Acupuncture is one of the earliest Traditional Chinese Medicine ( TCM ) practices , dating back to about 100BC . This pseudoscience / alternative medicine method of treating bodily ailments started with
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tury . It was speculated then that acu-needles allowed or prevented
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various belief systems , beginning with “ bloodletting ” then evolved |
tapping needles into nerves . This “ trigger point ” method of needling |
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over time around 400-500BC to needle insertion at designated |
was theorized and found to inhibit pain . |
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areas on the body . The basic concept centered around mapping of |
In the Western world , acupuncture became very popular and |
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the US began to dedicate research studies in the mid-50 ’ s . The |
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meridians ( channels ) - “ acutracts ”, lines drawn on the skin . Initially , |
next few decades , false claims of invasive procedures / surgeries |
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acupuncturists claimed that effectiveness of curing diseases |
performed without anesthetics stemmed from patients ( including |
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depended on the timing / forces from celestial / heavenly ( thien ) |
President Nixon in early 1970 ’ s after being reinstated in China ), |
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and earthly ( ti ) bodies / elements as they rotate into alignment i . e . |
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Science of Yin-Yang Cycles ( lack of balance / correct rhythm causing |
of nontraditional medical practice was eventually backed up by |
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disease ). These “ arbitrary predictions ” were illustrated using |
the NIH ( National Institute of Health ) in 1999 by the creation of |
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special wording and complex charting . Subsequently , most of the |
the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
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( CAM ). This was done in order to help regulate and control types |
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named by 4 th century AD . |
of medical conditions approved by insurance to be treated by |
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Acupuncture needles initially used in Asia were very thick and |
acupuncturists , licensing requirements of which vary from state to |
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not sterilized thus caused a lot of infection . Later on , needles were |
state . In the 21 st century , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) |
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along with the US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) also participate |
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still hot , providing cauterization at the injected site . By the 18 th |
in approving types of needles utilized as well . |
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A typical session of acupuncture in America involves lying still |
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traditional superstitious beliefs , naming acupuncture as a “ lost art ”. |
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This technique became associated with lower class , illiterate practitioners |
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, and excluded from the Imperial Medical Institute by the |
conditions in conjunction with conventional therapy . No standards |
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exist relating to the needle diameter , depth of needle insertion , |
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century this practice was banned in China , but gained momentum |
number of needles used or duration of treatment . Recent literature |
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internationally after it began to spread in Europe by mid-17 th cen- |
reviews in the past couple of years reveal that this nontraditional |
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