The Acupuncture

This is a tecnic of traditional Chinese medicine that is about the insertion and manipulation of needles on the human body. The objective is to relieve pain or for therapeutic purposes.

The acupuncture is from China and it is possible the more use medicine, when we talk about the traditional Chinese medicine. There are a lot of types of acupuncture, like Japanese, Korean, and the classic Chinese. This is practiced and teached actually in the whole world.

The acupunture is part of alternative medicine, this are practice and does not fall within the realm of conventional medicine and it effectiveness hasn’t been shown consistently. It is based on superstitious and religious notions and it’s opposed to conventional medicine based on proof and scientifics procedure.

How It Works?

The acupuncture stimulates the capacity of the body to resist or to overcome the sickness or the conditions by correcting the lack of balance. Also it helps to the body to produce chemistry elements that calm and eliminate the pain.

Beneficts and Applications

The acupuncture just need simples needles made of metal, and the application is very easy to use. It doesn’t make hurt and it’s a very simple treatment.

It’s a very effective method which you get very satisfactory results in a short time, without getting complications of second effects.

Some of the sicknesses that can be treating with the acupuncture are:
· Headache
· Muscular pains
· Stomachache
· Bronchitis
· Sprain
· Asthma
· Hemorrhoid
· Sinusitis
· Rheumatism
· Menstrual pains
· Insomnia

Also regulates the central nervous system, equilibrates the peripheral system, can act as an anesthetic and has analgesic properties.

The Needles

The needles that we use today are made of metal, generally of steel. But they can be of another metal like gold and silver. Back in time, the needles were made of stone or wood.

The form essentially consists of a thin stick end with a sharp pointed end and the other in a reinforcement that facilitates handling.