introduction-to-acupuncture

AcupunctureandMoxibustionEIP2Group1Acupuncture（针法）involvesstimulatingspecificpointsonthebody.Thisismostoftendonebyinsertingthinneedlesthroughtheskin,tocauseachangeinthephysicalfunctionsofthebody.Moxibustion（灸法）istheapplicationofheatresultingfromtheburningofasmallbundleoftightlyboundherbstotargetedacupoints.Itissometimesusedalongwithacupuncture.AcupuncturehasbeenpracticedinChinaandotherAsiancountriesforthousandsofyears.AcupuncturepointsTaiyangXueSibaiXueJingmingXueCuanzhuXueEyeexercisesFengchiXueResearchhasshownthatacupuncturereducesnauseaandvomitingaftersurgeryandchemotherapy.Itcanalsorelievepain.Itmightaidtheactivityofyourbody'spain-killingchemicals.Italsomightaffecthowyoureleasechemicalsthatregulatebloodpressureandflow.theEffectivenessofAcupunctureForLow-BackPainA2010reviewbytheAgencyforHealthcareResearchandQualityfoundthatacupuncturerelievedlow-backpainimmediatelyaftertreatmentbutnotoverlongerperiodsoftime.ForNeckPainAlargeGermanstudywithmorethan14,000participantsevaluatedaddingacupuncturetousualcareforneckpain.Theresearchersfoundthatparticipantsreportedgreaterpainreliefthanthosewhodidn’treceiveit;ForOsteoarthritis/KneePainA2014Australianclinicalstudyinvolving282menandwomenshowedthatneedleandlaseracupunctureweremodestlybetteratrelievingkneepainfromosteoarthritisthannotreatment.ForHeadacheA2009systematicreviewfoundthataddingacupuncturetobasiccareformigraineshelpedtoreducemigrainefrequency.Forhighbloodpressure=eto://baike.baidu.com/view/26752.htm?fr=aladdin