What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a practice that began in China and can be traced back through history over eight thousands years. It is found in areas of Asia, Japan, and Korea. Recently it has been recognized as a legitimate form of medicine in the western world and especially in the United States and Canada. More and more medical doctors are recommending acupuncture to help with certain pains and issues mixing this ancient practice with modern medicine.
Traditionally, the Chinese saw the body as a whole with several different energy systems, run by the organs of our bodies. At one time, disease was seen as a disruption in the body’s system as a result of a disruption in the energy. The vital energy runs through our bodies and is known in acupuncture as “qi” and is what acupuncturists seek to heal through their work. Qi can be blocked by pain and trauma, and acupuncture is said to unblock the flow. Acupuncturists claim, “no pain, no blockage; no blockage no pain. This means that your pain and blockage go hand and hand and if you can end the pain, the blockage will go away, and if you end the blockage your pain will go away.
The acceptance of acupuncture in society happened during the Huang Di (The Yellow Emperor) Dynasty. It was at this time that the ruler discussed medical traditions with his doctor. These dialogues became part of what we now know as the Nei Jing, and it is in the earliest medical texts found in Asia. It includes two sections—the first on anatomy, disease, diagnosis, and the cosmos and the second on the aspects of acupuncture. Great development in the acupuncture field was also seen in the 7th century with the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It was at this time that acupuncture charts and texts were introduced to the teachings at medical schools as a form of treatment. The techniques were slowly refined, and during the Ming Dynasty, in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, doctors again made much progress in the field. Later it became less important with western medicine in the early twentieth century.
Acupuncture became a part of western medicine in the 1950’s. Doctors used it along with modern medicine. Between the 1950s and 1960s the practice was highly researched throughout the world. With the new millennium, acupuncture has become accepted by western medicine and is offered as an alternative treatment.
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