conduction and stimulates the deepest point needled
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