Acupuncture Articles
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A Look at Acupoint Therapy - There are many offshoots of acupuncture that are lesser known to the population at large and one of these is acupoint therapy. Acupoint therapy is an extension of akupunkt massage which was created by Willy Penzel and is a part of his modern "APM system.
A Look at Auriculotherapy - Acupuncture is a form of traditional Chinese medicine that seeks to let chi (or the negative life force) out of the body to improve a person’s health. It has been practiced for a period of more than 2,000 years.
A Pain Free and Medication Free Form of Therapy - When most people think of acupuncture they imagine terrible pain because it is needles that are used to heal. For anyone who has ever undergone acupuncture they can tell you that there is little if any pain involved if the acupuncturist is qualified and experienced and knows exactly what he or she is doing.
Can Acupuncture Help What Ails a Person? - Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and like most forms of alternative medicine, people turn to it when they feel that traditional medicine is not doing enough to help them or else they are looking for a form of treatment that can complement the Western medicine and/or treatments they are presently receiving. When doing research on branches of alternative medicine a person wants to know right away if a particular type of natural healing methods can do just that- heal.
Choosing an Acupuncturist - Acupuncture is a procedure that is often shrouded in mystery. It's a type of treatment that plenty of people undergo, but few really know much about it and many people are scared away by the use of the stainless steel needles that are involved in the process.
Differences Between Western Medical Acupuncture and Traditional Oriental Medical Acupuncture (Part Two) - There are many practical differences between those who are involved in traditional Oriental medical acupuncture and those who practice Western medical acupuncture. Let’s take a look at some of these differences from a practical perspective.
Differences Between Western Medical Acupuncture and Traditional Oriental Medical Acupuncture (Part One) - Acupuncture in and of itself is considered to be medical in nature as it is used to get rid of or to decrease all together, a variety of health concerns. There are differences however between traditional Oriental medical acupuncture and Western medical acupuncture.
Frequently Asked Questions about Acupuncture - In the western world today, most people rely on doctors and clinics in order to administer the types of treatment that can help them to get over the things that make them feel under the weather. However, more and more people are turning to acupuncture as a means of helping them to get over sickness; it's been used in China for about two thousand years, and its practitioners boldly claim that their treatments can be useful in treating a range of symptoms.
How Safe is Traditional Chinese Medicine? - Traditional Chinese medicine includes a number of different practices. Historically traditional Chine medicine is broken down into eight branches of treatment and these include in no special order: massage therapy (or tui na), acupuncture and moxibustion, Chinese herbal medicine, Chinese food therapy, qigong and related breathing as well as meditation exercises, t'ai chi ch'uan and other kinds of Chinese martial arts, feng shui (or the art of placement) and Chinese astrology.
Improving the Face with Acupuncture - By the time we reach our 30s or 40s, most of us no longer enjoy the complexion and the facial skin that we once enjoyed in our youth. Whether the skin that was once radiant is no longer so radiant or whether fine lines or wrinkles have set in, maybe people would like to improve their complexion or overall skin tone.
Insomnia Improves with Acupuncture - As night rolls around and you prepare to go to bed is it with the knowledge that you will have a good night's sleep waking in the morning refreshed? Or are you one of the thirty million American's who suffer from a sleep disorder? Insomnia comes in many forms. For some insomnia is a failure to fall asleep but for others it is the inability to sleep deeply enough that they are unbothered by the sounds around them.
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