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The Chinese along with several other Asian countries have been practicing acupuncture for thousands of years. It is a key component of Traditional Chinese medicine, whose philosophy states that the body is a delicate balance of two opposite yet inseparable forces, the yin and the yang. Yin is said to represent the cold, slow, or passive aspects of a person and the yang is said to represent the hot, excited, or active aspects of a person. According to Chinese medicinal philosophy, disease is a result of an internal imbalance of the yin and yang. Qi, which describes the vital energy or life force, flows along pathways in the body known as meridians. Though sources cite the number of meridians as ranging from fourteen to twenty, the accepted conclusion is that there are fourteen meridians in the body that act as channels, connecting the weblike matrix of at least 2,000 acupuncture points. An imbalance between the yin and yang can result in the blockage of the flow of Qi along the meridians. The purpose of acupuncture is to unblock the Qi at certain points on the body along the meridians. | |||
According to TCM, health is achieved by maintaining the body in a "balanced state"; disease is due to an internal imbalance of yin and yang. This imbalance leads to blockage in the flow of qiIn traditional Chinese medicine, the vital energy or life force proposed to regulate a person's spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical health and to be influenced by the opposing forces of yin and yang. (vital energy) along pathways known as meridians. Qi can be unblocked, according to TCM, by using acupuncture at certain points on the body that connect with these meridians. Sources vary on the number of meridians, with numbers ranging from 14 to 20. One commonly cited source describes meridians as 14 main channels "connecting the body in a weblike interconnecting matrix" of at least 2,000 acupuncture points. | |||
Acupuncture became better known in the United States in 1971, when New York Times reporter James Reston wrote about how doctors in China used needles to ease his pain after surgery. American practices of acupuncture incorporate medical traditions from China, Japan, Korea, and other countries.[http://nccam.nih.gov/health/acupuncture/introduction.htm] | Acupuncture became better known in the United States in 1971, when New York Times reporter James Reston wrote about how doctors in China used needles to ease his pain after surgery. American practices of acupuncture incorporate medical traditions from China, Japan, Korea, and other countries.[http://nccam.nih.gov/health/acupuncture/introduction.htm] | ||
