The practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), or Acupuncture
as it is known in the West, has a long and dynamic history which
began to take form nearly 5000 years ago. TCM incorporates a
variety of interrelated and highly effective modalities into a medical
system which takes each individual into account as a whole entity,
rather than simply treating "diseases". Use the links above and to
the left to explore the rich and varied world of traditional Chinese
medicine!
Acupuncture is a method of encouraging the body to promote natural healing and to improve functioning. This is done by
inserting needles and applying heat or electrical stimulation at very precise acupuncture
points. The classical Chinese explanation is that channels of energy run in regular patterns through the body and over its surface. These
channels, called meridians, are like rivers flowing through the body to irrigate and nourish the tissues, blood flow and nervous
pulses also follow meridians to run through the body to various parts, structures and organs. An obstruction in the movement of
these energy rivers is like a dam that backs up the flow in one part of the body and restricts it in others. Any obstruction and
blockages or deficiencies of energy, blood and nervous pulses would eventually lead to disease.
The meridians can be influenced by needling the acupuncture points: the acupuncture needles unblock the obstruction at the
dams, and reestablish the regular flow through the medians. Acupuncture treatments can therefore help the body's internal
organs to correct imbalances in their digestion, absorption, and energy production activities, and in the circulation of their
energy through the meridians.
The modern science explain the functions of acupuncture in 2 major ways:
1. Needling the acupuncture points stimulates the nervous system to release chemicals in the muscles, spinal cord, and
brain. These chemicals will either change the experience of pain, or they will trigger the release of other chemicals and
hormones which influence the body's own internal regulating system.
2. In traditional Chinese medicine YIN represents "-" (negative) and YANG represents "+" (positive). The main principle
of Chinese medicine is to keep the YIN and YANG balance or bring YIN and YANG back to balance. YIN YANG
balance is the healthy state of the body. Modern science reveals that the very basic unit of the body is cell. Cells'
movement follow the movement of electrons. The electrons inside cells act according to its own regular patterns. We
call all these electrons in living body bioelectrons.
Energy flow in the meridians is the direct or indirect transportation of bioelectrons. Meridians are the pathways where
bioelectons move more frequently than other parts of the body. When positive and negative charges in the bioelectronic
movements are not balanced, the cells would act abnormally -- this is YIN and YANG imbalance. In Chinese medicine it is
defined as "disease". It is a beginning stage of the physiological cells electrons movement. Only radical change of the cells
electrons movement is admitted by Western medicine. as "disease".
All the external factors, such as mechanical, physical , chemical, biological and internal factors such as mental, hereditary,
constitutional can cause and force the body's bioelectrical movement turn to imbalance would lead to disease.
Acupuncture can force the bioelectrons resume to their normal and regular movement patterns and YIN YANG balance. The
more acupuncture treatment the patient have the longer the normal movement pattern of the bioelectrons can remain, until
finally the electrons inside cells would not follow the abnormal movement pattern any more. Only at this point the problem can
be deemed as solved and treated completely.
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