Acupuncture’s Real Effect on the Body

With all the talk about Qi (Chee) and Energy, acupuncture often gets relegated to the status of New Age quackery, but science begs to differ!  There is actually quite a bit of scientific evidence out there that acupuncture has a real, measurable effect on the human body, and, at 2500 years old, there’s nothing “New Age” about it.  Check out this article in the Wall Street Journal, “Finding the Science in Acupuncture”.

Traditional Chinese medicine explains that health is the result of a harmonious balance of the complementary extremes of “yin” and “yang” of the life force known as “qi,” pronounced “chi.” Illness is said to be the consequence of an imbalance of the forces.

Qi is said to flow through meridians, or pathways, in the human body. These meridians and energy flows are accessible through 350 acupuncture points in the body.

Inserting needles into these points with appropriate combinations is said to bring the energy flow back into proper balance.

The possible risks of acupuncture are:

It is dangerous if a patient has a bleeding disorder or takes blood thinners.
Bleeding, bruising, and soreness may occur at the insertion sites.
Unsterilized needles may infect the patient.
In rare cases, a needle may break and damage an internal organ.
When inserted deeply into the chest or upper back, there is a risk of collapsed lung, but this is very rare.

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