HISTORY OF ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY

ACUPUNCTURE is not used only for mental health disorders but also many other diseases. So, we need to know the history of ACUPUNCTURE.

Acupuncture is a Chinese healing art dating back approximately 5,000 years. It is stressed that in order for there to be optimal health there must be a balance between the internal and external environments of man. The goal is to bring about harmony of mind and body. Modern Acupuncture in China reflects the inter relationship between the peripheral nerves and meridians. Textbook illustrations published for the West often show the acupuncture points printed over these large nerves. There is controversy between traditionalists and non-traditionalists as to whether Acupuncture deals directly with the nervous system or whether it deals with an entirely different energy circuit not visible to the naked eye.

Regardless of which theory is correct, there is no dispute that reactions and changes (noted below) do occur with the insertion of needles into an individual.

European doctors have actively practiced Acupuncture for nearly two centuries. The French school in particular has developed a most sophisticated method of measuring the energy within the meridians through the use of highly technical electronic devices. Under the work of Dr.Nogier, interesting discoveries in ear acupuncture have been made. The entire human form is represented on the ear, and specific points have been shown to reasonably treat various conditions.