Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 134 views

    Acupuncture

    Uploaded by

    Lily Anggorowaty P
    Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese healing practice that involves inserting thin needles into points along pathways called meridians to balance vital energy called qi. It is based on the belief that health results from balanced qi flow. Research suggests acupuncture points act as amplifiers for electrical signals along the body and that inserting needles can interfere with pain stimuli. Acupuncture stimulates the release of endorphins and enkephalins, the body's natural painkillers. It is used to treat over 100 conditions and can be an effective adjunctive therapy due to its ability to diagnose imbalances without side effects.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Acupuncture

    Uploaded by

    Lily Anggorowaty P
    134 views13 pages
    Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese healing practice that involves inserting thin needles into points along pathways called meridians to balance vital energy called qi. It is based on the belief that health results from balanced qi flow. Research suggests acupuncture points act as amplifiers for electrical signals along the body and that inserting needles can interfere with pain stimuli. Acupuncture stimulates the release of endorphins and enkephalins, the body's natural painkillers. It is used to treat over 100 conditions and can be an effective adjunctive therapy due to its ability to diagnose imbalances without side effects.

    Original Title

    24224903-Acupuncture

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese healing practice that involves inserting thin needles into points along pathways called meridians to balance vital energy called qi. It is based on the belief that health results from balanced qi flow. Research suggests acupuncture points act as amplifiers for electrical signals along the body and that inserting needles can interfere with pain stimuli. Acupuncture stimulates the release of endorphins and enkephalins, the body's natural painkillers. It is used to treat over 100 conditions and can be an effective adjunctive therapy due to its ability to diagnose imbalances without side effects.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    134 views13 pages

    Acupuncture

    Uploaded by

    Lily Anggorowaty P
    Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese healing practice that involves inserting thin needles into points along pathways called meridians to balance vital energy called qi. It is based on the belief that health results from balanced qi flow. Research suggests acupuncture points act as amplifiers for electrical signals along the body and that inserting needles can interfere with pain stimuli. Acupuncture stimulates the release of endorphins and enkephalins, the body's natural painkillers. It is used to treat over 100 conditions and can be an effective adjunctive therapy due to its ability to diagnose imbalances without side effects.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    of 13

    ACUPUNCTURE

    Lilberth T. Siega
    ACUPUNCTURE
    •Acupuncture alleviates pain
    and can increase immune
    response by balancing the
    flow of vital life energy
    throughout the body.

    •It is a complete system of


    healing and provides
    effective treatment for
    numerous conditions.
    • Acupuncture originated in China over 5000 years
    ago.

    • It is based on the belief that health is determined


    by a balanced flow of qi (also referred to as chi),
    the vital life energy present in all living
    organisms.

    • According to acupuncture theory, qi circulates in


    the body along twelve major energy pathways
    called meridians.
    Acupuncture meridians
    Electrical Properties of
    Acupuncture
    • Recent research suggests that there is a specific
    relationship between acupuncture points, meridians,
    and the electrical currents in the body.

    • These points acted as amplifiers to boost the minute


    electrical signals as they travelled along the body,
    and that the insertion of the needle could interfere
    with that flow and thus block the stimulus of pain.
    Pain
    • Acupuncture has proven to be a very
    successful treatment for pain relief, as it
    appears to stimulate the release of
    endorphins and enkephalins, the body’s
    natural pain-killing chemicals.

    • In 1983, the medical journal Pain


    reviewed further evidence of
    acupuncture’s importance as an
    alternative to conventional analgesic
    (pain-relieving) medication.
    • Acupuncture needles are of
    different lengths and gauges,
    but are generally hair-thin,
    solid, and made of stainless
    steel.

    • To protect from AIDS or


    hepatitis, most acupuncturists
    use presterilized, disposable
    needles.
    • Some treatments last only a
    few seconds, while others
    take 45 minutes or longer.
    • Sometimes, an ear needle is
    used that lies flush against
    the skin of the ear and, after
    being covered with tape, is
    allowed to remain in the ear
    for more than a week.
    • Generally, needles are left in
    from 20-30 minutes.

    Acupoints on the face


    Non-Needle Stimulation of Acupoints
    • In addition to the use of needles, other forms of
    treatment are applied to accupoints.

    • Heat is used by burning an herb called “moxa”


    (mugwort, or Artemisia vulgaris) above the point to
    be treated.

    • According to studies from China, this herb is unique


    in that it stimulates acupoints and hastens the body’s
    self-healing.
    Auriculotherapy (Ear
    Acupuncture)

     It is used in the treatment


    and control of pain, dyslexia,
    and other functional
    imbalances. It is applied
    through the use of
    acupuncture needles, ear
    massage, and in certain cases,
    electrical stimulation or
    infrared treatment.
    acupoints on the ear
    Conditions Benefited by Acupuncture
    • The World Health Organization has cited 104 different
    conditions that acupuncture can treat, these includes:
    The Future of Acupuncture
    • Not only is acupuncture effective as primary modality, it also can play
    a vital role as an adjunctive therapydue to how effective the meridian
    system is as a means of proper diagnosis.

    • Because the meridians influence every cell in the body and pass
    through every organ and organ system, acupuncture provides health
    practitioners with an accurate and noninvasive means of determining
    health deficiences, as well as a method of reestablishing balance.

    • In short, it provides maximum benefits without the dangerous side


    effects associated with many of the approaches of conventional
    medicine.
    Thank You...

    You might also like