The human body is a marvelous instrument which, on certain levels, has the ability to heal and repair itself. Two examples of this are when a speck of dust gets into the eye, tears immediately begin to wash the speck away; and if a small piece of food is lodged in the throat, you automatically cough to dislodge it. Over a period of time, modern man has lost awareness and confidence in this fact. The Chinese, however, believe the body is endowed with a definite energy at birth. Although this energy is dissipated by the activity of our daily lives, it is replenished by food and electromagnetic energy found in the air. They also believe when illness occurs there is an imbalance in that energy. There is either too much or not enough. As a result of this belief, the Chinese created acupuncture. It is a natural healing system developed by the Chinese and successfully practiced in their culture for many centuries.

According to Chinese legend, the five elements of the earth (fire, earth, metal, water, and wood) arrived on the earth from different directions, accompanied by climatic conditions, created the world, and continued to effect the human body. Certain organs of the body represent these five elements. This link to nature and the human body has lead to the categories of Yin and Yang. Illness is classified as either Yin (deep) or Yang (near the surface). The external causes of illness are wind, heat, humidity, dryness, and cold. Other external factors are bacteria, other infectious agents, poisons, and traumatic injuries. The internal causes of illness are tension, overexertion, sadness, anger, depression, obsessiveness, worry, grief, and fear.

The acupuncture process involves stimulating or dispersing the flow of energy within the body by the insertion of needles into specific points on the surface of the skin. This energy circulates throughout the body along tiny pathways called meridians. These meridians are channels that are symmetrical and bilateral and exist beneath the surface of the skin. Each of the main meridians have subsidiary branches. The places at which the branches reach the skin’s surface are the designated points illustrated on an acupuncture chart. If needles are inserted by a practitioner acquainted with the precise manner in which energy exists within the body, that practitioner can manipulate the energy to bring about healing. In addition, the practitioner may use a combination of massage, heat or electric currents along with the needle insertion procedure.

For those individuals interested in this procedure, there are benefits to the procedure. It has few side effects, is effective in controlling certain kinds of pain, is considered a good alternative treatment for patients who don’t respond to pain medications, and it is good for patients who do not want to take pain medications. Just as there are benefits, risk are also involved. Some of these risks exists if the patient has a bleeding disorder, if the patient is taking blood thinners, soreness and bruising may accompany the insertion of the needles, and infection is likely if the needles are not sterile.

Because of the Chinese belief in nature’s influence on man, they have, in turn, influenced the practice of medicine. Although there is no scientific evidence that circulating energy along the meridian pathways exist, acupuncture has gained more acceptance by western medical practitioners since it was first introduced to this country in the 70s.

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