Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese therapy‚ which has been around and been used for 5‚000 years. It is used as a treatment for pain relief‚ balance certain systems within the body‚ and treat paralysis among other abilities and properties top health. In China‚ most medical centres and hospitals offer acupuncture and is part of everyday health. In many cases‚ they would rather use acupuncture than ‘conventional medicines’ as these can have harsher side affects on the body. The Chinese believe that we all
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acupuncture is the better choice for pain management. Acupuncture is one of the oldest healing practices in the world. There is recorded evidence that it can be dated back to 200 B.C. Acupuncture is one of the key components of the traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). (NCCAM1) It was widely used in China and Asian countries‚ until 1972 when acupuncture gained attention in the United States. In 1972‚ James Reston‚ a reporter traveling with President Nixon in China‚ had to undergo an emergency appendectomy
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Sawada Professor MacDonald English 1C March 15‚ 2015 Evaluating the Two Opposing Views on Acupuncture Acupuncture is a ’pseudoscience ’ and a treatment in alternative medicine in which sterilized needles penetrate the skin. It was developed in China more than 2‚000 years ago and according to traditional Chinese medicine‚ "there are special ’meridian points ’ on the body connected to the internal organs and that ’vital energy ’ (qi) flows along the meridian lines" (Acupuncture). Stimulating
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Using Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine to Explain Acupuncture Dr. Keown’s book connects the Chinese medicine and Western medicine to helps understand science and medicine between the two cultures. The book explains the Chinese medicine in a simple term‚ so we as a Western culture can easily comprehend it. The book doesn’t talk much about acupuncture and how to perform it. However‚ it talks about the embryology and the function of human organs. In this book‚ Dr. Kewon interrelates the concept
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complementary and alternative medicine (otherwise known as CAM)‚ which are an integral part of holistic healing and whether they really heal the conditions and diseases they are treating . Holistic Therapies The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) defines complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as "a group of diverse medical and health care systems‚ practices‚ and products not presently considered to be a part of conventional medicine." According to NCCAM‚ there
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The health care industry has a variety of policies and standards regarding coverages for alternative medicine modalities. From a sociological standpoint‚ unconventional‚ alternative‚ or unorthodox therapies refer to medical practices that are not in conformity with the standards of the medical community. The New England Journal of Medicine defines unconventional therapies‚ "as medical interventions not taught widely at U.S. medical schools or generally available at U.S. hospitals
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center themes of Chinese medicine. In this paper I will attempt to compare and contrast the ways that Giovanni’s The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text for Acupuncturists and Herbalists and Ikeda’s The Practice of Japanese Acupuncture and Moxibustion present ideas of yin/yang and the five elements. I will note their similarities and differences in style‚ content and structure. I hope to gain a better understanding of these two authors’ approach to Chinese medicine and their methods
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or dissection into parts -- medicine which attempts to treat both the mind and the body." As such‚ true holistic therapies must include more than just a set of symptoms to be addressed. They must consider the WHOLE being‚ whether human or animal‚ including the emotional‚ mental‚ and physical (both internal and external) environments in which they exist. Some examples of holistic approaches include Herbalism‚ Homeopathy‚ Acupuncture‚ TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine)‚ and Ayurveda (an ancient
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The development of meridian energy therapies The ‚‚life energy‚‚ how its called has been recognized under different names by various ancient cultures around the world such as Egyptians‚Hindus‚Chinese‚Koreans‚ Japanese and Hawaiians and was arose simultaneously in different cultures. The early references to meridian energy therapies collated around the 27-th century BC in China‚this work spread to Korea in the 6-th century AD‚to Japan and north of Italy where the discovery of Otzi revealed
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not more than $4000 or $8001 - $10000. Chinese Herbal Food : Nowadays‚ about one half of youngsters would eat Chinese herbal food. 70% of them would not buy Chinese herbal food more than 3 times per month since it is not a necessary food. The whole of youngsters would not spend more than $400/month and majority of them would not spend more than $100 per month. Basically‚ all youngsters have a habit for buying specify brand. Mass of them would Chinese herbal food due to the avail. Over 50% of
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