Acupuncture, Traditional Therapies & Oriental Medicines

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a part of the practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which is the most enduring tradition of healing. The term acupuncture describes a collection of procedures that stimulate precise anatomical locations by a variety of techniques in order to produce clinical effects. Acupuncture is  based on the theory that energy, called chi (say "chee"), which is a Chinese term for the supposed life force or vital energy that animates living things. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) chi flows through and around the body along pathways called meridians. Acupuncture is a way to unblock or influence chi and help it flow back into balance. Acupuncture is performed by putting very thin needles into your skin at certain points on the body. This is done to influence the energy flow. Sometimes heat, pressure, or mild electrical current is used along with needles.