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For any serious practitioner of acupuncture, a acupuncture points map is essential. You will often see these maps on the office wall of a doctor of holistic medicine. These maps depict the points on the body where qi accumulates. These points regulate the flow of energy throughout the body and are the points that a [...]

Back pain is one of the most widespread reasons people seek health care. Millions of working days and countless hours of activity and fun are lost each year because of back pain. Acupuncture’s virtues are still being debated by the medical community, with many experts claiming that acupuncture’s pain relief benefits are purely the placebo effect. [...]

Here is a short video that demonstrates the basic acupuncture procedure. Notice how shallow the needle goes under the skin & how quickly the acupuncturist is able to insert and tap the needle.

Many people look at acupuncture and infertility and think this is just an alternative way to treat infertility issues. It is also mainly seen as just a compliment to regular western medicine and other fertility treatments. The truth is that acupuncture can be used effectively for treating infertility by itself. It is most effective in [...]

Do you suffer from asthma? Have you tried several treatments that are not consistently controlling your symptoms. Maybe you should consider using acupuncture for asthma symptoms. There are not a lot of people who have tried acupuncture for the treatment of asthma but those who have report that it is definitely effective. Asthma is a chronic [...]

Many people are curious and wonder how acupuncture actually works. They are also extremely leery and often times even scared when they think of acupuncture treatments. They envision big needles being stuck into their bodies and naturally think that this would be painful and uncomfortable.  Actually though, acupuncture is a great healing technique that is [...]

Smoking is a difficult habit to break but if you have tried patches or gum to no avail, maybe you had better try out something completely different such as an alternative treatment like acupuncture. Acupuncture comprises an ancient method requiring the application of needles. The needles are inserted just under the skin to allow for energy [...]

Here is a great article that discusses points in the ear and how they can control pain and illness. Quite amazingly the whole body and can be treated by applying pressure to acupuncture points in the ear. The basis for this strange notion is the concept of the inverted foetus, and idea developed by Dr. Nogier about [...]

The foundation of acupuncture therapy is the relevance of an individuals chi in maintaining bodily and mental health. It is believed that chi is present in every living creature, and flows through specific pathways in the body. Health problems arise when the flow of chi on the body is blocked. As a result, a person [...]

The first basic question many people have and must understand before continuing to journey into this field is exactly what is acupuncture & how can it benefit me? In this article I will explain the basics of what acupuncture is and what you can expect when getting treatments. The basic principle behind acupuncture is using needles [...]