Acupuncture - An ancient Chinese healing art that employs fine needles inserted at various (ca 2000) points in the body to restore "the smooth flow of qi (energy)." Each location along a meridian is associated with specific organs, and every acupuncture point is considered to have a particular therapeutic effect.

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ACUPUNCTURE: Fine needles are inserted at specific points to stimulate, disperse and regulate the flow of chi, or vital energy, and restore a healthy energy balance.

The acupuncture, which puts back on an old philosophy of several thousands of years, is based on balance between the yin and the yang like on the doctrines of the five elements: wood fire, hearth, metal and water. In Occident, it is the most known component of Chinese traditional medicine. It consists in introducing fine needles on points located along the meridian lines (each one of these points corresponding to a part of the body) in order to stimulate and to rebalance the energy which circulates there.

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Acupuncture: An ancient Chinese medical system over 5000 years old, recently revived in China and becoming popular in the West. It deals with subtle energy flows (chi) in the body related to the cosmic principles of Yin and Yang. The balance of these energies in the human body affects health and disease. Acupuncture therapy alters these energy flows by inserting fine needles at key pressure points, for varying periods of time. Anesthesia for surgery can also be effected by acupuncture.

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Ear acupuncture , Auricular acupuncture , Auricular acupunctures, Ear acupunctures:

Acupuncture therapy by inserting needles in the ear. It is used to control pain and for treating various ailments.

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acupuncture anesthesia (acupuncture analgesia, acupuncture assisted anesthesia, anesthetic acupuncture): Use of acupuncture to relieve pain during surgery wherein the patient is conscious, either in conjunction with or instead of analgesics or chemical anesthetics. It was introduced in 1958 in the People's Republic of China.

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AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE: The ear has a number of meridian points and can be used to effect the whole body. There has been some research using this method of treatment for drug addiction.

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Acupuncture analgesia , Acupuncture anesthesia ,  :

Analgesia produced by the insertion of ACUPUNCTURE needles at certain ACUPUNCTURE POINTS on the body. This activates small myelinated nerve fibers in the muscle which transmit impulses to the spinal cord and then activate three centers - the spinal cord, midbrain and pituitary/hypothalamus - to produce analgesia.

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Acupuncture points , Acupoints ,  :

Designated locations along nerves or organ meridians for inserting acupuncture needles.

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Acupuncture therapy , Acupuncture ,  :

Treatment of disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians. The placement varies with the disease being treated. It is sometimes used in conjunction with heat, moxibustion, acupressure, or electric stimulation.

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Acupuncture

An ancient Chinese medical system over 5000 years old, recently revived in China and becoming popular in the West.

It deals with subtle energy paths (chi) in the body related to the comic principles of Yin and Yang. The balance of these energies in the human body affects health and disease. Acupuncture therapy alters these energy flows by inserting fine needles at key pressure points, for varying periods of time. Anæsthesia for surgery can also be effected by acupuncture.

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TCM acupuncture (New Acupuncture): Form of acupuncture that arose in the People's Republic of China during the Cultural Revolution. Symptoms or syndromes (patterns of disharmony) are its focus. TCM stands for Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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Auricular Acupuncture

Acupuncture or other pressure systems as applied to the ears. This is based on the idea that most of the body's energy systems are connected to certain points in the ears. Small needles, studs, or magnets are applied to the ear to be pressed by the client when needed.

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Acupuncture

An ancient Chinese medical system over 5000 years old, recently revived in China and becoming popular in the West.

It deals with subtle energy paths (chi) in the body related to the comic principles of Yin and Yang. The balance of these energies in the human body affects health and disease. Acupuncture therapy alters these energy flows by inserting fine needles at key pressure points, for varying periods of time. An¾sthesia for surgery can also be effected by acupuncture.

(See also: Acupuncture, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Acupuncture:

An ancient form of Chinese medicine where needles are inserted at meridian points in the body to release energy blockages.

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scalp acupuncture therapy (head acupuncture): Puncture of specific areas on the scalp that are externalizations of acupuncture meridians (alleged routes of Qi).

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traditional acupuncture (Traditional Chinese acupuncture): Form of acupuncture based on the meridian theory of, and usually practiced in the context of, TCM.

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Ayurvedic Acupuncture (Bhedan Karma, traditional Indian acupuncture): Subject of The Lost Secrets of Ayurvedic Acupuncture: An Ayurvedic Guide to Acupuncture (1994), by Frank Ros, A.M.D. (probably Doctor of Ayurvedic Medicine), D.Ac. Ayurvedic Acupuncture is a form of Marma Chikitsa. The basis of Ayurvedic Acupuncture is the Suchi Veda. Bhedan Karma means piercing-through therapy.

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acupuncture (acupuncture therapy, Zhenjiu): Generally, any treatment that involves subcutaneous stimulation of acupoints, which enable direct influence of the flow of Qi (chi).

 It typically involves the insertion of needles of various shapes into the skin. Practitioners may be called acupuncturists or acupuncture therapists. Most forms of acupuncture are unnaturalistic. Neuro-electric acupuncture and New Scientific ElectroAcupuncture - and, apparently, osteopuncture - are naturalistic.

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auricular acupuncture (auricular acupuncture therapy): stimulation of acupoints on the auricle (the outer portion of the ear). Practitioners may base their choice of points on clinical experience, modern medicine, the site of the disease, or the TCM theories of Organs and meridians.

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aqua acupuncture (aqua acupuncture therapy, aquapuncture, the injection therapy): Form of acupuncture that involves the hypodermic injection of substances (e.g., vitamin preparations or liquid herbal extracts) at acupuncture points, to stimulate them by pressure from the injected substance.

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scalp acupuncture: Placement of needles into the scalp over parts of the brain that control various body functions.

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