(also referred to as...)
Electroacupuncture
Introduction
Acupuncture has been practiced in China for more than three thousand years as an integral component of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and was recorded in The Yellow Emperor's Classic, an ancient Chinese medical text written circa 200 BCE. Another narrative holds that acupuncture grew out of the observation of warriors being healed of chronic ailments when wounded by arrows.
Acupuncture is used to effectively treat a wide variety of ailments in China and is rapidly gaining popularity in North America. It is also commonly used to treat chronic conditions that are not responsive to Western/Allopathic forms of treatment. Acupuncture is a thoroughly researched, documented, and recognized practice and is one of the most popular "alternative" therapies.
This healing technique is similar to acupressure, where acupuncture points are used to balance the flow of qi (pronounced "Chi"), or life force, through jing luo, or meridian channels/pathways in the body. When these channels are disturbed and energy flows too slow, quick, turbulent, or static, the body's qi is unbalanced. Acupuncture helps rebalance and unblock qi so your body can heal itself.
Where acupressure focuses on applying pressure to acupuncture points, acupuncture involves the insertion of tiny, hair-thin needles into the same points on the body. Heat (moxibustion) and suction (cupping) are other techniques used to balance qi.
