THE TRUTH ON ACUPUNCTURE
The difference between the Complementary medicine and Alternative medicine is that Complementary medicine is used along with Conventional medicine, while Alternative medicine is used in place of Conventional medicine ("Acupuncture" NCCAM). One example of Complementary medicine is meditation, which is any activity that keeps the attention in the present moment (Meditation). When the mind is calm and focused in the present, it is neither reacting to memories from the past nor being medicine are Chiropractic and Reflexology, which is the practice of stimulating points on the feet and hands, in belief that it will have and effect on other parts of the body or will improve normal health (Reflexology). Some examples of Alternative medicine that you will be reading about in this essay is Acupuncture and Acupuncture is a technique of inserting and manipulating needles into acupuncture points on the body.
A Chinese medical technique, acupuncture is a medicine that is from the orient over two-thousand years ago ("Acupuncture" NCCAM). It was not only for pain relief, but also in curing disease and general health improvement (Sally). Oriental Medicine views as an imbalance of one's energy but with Acupuncture the energetic balance can be restored, thus helping the body to get rid of disease. Often illnesses can be diagnosed and treated at an early stage. Acupuncture consists of inserting hair thin needles through specific spots in the skin called acupuncture points. These specific spots of insertion are over neuroreceptors in underlying muscles ("Acupuncture" NCCAM). These needles are inserted along meridian points throughout the body; There are hundreds of these meridians, all serving different purposes. Needling, simulates nerves in the mus ...